Terminal radar service area

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

TRSAs most often surround busy U.S. airports. In recent years, many of them have been replaced by Class C or Class B airspace.[citation needed]

Terminal Radar Service Area was established as part of a program to create terminal radar stations at selected airports. Because they were not subject to the rulemaking process of 14 CFR Part 91, they do not fit into any existing U.S. classifications of airspace, and have been classified as non-part 71 airspaces. While operating in these airspaces, pilots who choose to participate receive radar services, but participation is not required for VFR operations.

TRSAs encompass a primary airport with a class "D" designation, with the TRSA 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 most VFR (Visual Flight Rules) sectional charts as solid grey with black text.

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

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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 Great Lakes Approach Kalamazoo Michigan
Muskegon County Airport Great Lakes Approach Muskegon Michigan
MBS International Airport Great Lakes 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
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 Buffalo Approach Erie Pennsylvania
Capital City Airport (same TRSA as Harrisburg Int'l) 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
Andersen Air Force Base Guam Approach Tamuning Guam

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