A1486/26
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OpsFlight Procedures

VANM establishes radio communication failure procedures for departures and arrivals, including runway assignment and availability signals.

2026-09-29 07:27 - 2026-12-29 23:59
Duration:LONG4 months

Period of Applicability

2026-09-29 07:27 - 2026-12-29 23:59

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Interpretation

VANM radio communication failure (RCF) procedures specify assigned runways, transponder code 7600, departure and arrival routes, altitudes, holding, approaches, and procedures for returning aircraft, including those requiring fuel jettisoning. An arriving aircraft without a runway assignment uses runway 26; a returning departure uses its departure runway. During notified runway 08/26 maintenance or closure, arrivals proceed to their planned diversion airfield and departures proceed to destination. Switched-on runway, PAPI and approach lights indicate runway availability for aircraft experiencing RCF; switched-off runway and approach lights indicate non-availability, regardless of weather or visibility, and an alternate runway will be made available. The ILS for a runway not in use is switched off. Designated approach fixes are listed for the runway 08 and 26 RNP and ILS/LOC procedures.

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A1486/26 NOTAMR A1266/26  Q) VABF/QCAXX/IV/B/AE/000/999/1900N07304E005  A) VANM B) 2609290727 C) 2612292359 E) RCF PROCEDURE FOR VANM AD GENERAL:   1.IN CASE OF ARRIVING ACFT, WHEN RWY FOR LDG   HAS ALREADY BEEN ADVISED TO THE ACFT BY ATC,   SUCH RWY SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS ASSIGNED RWY.   IN CASE ARRIVING, ACFT HAS NOT BEEN ADVISED   ANY RWY, RWY 26 SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS ASSIGNED   RWY FOR SUCH ARR.     2.DRG THE NOTIFIED PERIODS OF MAINT/CLOSURE OF   RWY 26/08 ARR TO PCD TO HIS PLANNED DIVERSION   AIRFIELD AND DEP TO PCD TO DEST.     3.IN CASE OF DEP FM NAVI MUMBAI RETURNING ON   ACCOUNT OF RCF, THE DEP RWY OF SUCH ACFT   SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS ASSIGNED RWY FOR LDG.     4.RWY LGT, PAPI AND APCH LGT IN SWITCHED ON   MODE SHALL INDICATE THE AVBL OF RWY FOR ACFT   EXPERIENCING RCF. SWITCH OFF ILS FOR RWY NOT IN USE.     5.IRRESPECTIVE OF VIS/WX CONDITIONS, RWY AND APCH   LGT IN SWITCHED OFF MODE SHALL INDICATE NON   AVAILABILITY OF RWY FOR ACFT EXPERIENCING RCF.   IN SUCH CASES, ALTERNATE RWY SHALL BE MADE AVBL   FOR SUCH ACFT.     6.AD OPR WILL VERIFY THE STATUS OF RWY LGT WHEN   REQ BY ATC.     1)RCF AFTER DEP:     A.PCD TO DEST   1.IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEP (NO CTC WITH DEP CTL)   CMB FL080.   2.MNTN FL080 ON ASSIGNED HDG / RTE LAST ISSUED AND   ACKNOWLEDGED.   3.SQUAWK 7600.   4.2 MIN AFT SETTING SQUAWK 7600 CMB FL090.   5.MNTN FL090   FOR FURTHER 2 MINUTES THERE AFTER CMB   FILED FLT PLANNED LVL AND PCD TO NEAREST   WAYPOINT ON FLT PLANNED RTE AND CONT TO DEST.     B. RETURN TO DEP STATION   1.CMB FL080. MNTN FL080 AND LAST HDG /   RTE ACKNOWLEDGED.   2.SQUAWK 7600.   3.2 MIN AFTER SETTING SQUAWK 7600 CMB TO FL100.   4.MNTN FL100 FOR FURTHER 2 MIN THEREAFTER MAKE   SHORTER TURN TO COME OVER THE PUBLISHED DESIGNATED   FIX FOR RCF FOR DEPARTING RWY AND DESCEND IN THE HOLD   TO 6000FT. REACHING 6000FT COMMENCE APCH FOR THE RWY OF   USED FOR DEP.     C.ACFT INTENDING TO RTN TO NAVI MUMBAI AND   REQUIRING FUEL JETTISONING WILL SQUAWK 7600 AND   MAINTAINING FL100, ACFT WILL MAKE SHORTER TURN TO   PCD TO NMB VOR AND THEN TO BBB VOR AND MAKE ONE   HOLD OVER BBB. THEREAFTER ACFT WILL PCD ON R220 BBB   TO THE PUBLISHED JETTISONING AREA OF MUMBAI.   AFTER JETTISONING THE FUEL ACFT WILL PCD ON R220 BBB   TO BBB AND PCD TO THE DESIGNATED FIX FOR THE ASSIGNED   RWY (RWY USED FOR DEP) OF NAVI MUMBAI. DESCEND IN HOLD   TO 6000 FT AND REACHING 6000FT COMMENCE APCH FOR THE   DESIGNATED RWY.     2)RCF FOR ARR TO NAVI MUMBAI   A. ANY PHASE EXC FINAL APCH AND ABOVE FL080   1.SQUAWK 7600.   2.2 MIN AFTER SQUAWKING 7600 PCD VIA THE CLEARED   RTE TO LAST ASSIGNED WAYPOINT ON ARR.   3.IF MAINTAINING CRUISING LVL COMMENCE DESCEND   FL080 AT TOP OF DESCEND OR TWO MIN AFTER SQUAWKING   7600 WHICHEVER IS LATER.IF DESCEND, CONTINUE   DESCEND LVL CLEARE D BY ATC.MNTN THE LVL FOR TWO MIN   THEN COMMENCE DESCEND FL080.   4.FM LAST ASSIGNED WAYPOINT PCD TO THE DESIGNATED   FIX FOR ASSIGNED PROC FOR THE CONCERNED RWY.   5.DESCEND IN HOLD TO 5500FT AND REACHING 5500FT   COMMENCE APCH FOR THE DESIGNATED RWY.     B. ARRIVING ACFT BELOW FL080 BUT NOT CLEARED FOR   APCH   1.SQUAWK 7600. MAKE A SHORTER TURN TO PCD DCT TO   THE DESIGNATED FIX FOR THE INSTR APCH ASSIGNED   FOR NAVI MUMBAI CMB/DES 5500FT AND MNTN.   2.MAKE ENTRY PROC APPROPRIATE TO THE PUBLISHED HOLD   FOR THE ASSIGNED PROC. AFTER ONE HOLD COMMENCE   APCH FOR THE DESIGNATED RWY.     C. IF AIRCRAFT CLEARED FOR APCH BUT LDG CLR NOT RECEIVED   1.SQUAWK 7600   2.CONTINUE THE ASSIGNED INSTR APCH.   3.AT THE MAPT/ DA EXECUTE PUBLISHED MISSED APCH   PROC AND PCD DCT TO DESIGNATED FIX FOR THE RWY   4.MAKE ONE HOLD FOR THE ASSIGNED PROC AND COMMENCE   INSTR PROC AND LAND.     D. LDG CLR RECEIVED   1.SQUAWK 7600 WHEN POSSIBLE AND CONT TO LAND.   DESIGNATED FIXES FOR INSTR APCH FOR NAVI MUMBAI FOR THE   PURPOSE OF RCF   (I) VANM-RNP-RWY-26-NM653   (II) VANM-RNP-Y-RWY-08-NM711   (III) VANM-ILS Y-OR LOC-RWY-08-235 R 15.9 D NMB   (IV) VANM-ILS Y-CATII-III-OR LOC-RWY-26-200 R 015 D NMB
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