ZHU LOA

ARTCC Information

ARTCC Code	ARTCC Name	Effective Date
ZHU	Houston ARTCC

PURPOSE: This Letter of Agreement (LOA) between Houston ARTCC (ZHU) and Jacksonville ARTCC (ZJX) covers radar handoff and intercenter coordination procedures and is supplementary to procedures contained in FAA JO 7110.65, Air Traffic Control, and other FAA directives.

CANCELLATION: This letter of agreement cancels and supersedes the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center and Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center Letter of Agreement dated July 15, 2020.

DISCLAIMER: The information contained herein is designed and specifically for use in a virtual air traffic control environment and is not applicable in, nor should it be referenced for, live operations in the National Airspace System (NAS).

ABBREVIATIONS:

ABBREVIATION	MEANING
PNST	Pensacola Terminal Area
VPST	Meridian Terminal Area
MSYT	New Orleans Terminal Area
GPTT	Gulfport Terminal Area
JANT	Jackson Terminal Area
AOB	At or below

COORDINATION PROCEDURES:

a. Deviations from procedures outlined in this agreement may be made only after completion of coordination, which defines responsibility in each case.

b. An automated radar handoff constitutes approval for aircraft climbing/descending to the altitude in the data block. Controllers are still responsible for pointouts if the aircraft will climb/descend through another controller’s stratum.

c. Inappropriate Altitude For Direction Of Flight (IAFDOF) must be coordinated, except for aircraft departing the Pensacola Terminal Area assigned an interim altitude of FL230.

d. Transponder codes may be changed without coordination on initial contact.

e. Aircraft routed via a STAR shall not be cleared past the transition of the arrival.

f. Anytime ZHU or ZJX is split, all controllers must be notified how the center is being split.

ARRIVALS / OVERFLIGHTS:

ENTERING ZJX

TO	QUALIFIER	ROUTE	RESTRICTION
PNST	On v198, v241, or via LOXLY..PENSI	ALL	LOXLY at 11,000 and 250kt or less
MCO,TPA,DAB,PIE	From ZHU sector 24 LEV, or sector 92 VOODO	Routed to remain north of MIA, FLL, EYW, FXE traffic (Y280)
MIA, FLL, EYW, FXE	From ZHU sector 24 LEV, or sector 92 VOODO	Routed to remain south of MCO, TPA, DAB, PIE traffic (Y290)
CEW, VPST	FL240+	J2.CEW..(Direct destination)	AOB FL240
ECP	ALL	V198/J2.DEFUN..CUGAR.. KECP	AOB FL250

ENTERING ZHU

TO	QUALIFIER	ROUTE	RESTRICTION
I90	ALL	Via airways or a STAR	Cannot be cleared further west than SJI, HRV, LEV, SNYDE, or SHREQ
MSY, NEW, NBG	From ZJX sector 11 BREWTON	SJI / GPT.MNSTR# STAR	AOB FL320
Other MSYT	From ZJX sector 11 BREWTON	ALL	AOB FL320
GPTT	From ZJX sector 11 BREWTON	ALL	AOB FL300 Descending FL240
JANT	North of J50	ALL	Level at an altitude AOB FL340, or routed via GCV direct
HRV	ALL	(Y280)	Remain north of LEV traffic
LEV	ALL	(Y290)	Remain south of HRV traffic
D10	ALL	Via airways or a STAR

ATTACHMENTS:

Houston Center Airspace (Ultra High and High)Houston Center Airspace (Low)Jacksonville Center Airspace (High)Jacksonville Center Airspace (Low)ZJX/ZHU Ultra Low AirspaceTerminal Areas and Other Airports

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