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Delivery

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Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta does not have a dedicated Delivery frequency, as such all Delivery responsibilities are assumed by Nairobi Apron (HKJK_GND). Under no circumstances should a HKJK_DEL position ever be opened without prior approval from staff.

Route Validation

Flights to/from Wajir (HKWJ) are to comply with the following:

Routing: TEVIN P312 NETOV

  • Minimum FL: FL110
  • Maximum FL: FL230

Flights to/from Dar-es-Salaam (HTDA) or Zanzibar are to comply with the following:

  • Minimum FL: FL210 - due terrain enroute.

If FL is too low on initial contact, and pilot is unable to climb any higher, the amended route should be given: UVOVA UQ135 NEREV DCT MOV UL431 UVUKO - HTDA UVOVA UQ135 NEREV DCT MOV UL431 UVUKO OKPOL - HTZA

Flights to/from Eldoret (HKEL) are to comply with the following:

Routing: UTERA DUPSO

  • Minimum FL: FL160 - due terrain enroute

Flights to/from Kisumu (HKKI) are to comply with the following:

Routing: APKUB NEVON

  • Minimum FL: FL160 - due terrain enroute

Departure Procedures

Due to the many procedures at HKJK, only the following SIDs should be used during normal operation unless stated otherwise.

(M) = Medium (H) = Heavy

Runway 06 * APKUB - APKUB1A * APLOG - APLOG2B * EVATO - EVATO1X * EVOGO - ATUDU1DxEVOGO * GABSO - GABSO1Y (H) or GABSO1Z (M) * IBROM - ATUDU1DxIBROM * KAMAS - KAMAS1Y (M) or ETORU1AxKAMAS (H) * KIMET - ETORU1AxKIMET * LOSIN - ATUDU1DxLOSIN * LOTAS - ETORU1AxLOTAS or LOTAS1Z (but not both) * MAGAD - RWY HDG * NAK - LANET2B * NAKAT - NAKAT4B * NORVU - ATUDU1DxNORVU * PARIN - PARIN4B * UTATA - ATUDU1DxUTATA * UTERA - UTERA1A * UVOVA - ATUDU1DxUVOVA * WAV - ATUDU1DxWAV

Runway 24 * APKUB - IBRAT3ExAPKUB * APLOG - IBRAT3ExAPLOG * EVATO - EVATO1U * EVOGO - APNOM2ExEVOGO * GABSO - APNOM2ExGABSO * IBROM - APNOM2ExIBROM * KAMAS - IBRAT3ExKAMAS * KIMET - IBRAT3ExKIMET * LOTAS - IBRAT3ExLOTAS * LOSIN - APNOM2ExLOSIN * MAGAD - IBRAT3ExMAGAD * NAK - IBRAT3ExNAK * NAKAT - IBRAT3ExNAKAT * NORVU - APNOM2ExNORVU * PARIN - IBRAT3ExPARIN * TEVIN - APNOM2ExTEVIN * UTATA - APNOM2ExUTATA * UTERA - IBRAT3ExUTERA * UVOVA - APNOM2ExUVOVA

Phraseology

The passing altitude to be issued in clearances is 2500ft.

SID + Transition

Delivery Phraseology

"(callsign), cleared to (destination), (SID) departure via the(transition) transition, climb initially (FL), request level change enroute, squawk (squawk)."

SID

Delivery Phraseology

"(callsign), cleared to (destination), (SID) departure, climb initially (FL), request level change enroute, squawk (squawk)."

RWY Heading

Delivery Phraseology

"(callsign), cleared to (destination), via the [airway name] airway, passing FL100, proceed direct (first waypoint) then as filed, climb initially (FL), squawk (squawk)."

Tip

If a flight has no SID, the flight is to be given the "passing FL100, proceed direct to waypoint".

Initial Climbs

Initial Climbs at Nairobi aren't based off the SID themselves, but rather the direction and type of flight. See the table below for the criteria.

Type Direction Initial Climb To
Domestic Westbound FL100
Domestic Eastbound FL110
International Westbound FL180
International Eastbound FL190