Phase One of the Southern California Metroplex Project will begin on November 10, 2016. The Metroplex Project, approved in early September, is designed to enhance the safety and efficiency of the airspace in Southern California by utilizing performance-based navigation procedures, as well as optimizing the air traffic sectorization at the local FAA facilities.
There is a total of four implementation phases in the project with the remaining being executed in January, March and April of 2017, with the full project expected to be completed in late April of 2017.
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) provided comments on the procedures that are part of phase one and effective November 10:
RNAV and Conventional STARs
- BUR/VNY WEESL ONE STAR (RNAV)
- LAX/SMO WAYVE ONE STAR (RNAV) – LAX arrivals on this procedure are props only
- LGB/SNA/SLI/FUL/TOA KAYOH SIX STAR (Conventional) – modified to incorporate metroplex waypoints
- ONT/ONT Satellites SETER FOUR STAR (Conventional) – modified to incorporate metroplex waypoints
- SAN BAYVU FIVE STAR (RNAV) – ties into SAN RNAV/RNP RWY 27 approach
- SAN LUCKI ONE STAR (RNAV) – optimized profile descent procedure
- SBA PITBL ONE STAR (RNAV) – new SBA STAR (Procedure NA until April 27, 2017)
- SDM CHASR ONE STAR (RNAV) – designed to segregate SDM arrivals from SAN arrivals
(note that Non RNAV equipped aircraft destined to SAN will be assigned the BARET STAR)
RNAV SIDs
- LAS STAAV SEVEN SID (RNAV) – modified to incorporate SoCal metroplex waypoints
- LAS TRALR SEVEN SID (RNAV) – modified to incorporate SoCal metroplex waypoints
- SAN ZZOOO ONE SID (RNAV) – replaces the current POGGI SID
- SBA GAUCH ONE SIDE (RNAV) – designed as northbound RNAV off the ground procedure
- SBA MISHN ONE SIDE (RNAV) – designed as eastbound RNAV off the ground procedure
Approach Procedures
Burbank/BUR
- RNP Y RWY 8 (RNAV)
- GPS Z RWY 8 (RNAV)
- ILS Z or LOC Z RWY 8 (conventional)
- ILS Y or LOC Y RWY 8 (conventional)
Carlsbad/CRQ
- RNP Z RWY 06 (RNAV)
- RNAV/GPS Y RWY 06 (RNAV)
Los Angeles International/LAX
- ILS or LOC RWY 06R (conventional)
- GPS Y RWY 06R (RNAV)
- GPS Z RWY 06R (RNAV)
- ILS or LOC RWY 06L (conventional)
- RNP Z RWY 06L (RNAV)
- GPS Y RWY 06L (RNAV)
- ILS or LOC RWY 07R (conventional)
- GPS Y RWY 07R (RNAV)
- RNP Z RWY 07R (RNAV)
- ILS or LOC RWY 07L (conventional)
- GPS Y RWY 07L (RNAV)
- RNP Z RWY 07L (RNAV)
Long Beach/LGB
- RNP RWY 12 (RNAV)
- RNP RWY 25R (RNAV)
- RNP Y RWY 30 (RNAV)
- VOR TAC RWY 30 (conventional)
- ILS or LOC RWY 30 (conventional)
- GPS Z RWY 30 (RNAV)
Palm Springs/PSP
- RNP Z RWY 13R (RNAV)
San Diego International/SAN
- GPS Y RWY 27 (RNAV)
- RNP Z RWY 27 (RNAV)
- LOC RWY 27 (conventional)
Burbank/BUR
- RNP Y RWY 8 (RNAV)
- GPS Z RWY 8 (RNAV)
- ILS Z or LOC Z RWY 8 (conventional)
- ILS Y or LOC Y RWY 8 (conventional)
Santa Monica/SMO
- VOR-A (conventional)
Orange County/SNA
- GPS Y RWY 02L (RNAV)
- RNP Z RWY 02L (RNAV)
- RNP Z RWY 20R (RNAV)
As far as operational impacts with initialization of phase one: During the first two weeks of Phase One implementation, no significant national traffic management initiatives are expected; mile in trail restrictions may be slightly higher during peak traffic periods for internal Los Angeles Center departures and adjacent facilities (Oakland and Albuquerque Centers); and there is potential for periodic departure flow restrictions over IPL and TRM (expected to remain below 15 minutes).
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