¶ Ontario International Airport Standard Operation Procedures
Welcome to the Ontario International Airport SOP.
This manual provides guidelines for the control of air traffic at the Ontario Tower. All air traffic personnel are required to be familiar with its contents. These procedures supplement the Air Traffic Control Handbook, Order 7110.65, and the Facility Operation and Administration Handbook, Order 7210.3. If you encounter a situation not covered in this manual, utilize your best judgment and bring the situation to the attention of the ARTCC manager(s).
- ICAO: KONT
- Airspace: Class C
- TRACON: Southern California TRACON (KONT)
- Field Elevation 944 ft
The following links provide information relating to the Ontario International Airport. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Airport Diagram, SIDs, STARs, IAPs
- Information from the Airport/Facility Directory
- Sectional and Terminal Aerodrome Charts, Low- and High Altitude Enroute IFR charts
- Routing of aircraft as can be derived from real world flights
Links:
- Ontario Intl Airport Diagram
- AirNav - Ontario Intl Airport
- SkyVector - Ontario Intl Airport
- Ontario Intl Airport TAC Chart
- IFR Flight Route Analyzer
¶ Shortcuts - KONT
Clearance delivery will be handled by GND
Ensure all filed flight plans comply with the procedures in this document.
¶ Procedures
Aircraft departing Ontario International airport IFR shall be assigned a SID and Transition.
| SID name | Pronounciation | Transition | Aircraft type | Runways |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIKKL# | NICKEL | TRM MZB | ALL | ALL |
| POM# | POMONA | DAG EHF AVE | ALL | ALL |
| RAJEE# RNAV | RAYJEE | AVRRY OTAYY MALIT DINTY | TURBOJET & TURBOPROP | ALL |
| SNSHN# RNAV | SUNSHINE | BEALE LAS HAILO EHF COREZ MISEN | TURBOJET & TURBOPROP | ALL |
¶ IFR Altitude Assignment
Ensure aircraft will climb via SID on departures that have a top altitude.
¶ Required Routes SCT -> L30
Southern California TRACON and Las Vegas (L30) TRACON have a Letter of Agreement detailing required routes between SOCAL and L30:
Maximum altitude FL290, lower is acceptable. Higher available only on pilot request Enroute.
Recomended routes to L30 from KONT are as follows:
| Destination | Route |
|---|---|
| L30 | SNSHN# MISEN RNDRZ# |
¶ Required Routes SCT -> NCT
Southern California TRACON and Northern California (NCT) TRACON have a Letter of Agreement detailing required routes between SOCAL and NCT.
¶ Tower Enroute Control (TEC) Routes
The FAA has created a set of routes used for aircraft flying between most Southern California Airports. These are called Tower Enroute Control (TEC) Routes. If a TEC route is available between two airports, aircraft are required to be routed via that TEC route for the given airport configuration, altitude, and aircraft type.
Appropriate TEC routes should always be filed unless in conflict with this document. Only clear the pilot using the name of the TEC route if a TEC route (not necessarily the same one) was filed/requested, otherwise expand the TEC route and issue it as a full-route clearance.
An example clearance for a J-CLASS aircraft using the named TEC route "LAXP11" (KLAX->KSAN ) would be:
Cleared to the San Diego airport, via the LOS ANGELES PAPA ONE ONE routing, maintain 5,000, expect 13,000 ft 5 minutes after departure ...
The pilot would then fly the route: LAXX1 MZB
TEC routes are available at FAA NFDC Preferred Routes Database
¶ GND
Control positions
| Position | Frequency | FRA |
|---|---|---|
| KONT_GND | 121.900 MHz |  |
¶ Jurisdiction Area
Ground controls all airport surfaces except for those between runways 08L/26R and 26L/08R. That includes taxiway D, F, K, Q, U, and W.
¶ Restrictions
A380 and 747 aircraft are only permitted to taxi on taxiways N, B, W, D, and S and to take off on runway 26R/08L.
¶ Taxi Instructions
- The ground controller must make sure that an aircraft has received an IFR clearance and has reported receipt of current weather information before taxi instructions may be issued.
- Aircraft must operate their transponder in altitude reporting mode (mode S/C) whenever the transponder is enabled. This includes all movement areas, all non-movement areas, and all airspace at or below FL600 within thirty (30) nautical miles of the LAX VOR (the “Mode C Veil”, marked on the Los Angeles Sectional and Los Angeles Terminal Area Chart).
¶ Closed Traffic
If closed traffic/pattern work is requested, coordinate with the Tower controller (if online) before issuing taxi instructions. If no tower/approach controller is online, then after taxi and before takeoff issue the following:
Tower control services unavailable. Report pattern legs on advisory frequency 122.8. Takeoff at own risk. Good day.
Control positions
| Position | Frequency | FRA |
|---|---|---|
| KONT_TWR | 120.600 MHz |  |
Airport
¶ Runway configuration
- West (Default Configuration; Tailwind up-to 10kts): Departures 26R, Arrivals 26R
| Designator | Dimensions |
|---|---|
| 26R | 12197 x 150 |
- East operations: Departures 08L, Arrivals 08L
| Designator | Dimensions |
|---|---|
| 08L | 12197 x 150 |
¶ Go-around Procedures
| Runway | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 26L/R | Climb to 5,000ft on heading 240 |
| 08L/R | Climb to 7,000ft on heading 100 |
¶ VFR Closed Traffic Operations
For pattern work, runway 26L/08R is to be used. Pattern direction for runway 26L is LEFT. Pattern direction for 08R is RIGHT.
¶ Takeoff Instructions
Departing aircraft must be issued the command “RNAV (to) (fix)” as part of their takeoff clearance, where (fix) is one of FABRA, DLREY, DOCKR, or HIIPR as appropriate for the runway. This is due to confirming the use of the correct runway to the pilot in case the pilot has the wrong runway selected for the SID. Example:
UPS420, winds 240 at 10, RNAV LEESI, runway 08L, cleared for takeoff.
¶ Southern California TRACON (Ontario)
Control position
| Position | Frequency | FRA |
|---|---|---|
| KONT_APP | 124.800 MHz |  |
Southern California TRACON (Ontario) is a TRACON responsible for the airspace from the surface to the buffer zone between 13,000 feet and 15,000 feet shared by SoCal TRACON and LA Center. This buffer zone allows SCT to clear aircraft up to 15,000ft and hand them off to LA Center at 13,000ft. I also allows LA Center to clear aircraft down to 13,000ft and hand them off to SCT at 15,000ft.
KONT_APP is referred to on frequency as “SoCal” or professionally as the “Southern California TRACON” and the position as a whole should not be referred to by controllers as “SoCal Approach” as this would (incorrectly) imply the existence of a KONT_DEP position.
“SoCal Approach” or “SoCal Departure” may be used by pilots to refer to a SoCal controller while radar approach or departure services (as appropriate) are being provided, but these labels are not intrinsic to the position and (for example) the same controller may be referred to by three different pilots on the same frequency as “SoCal”, “SoCal Approach”, and “SoCal Departure” depending on the services being received and the personal preferences of the pilots.
Pilots should endeavor to use “SoCal” as the radiotelephony callsign for the station whenever possible.
Typical departure clearance after takeoff:
Radar Contact, Climb and maintain One-Five Thousand Feet
KONT_APP will then hand off traffic no later than 13,000 feet to Los Angeles Center (KZLA) or UNICOM.
¶ Traffic departing and arriving to/from KLAX_APP airports.
KLAX_APP maintaints a shelf over KONT_APP where they overlap as follows:
KONT_APP online:
KLAX_APP is responsible for the airspace 7,000 to 13,000
KONT_APP offline:
KLAX_APP is responsible for the airspace 3,000 to 13,000
¶ Procedures
Ontario International Airport
¶ Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) Procedures
| STAR name | Pronounciation | Transition |
|---|---|---|
| GLRNO# RNAV | GLERNO | CLASN OYVEY |
| JCKIE# | JACKIE | NATEE MARUE HEYNG |
| KARLB# RNAV | KARLBEE | ELKEY FICKY |
| SCBBY# RNAV | SCOOBY | TTRUE DAFNY PHRED AMMOR |
| SETER# | SETER | PSP JLI |
| ZIGGY# | ZIGGY | HEC TTE EHF PMD |
¶ Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP)
All IAPs can be found here.
| Runway | IAP |
|---|---|
| 08L | ILS or LOC |
| - | RNAV Z |
| - | RNAV Y |
| 26R | ILS or LOC |
| " | RNAV Z |
| " | RNAV Y |
¶ Changes
| Date | Changes | VID |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | Original SOP | 658565 |