MCCHORD VORTAC

TACOMA, WA, USA

Location
Lat/Long:	47-08-51.555N / 122-28-30.141W 169731.555N / 440910.141W
Elevation:	284 ft.
Variation:	22E (1965)
Operational Characteristics
Type:	VORTAC
Class:	T-VORTAC [about]
Frequency:	109.60
TACAN channel:	033X
Hours of operation:	24
Station call name:	MCCHORD TOWER
NOTAM facility:	TCM
FSS:	SEA
FSS hours of operation:	24
Technical Characteristics
Accuracy:	1 SECOND OR BETTER
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:	US AIR FORCE
Operator:	US AIR FORCE
Common system usage:	yes
For public use:	yes

Protected Frequency Altitudes

T (Terminal)
Class	Altitude	Miles
T	*12,000' and below	25
* See the Airman's Information Manual (AIM) for reception ranges for altitudes 1000' and below

Remarks

NO-NOTAM MP: 0700-1400Z++ THU.
TACAN RECEIVER CHECKPOINT - GROUND: MCCHORD AFB, WA/164 RADIAL/1.4 NM/RWY 34 RUNUP AREA.
VOR UNUSBL 235-325 BYD 10 NM.

Fixes Associated with this NAVAID (Compulsory and Noncompulsory)

SPAAN*WA ORTIN*WA MOUNT*WA MILLT*WA HUMPP*WA FOURT*WA CIDUG*WA ARVAD*WA PUGET*WA WAKEN*WA BLAKO*WA RADDY*WA STEIL*WA COTNY*WA VAMPS*WA TAGOR*WA FACTS*WA OOHOP*WA FIFFE*WA CHENY*WA CUBIT*WA SESOY*WA

Holding Patterns Associated with this NAVAID

PUGET INT*WA STEIL INT*WA CUBIT INT*WA

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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