¶ Firenze Tower
Firenze Tower is responsible for the delivery of ATC clearances, all aprons and taxiways, runway 05 / 23 and all traffic within the ATZ from GND to 2000 ft. To the west and south the ATZ is protected by Firenze CTR 1, while to the east and north the airspace is G below 2500 ft and D above with the Firenze CTR 2.
¶ Clearance delivery
The tower controller shall assign the correct SID using DelHel and check the following parameters in the pilots’ flight plans:
- RFL is correctly even / odd in accordance with the direction of flight
- The flight plan follows a sensible route
ALV: The initial climb clearance in LIRQ is 6000 ft for all SIDs
PDC: PDC is not available in LIRQ
¶ Runway
The main landing runway is RWY 05
Landing on runway 23 is possible only:
- for VFR flights
- during daytime
- with visibility > 5km and cloud base > 3000 ft
- with dry runway
- with no tailwind component
- after having completed a full traffic pattern
The takeoff runway can be either 05 or 23, RWY 05 shall be used only upon pilots request, during daytime VMC, visibility > 5 km and ceiling > 3000 ft, while RWY 23 is the standard one to be assigned. The use of runway 23 for takeoffs is mandatory when RVR < 550 m.
Opposite runway operations are standard in LIRQ
¶ SIDs
¶ Stand assignment
| Stand | Type | Use |
|---|---|---|
| 101-108 | Pushback | Airline |
| 202-304 | Startup | GA / Business |
¶ Taxi and backtrack
¶ Outbounds
Aircraft from stands 10x shall follow taxiway A to holding point H or M or alternatively holding point F.
Holding point F must not be used during approach operations for runway 05
Aircraft from stands 20x and 30x shall taxi to holding poing G.
Aircraft departing runway 23 are expected to backtrack, in low traffic situations they can be authorized to backtrack and line-up. If arrivals need to be inserted, aircraft can backtrack, vacate via K and hold at P
¶ Inbounds
Firenze Tower can handle the taxi-in of aircraft with two methods:
- Preferred method: Approve backtrack and instruct to vacate via H / G
- Alternative method: Vacate via K, allow aircraft holding at P to take-off, then allow the arriving aircraft to backtrack and vacate via H / G
After vacating aircraft parking at stands 10x shall follow taxiway A to the assigned stand
¶ IFR Departures
Handoff: Departures shall be handed off to the appropriate sector as soon as practicable.
Spacing: Departures shall be separated by 5 NM, wake turbulence separation, or 2 minutes, whichever is greater.
HR: All departures are held for release by Firenze Approach.
¶ IFR Arrivals
The minimum radar separation between arrivals is 5 NM.
¶ Missed Approach
In case of missed approach Tower shall inform Approach immediately and hand over the misap tag.
After a go-around the next departure is always held for release unless otherwise coordinated with the sector above.
¶ VFR
The VRPs relevant to the tower position are:
| NAME | CODE |
|---|---|
| Casello A11 | RQNW3 |
| Fiesole | RQE2 |
| Galciana | RQNW2 |
| Certosa | RQS3 |
| 1 NM West San Casciano | RQS2 |
| Pontassieve | RQE1 |
¶ VFR Departures
VFR flights departing LIRQ shall be instructed to turn to the assigned exit VRP after departure, these can be:
- Casello A11 - RQNW3
- Fiesole - RQE2
- Certosa - RQS3
Aircraft leaving via NW3 and S3 shall be instructed to contact Firenze Approach while aircraft leaving via E2 below 2000 ft shall contact Roma Information, above 2500 ft they shall contact Approach.
¶ VFR Arrivals
Arriving aircraft will be handed over by Roma Information / Approach over E1 or over NW2 / S2 by Approach. From here they shall be instructed to orbit or join the traffic pattern.
NW3 VRP must be used with caution as it interferes with the visual climb out procedure of runway 05
¶ Helicopters
Landing and takeoff of helicopters is only allowed from the runway.