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WASATCH VORTAC

SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA

Location

Lat/Long: 40-51-00.901N / 111-58-54.885W
147060.901N / 403134.885W
Elevation: 4220 ft.
Variation: 16E (1975)

Operational Characteristics

Type: VORTAC
Class: H-VORTACW   [about]
Frequency: 116.80
TACAN channel: 115X
Hours of operation: 24
Voice: yes
Station call name: NONE
NOTAM facility: SLC
FSS: CDC
FSS hours of operation: 24

Technical Characteristics

Accuracy: NOS
Monitoring: INTERNAL MONITORING PLUS A STATUS INDICATOR INSTALLED AT CONTROL POINT. (REVERTS TO A TEMPORARY CATEGORY 3 STATUS WHEN THE CONTROL POINT IS NOT MANNED.)
Owner: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN
Operator: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN
Common system usage: yes
For public use: yes

Protected Frequency Altitudes

H (High)
Class Altitude Miles
H *Below 18,000' 40
H Within the contiguous 48 states only between 14,5000' and 17,999' 100
H 18,000' to FL 450 130
H above FL 450 100
* See the Airman's Information Manual (AIM) for reception ranges for altitudes 1000' and below

Remarks

  • VOR PORTION UNUSBL 015-030 BLO 26000 ALL DSTCS, 030-050 BYD 20 NM ALL ALTS, 050-085 BYD 20 NM BLO 18000 FT, 085-125 BYD 30 NM BLO 15000 FT, 360-015 BYD 20 NM BLO 17000 FT.
  • DME UNUSBL 030-080 BYD 17 NM BLO 17000 FT, 030-080 BYD 25 NM ALL ALTS, 080-140 BYD 17 NM BLO 15000 FT, 080-140 BYD 25 NM ALL ALTS.
  • TACAN AZIMUTH UNUSBL 030-140 ALL DSTCS & ALTS.
  • TACAN AZIMUTH & DME UNUSBL 185-220 BYD 25 NM BLO 16000 FT, 260-290 BYD 25 NM BLO 11000 FT, 350-360 BYD 30 NM BLO 16000 FT, 360-030 BYD 17 NM BLO 16000 FT, 360-030 BYD 30 NM ALL ALTS.

Fixes Associated with this NAVAID (Compulsory and Noncompulsory)

CAUSE*UT      PANEL*UT      EMONT*UT      KERNN*UT      JAMMN*UT      DYANN*UT      CHHIP*UT      SALTA*UT      LAVRY*UT      EVIEW*UT      STACO*UT      RIDEN*UT      SWITZ*UT      GIMME*UT      TIMPI*UT      KAYZE*UT      TIFUL*UT      CYRSS*UT      SCOER*UT      GAPIE*UT      PLAGE*UT      PARLE*UT      SPIEK*UT      JEFFR*UT      HOGUP*UT      JOSIF*UT      MASIE*UT      EBEPE*UT      FOVNU*UT      GUVGE*UT      YAWVA*UT      BESBE*UT      EDETH*UT      TOLYU*UT      FIDAG*UT     

Holding Patterns Associated with this NAVAID

SALT LAKE CITY-2 VORTAC*UT      HOGUP INT*UT      SALT LAKE CITY-3 VORTAC*UT      SALT LAKE CITY-1 VORTAC*UT      STACO INT*UT      TIMPI INT*UT      JAMMN-1 INT*UT      WASATCH VORTAC*UT      WASATCH-2 VORTAC*UT      WASATCH-3 VORTAC*UT     

NAVAID Class Designator Explanation

The NAVAID Class Designator may be comprised of an altitude code (VOR, VORTAC, VOR/DME, AND TACAN Facilities only), and/or a combination of class codes.

Altitude Code Altitude Description
H High
L Low
T Terminal
Examples: H-ABVORTAC, L-VOR, H, HH, MH-SAB, MHW/LOM, H-SAB/LOM
Note: Multiple class code types may be seperated by a / (slant) or a - (dash).
Canadian Facilities Canadian facilities may use additional codes not listed here.

Class Code Description
AB Automatic Weather Broadcast
DME UHF standard (TACAN compatible) Distance Measuring Equipment
DME(Y) UHF standard (TACAN compatible) Distance Measuring Equipment that required receivers to be placed in the 'Y' mode to receive DME
H Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), power 50 watts to less than 2000 watts (50nm at all altitudes).
HH Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), power 2000 watts or more (75nm at all altitudes).
H-SAB Non-Directional Radio Beacom (NDB) providing automatic transcribed weather service.
LMM Compass Locator Station when installed at middle marker site (15nm at all altitudes).
LOM Compass Locator Station when installed at outer marker site (15nm at all altitudes).
MH Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), Power less than 50 watts (25nm at all altitudes).
S Simultaneous range homing singal and/or voice.
SABH Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) NOT authorized for IFR or ATC. provides automatic weather broadcasts.
TACAN UHF navigational facility-Omnidirectional Course and Distance information.
VOR VHF navigational facility-Omnidirectional Course only.
VOR/DME Collocated VOR navigational facility and UHF standard Distance Measuring Equipment.
VORTAC Collocated VOR and TACAN navigational facilities.
W Without voice on radio facility frequency.
Z VHF station location marker at a radio facility.

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