What's the menaing of NCAE route

[gjp737]

Hi all,
I'm trying to develope a route from KOAK to EGGW. over Canada and Greenland there's one route named NCAE.
Can anybody clarify what is the meaning of NCAE and the purpose ? ? ?

Brgds,
GJP737

[Left Coaster]

NCA "E" It's a track with a name, if you look at a jepp chart for example, you will notice tracks "E" "D" "C" etc as you travel north...it's a fixed track system that leads to or from northern routes from or to the North Atlantic...hope this is a start...

[gjp737]

Thank you very much SASKATOON9999 & Left Coaster for your replies.

let me get the JEP chart's out and go through it again :ok:

[wao]

[Taken from Canforce Flight Planning Doc]

422. CANADIAN TRACK STRUCTURES
1. Northern Control Area Track Structure a. General
The Northern Control Area (NCA) Track System allows for a reduced lateral separation, and facilitates the application of the Mach number technique. The tracks are contained within the Southern and Northern Control Areas and extend upward from FL280. The system is primarily used by international flights operating North America/Europe (NAT) and North America/Alaska-Orient (PAC). The tracks are described in the Designated Airspace Handbook (TP 1820) and are depicted on Enroute High Altitude Charts.
The mandatory use of NCA tracks and the availability to random route is different for NAT and PAC traffic. The operating conditions for the two traffic flows are indicated in the following paragraphs.
b. Flight Planning Procedures
For flight planning an NCA or Lateral track, the flight plan routing is indicated by using the abbreviation "NCA" or "LAT", as appropriate, followed by the letter or number of the track.
For flights operating within the NCA Track System, position reports are to be indicated by:
(i) the compulsory reporting point designator; or (ii) the code name of the track and the reporting line meridian; the parallel of latitude need not be
included in the position report. Example: Bravo Track at 80W - ““BRAVO 80 AT (time)””
d. NCA Tracks - NAT Traffic (Eastbound and Westbound) During the period from June 1 to September 30, between the hours 1500 and 2000 UTC daily:
(i) aircraft operating at FL280 to FL330 inclusive shall flight plan a NCA track(s); (ii) aircraft operating at FL350 or above may flight plan a random route; and (iii) outsidethisperiod,operatorsmayflightplanarandomroute.
NOTE: The requirement to flight plan and operate using the North American Route (NAR) System, as specified in the CFS, Planning Section, remain in effect.

Document is availabe here (http://www.worldairops.com/NAM/docs/NAM_CanadandNAT_FlightPlanning_DNDCanada_atWorldAirOps.com.p df) ...

[gjp737]

Thank you very much WAO for the information.

Sorry for the late reply . . :ok: