JO 7110.65 — Air Traffic Control
JO 7110.65 2-5-1
AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE (ATS) ROUTES
Describe ATS routes as follows:
VOR/VORTAC/TACAN airways or jet routes. State the word “Victor” or the letter “J” followed by the number of the airway or route in group form. EXAMPLE-
“Victor Twelve.”
“J Five Thirty-Three.”
VOR/VORTAC/TACAN alternate airways. State the word “Victor” followed by the number of the airway in group form and the alternate direction. EXAMPLE-
“Victor Twelve South.”
Colored/L/MF airways. State the color of the airway followed by the number in group form. EXAMPLE-
“Blue Eighty-One.”
Named Routes. State the words “North American Route” or “Bahama Route” followed by the number of the route in group form. EXAMPLE-
“North American Route Sixty-Seven Bravo.”
“Bahama Route Fifty-Five Victor.”
Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes. State the letter(s) of the route phonetically, followed by the number of the route in group form. EXAMPLE-
“Romeo Twenty.”
“Alfa Fifty.”
“Golf Sixty-one.”
“Alfa Seven Hundred.”
Military Training Routes (MTRs). State the letters “I-R” or “V-R” followed by the number of the route in group form. EXAMPLE-
“I-R Five Thirty-one.”
“V-R Fifty-two.”
Published RNAV routes. High Altitude - State the letter “Q” followed by the route number in group form. EXAMPLE-
“Q One Forty-five.”
Low Altitude - State the letter of the route phonetically, followed by the number of the route in group form. EXAMPLE-
“Tango Two Ten.”
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