Terminal radar service area

In United States aviation, a terminal radar service area (TRSA) is a delimited airspace in which radar and air traffic control services are made available to pilots flying under instrument flight rules or (optionally) visual flight rules for the purposes of maintaining aircraft separation.

TRSAs are most often encountered surrounding busy U.S. airports. In recent years many of them have gradually been replaced by Class C or Class B airspace.

Terminal Radar Service Area was established as part of a program to create Terminal Radar stations at selected airports. Because these were never subject to the rulemaking process of 14 CFR Part 91, they do not actually fit into any of the existing U.S. classifications of airspace and have been classified as non-part 71 airspaces. While operating in these airspaces, a pilot who chooses to participate will receive radar services, but participation is not required for VFR operations.

TRSAs will encompass a primary airport with a class "D" designation and the TRSA will be above other controlled airspace (Typically Class E Airspace) with a typical floor of 700 feet or 1,200 feet AGL (Above Ground Level).

TRSAs are shown on VFR (Visual Flight Rules) sectional charts as a solid black/gray (Depending on the print quality of your chart). See Gulfport, Biloxi (Mississippi) for an example.

List of Terminal Radar Service Areas (TRSAs) in the United States

Airport Approach Control City State
Maxwell Air Force Base Montgomery Approach Montgomery Alabama
Fort Smith Regional Airport Razorback Approach Fort Smith Arkansas
Fairbanks International Airport Fairbanks Approach Fairbanks Alaska
Palm Springs International Airport SoCal Approach Palm Springs California
Augusta Regional Airport Augusta Approach Augusta Georgia
Middle Georgia Regional Airport Atlanta Approach Macon Georgia
Robins Air Force Base Atlanta Approach Warner Robins Georgia
Chicago Rockford International Airport Rockford Approach Rockford Illinois
Lake Charles Regional Airport Lake Charles Approach Lake Charles Louisiana
Monroe Regional Airport Monroe Approach Monroe Louisiana
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport Kalamazoo Approach Kalamazoo Michigan
Muskegon County Airport Muskegon Approach Muskegon Michigan
MBS International Airport Saginaw Approach Saginaw Michigan
Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport Gulfport Approach Gulfport Mississippi
Great Falls International Airport Great Falls Approach Great Falls Montana
Greater Binghamton Airport Binghamton Approach Binghamton New York
Elmira/Corning Regional Airport Elmira Approach Elmira New York
Griffiss International Airport Griffiss Approach Rome New York
Wilmington International Airport Wilmington Approach Wilmington North Carolina
Hector International Airport Fargo Approach Fargo North Dakota
Youngstown–Warren Regional Airport Youngstown Approach Youngstown Ohio
Altus Air Force Base Altus Approach Altus Oklahoma
Erie International Airport Erie Approach Erie Pennsylvania
Capital City Airport Harrisburg Approach Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Harrisburg International Airport Harrisburg Approach Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Wilkes-Barre Approach Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pennsylvania
Tri-Cities Regional Airport Tri-City Approach Bristol Tennessee
Jack Brooks Regional Airport Houston Approach Beaumont Texas
East Texas Regional Airport Longview Approach Longview Texas
Tri-State Airport Huntington Approach Huntington West Virginia

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