Las Vegas Airspace During COVID ATC Zero Event
Asked by: AviatorTrevor88 2034 views FAA Regulations
Another pilot and I were discussing the ATC zero event that happened in March of this year at Las Vegas tower when there was a controller that tested positive for COVID-19.
I believe there were still approach radar controllers that were handling the protection of airspace for IFR arrivals and departures. Obviously, it's a slow process, since you can only let 1 plane go at a time. And I'm not sure what the VFR aircraft were doing, since... wasn't the bravo still active? So, wouldn't they need a bravo clearance to depart or arrive VFR?? Or did the airspace around the airport become class E or G? I know pilots were using the tower frequency as a CTAF to announce their position to other aircraft.
This pilot I'm speaking with also claims that all class B airports have a class D ring around them. I thought this was a bizarre claim. I've seen class D associated with class B airports before, such as LAX, but the chart for Las Vegas doesn't show any class D depicted, and as far as I know the class B didn't shutdown in March when Las Vegas had it's ATC zero event.
Does anyone have any answers to these questions?
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