SUP 23 23 MILITARY AIR EXERCISE IN BANGKOK FIR "STEEL CHALLENGE 2023"

1 INTRODUCTION

This section supplements the following portion(s) of the AIP: AD

1 Military exercise code named STEEL CHALLENGE 2023 will take place within the Bangkok FIR from 6-8 June 2023, details are as follows.

2 EXERCISE AREAS

	Area (boundary)	Vertical limits	Period of activity (Except Saturday and Sunday)
2.1	EXERCISE AREA An area bounded by joining following points; 163458.20N 1004628.25E, 163200.00N 1012700.00E, 160800.00N 102300.00E, 151528.31N 1020928.25E Then along a 20 nm arc counter-clockwise from KORAT TACAN to 145500.00N 1014350.00E, 145500.00N 1005000.00E, 153300.00N 1002700.00E, 161731.73N 1002700.00E Then along a 30 nm arc counter-clockwise from PHITSANULOK (PSL) DVOR/DME to origin point. Which is including Chandy (VTP4), VTD34 and VTD30 West	GND – FL350	6 June 2023, between 0630-1000 UTC and between 1230-1400 UTC 7 June 2023, between 0230-0500 UTC 8 June 2023, between 0330-0630 UTC

Area (boundary)

Vertical limits

Period of activity
(Except Saturday and Sunday)

2.1

EXERCISE AREA

An area bounded by joining following points;
163458.20N 1004628.25E, 163200.00N 1012700.00E,
160800.00N 102300.00E, 151528.31N 1020928.25E
Then along a 20 nm arc counter-clockwise from KORAT TACAN
to 145500.00N 1014350.00E, 145500.00N 1005000.00E,
153300.00N 1002700.00E, 161731.73N 1002700.00E
Then along a 30 nm arc counter-clockwise from PHITSANULOK
(PSL) DVOR/DME to origin point. Which is including Chandy
(VTP4), VTD34 and VTD30 West

GND – FL350

6 June 2023,
between 0630-1000 UTC and
between 1230-1400 UTC

7 June 2023,
between 0230-0500 UTC

8 June 2023,
between 0330-0630 UTC

3 LIST OF CLOSED ATS ROUTES DURING THE "STEEL CHALLENGE 2023"EXERCISE PERIOD

ATS Routes	Closed Portions	Closed Levels	Available Levels	Remark
W21	BKK –CMP	MFA - FL460	N/A	-
W39	NOBER - PCB	MFA - FL460	N/A	-
B346	BKK - PCB	MFA - FL460	N/A	-
W8	TL - KRT	MFA - FL460	N/A	-
R474	ALBOS - CMP	MFA - FL460	N/A	-

4 CLEARANCE RESTRICTIONS AND FLIGHT PLANNING PROCEDURES

4 For safety, en-route capacity and flight efficiency enhancements, temporary routes will be established for utilization during STEEL CHALLENGE 2023 EXERCISE active period in the affected airspace and avoiding STEEL CHALLENGE 2023 EXERCISE’s activities. Clearance Restrictions and Flight Planning Procedures will be as follows:

4.1 For RNAV capable A/C

4.1.1 Departure/Overfly flights from VTBD/VTBS/BKK to the following Destination airports:

Departure/Overfly	Flight Planning	Destination/Overfly
VTBD/VTBS/BKK	Y6	VTCC
	Y6 CMA W20	VTCT
	Y6 BORNO DCT KIMET DCT THS	VTPO
	Y6 BORNO DCT THS DCT LPN	VTCL
	Y6 BORNO DCT THS W25	VTCP
	Y6 BORNO DCT THS W25	VTCN
	Y6 BORNO DCT PSL	VTPP
	Y6 BORNO DCT PSL W27	VTUL
	Y6 BORNO DCT PSL W26	VTPB
	Y6 BORNO DCT PSL W27 LOY W15 or A1 SELKA Y14 KRT Y23 KKN Y22	VTUD
	Y6 BORNO DCT THS W25 NAN R215 TOMIP	VLLB/LPB
	Y6 BORNO DCT PSL W27 LOY B218 VTN	VLVT/VTN

4.1.2 Arrival/Overfly flight to VTBD/VTBS/BKK from the following Departure airports:

Departure/Overfly	Routing	Destination/Overfly
VTCC	W9 PANTA Y7 TL W9	BKK
	W9 PANTA Y7 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W9 PANTA Y7 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTCT	W22 PSL W9	BKK
	W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTPO	THS DCT PSL W9	BKK
	THS DCT PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	THS DCT PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTCL	W13 PAE W22 PSL W9	BKK
	W13 PAE W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W13 PAE W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTCP	W22 PSL W9	BKK
	W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTCN	W29 PSL W9	BKK
	W29 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W29 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTPP	W9	BKK
	W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTUL	W27 PSL W9	BKK
	W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTPB	W26 PSL W9	BKK
	W26 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W26 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VLLB/LPB	YAKUA B346 PCB W26 PSL W9	BKK
	YAKUA B346 PCB W26 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	YAKUA B346 PCB W26 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VLVT	VTN B218 LOY W27 PSL W9	BKK
	VTN B218 LOY W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	VTN B218 LOY W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTUD	W15 LOY W27 PSL W9 OR Y22 KKN Y23 KRT Y20	BKK
	W15 LOY W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON OR Y22 KKN Y23 KRT Y20 UBLOD DCT ENDUU	VTBD
	W15 LOY W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA OR Y22 KKN Y23 KRT Y20 UBLOD DCT EASTE	VTBS

4.2 For Non-RNAV capable Aircraft

4.2.1 Departure/Overfly flights from VTBD/VTBS/BKK to the following Destination airports:

Departure/Overfly	Flight Planning	Destination/Overfly
VTBD/VTBS/BKK	A464	VTCC
	A464 CMA W20	VTCT
	A464 BEKOD DCT KIMET DCT THS	VTPO
	A464 BEKOD DCT THS DCT LPN	VTCL
	A464 BEKOD DCT THS W25	VTCP
	A464 BEKOD DCT THS W25	VTCN
	A464 BEKOD DCT PSL	VTPP
	A464 BEKOD DCT PSL W27	VTUL
	A464 BEKOD DCT PSL W26	VTPB
	A464 BEKOD DCT PSL W27 LOY W15 or A1 SELKA DCT KRT W6 KKN W5	VTUD
	A464 BEKOD DCT THS W25 NAN R215 TOMIP	VLLB/LPB
	A464 BEKOD DCT PSL W27 LOY B218 VTN	VLVT/VTN

4.2.2 Arrival/Overfly flight to VTBD/VTBS/BKK from the following Departure airports:

Departure/Overfly	Routing	Destination/Overfly
VTCC	W9	BKK
	W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTCT	W22 PSL W9	BKK
	W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTPO	THS DCT PSL W9	BKK
	THS DCT PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	THS DCT PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTCL	W13 PAE W22 PSL W9	BKK
	W13 PAE W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W13 PAE W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTCP	W22 PSL W9	BKK
	W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W22 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTCN	W29 PSL W9	BKK
	W29 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W29 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTPP	W9	BKK
	W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTUL	W27 PSL W9	BKK
	W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTPB	W26 PSL W9	BKK
	W26 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	W26 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VLLB/LPB	YAKUA B346 PCB W26 PSL W9	BKK
	YAKUA B346 PCB W26 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	YAKUA B346 PCB W26 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VLVT	VTN B218 LOY W27 PSL W9	BKK
	VTN B218 LOY W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON	VTBD
	VTN B218 LOY W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA	VTBS
VTUD	W15 LOY W27 PSL W9 OR W5 KKN W6 KRT W1	BKK
	W15 LOY W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NAKON OR W5 KKN W6 KRT W1 UBLOD DCT ENDUU	VTBD
	W15 LOY W27 PSL W9 TL DCT NORTA OR W5 KKN W6 KRT W1 UBLOD DCT EASTE	VTBS

5 ACTION IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY

5 In case of civil and non-exercise military aircraft experiencing an emergency that make it necessary to enter an active exercise area should immediately notify one of the following agencies:

5.1 Bangkok Area Control Centre (BACC) sector concerned.

5.2 If unable to contact BACC an aircraft should contact OSCAR Control.

5.3 Frequency of these agencies are as follows:

UNIT		FREQUENCY
BACC	SECTOR 1N	124.5 MHz or 256.3 MHz
	SECTOR 2N	126.5 MHz
	SECTOR 3N	128.1 MHz or 263.8 MHz
	SECTOR 5N	132.1 MHz, 268.5 MHz
	SECTOR 6N	133.1 MHz or 285.3 MHz
	SECTOR 5S	135.5 MHz or 285.5 MHz
OSCAR		127.0 MHz or 331.3 MHz
BANGKOK APPROACH		119.1 MHz, 119.4 MHz, 120.3 MHz, or 262.5 MHz
BANGKOK TOWER (VTBD)		118.1 MHz or 236.6 MHz
U-TAPAO APPROACH		119.7 MHz, 134.5 MHz, 238.3 MHz or 273.3 MHz
U-TAPAO TOWER		118.3 MHz or 227.0 MHz
KHORAT APPROACH		129.75 MHz or 349.0 MHz
KHORAT TOWER		122.2 MHz or 240.5 MHz
NAKHONRATCHASIMA APPROACH		123.6 MHz
NAKHONRATCHASIMA TOWER		119.8 MHz or 236.6 MHz
KHON KAEN APPROACH		123.4 MHz or 240.0 MHz
KHON KAEN TOWER		122.25 MHz or 236.6 MHz
UDON APPROACH		126.2 MHz or 265.9 MHz
UDON TOWER		122.5 MHz or 355.4 MHz
UBON APPROACH		123.5 MHz or 257.8 MHz
UBON TOWER		119.9 MHz or 274.5 MHz
TAKHLI APPROACH		124.0 MHz or 325.0 MHz
TAKHLI TOWER		133.25 MHz or 241.5 MHz
KHOK KATHIAM TOWER		122.6 MHz or 238.6 MHz

6 AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT

6 In response to the capacity constraint caused by the Military Air Exercise "STEEL CHALLENGE 2023" the following ATFM measures will be implemented:

6.1 Temporary Flight Level orientation scheme

Flights operating on the following routes are requested to use the following flight level orientation scheme:

6.1.1 Northbound flight from VTBD/VTBS/BKK via A464 (Portion BKK-CMA), Y6, and W9
And Northbound flight from VTPI, VTBL, VTBH, VTPP via W9 – Odd FL

6.1.2 Southbound flight to VTBD/VTBS/BKK via Y7 and all southbound flight on W9 – Even FL

7 Ground Delay Program (GDP) through the provision of Calculated Take-Off Time (CTOT)

7 GDP will be implemented by Bangkok Air Traffic Flow Management Unit (Bangkok ATFMU) to balance the demand and capacity over
congested area. CTOT will be issued to the flights operating in Sector 3N and 6N to land at VTBD, VTBS and VTBU. Specific timing of GDP periods each will be published in the ATFM Daily Plan (ADP), which will be distribute via e-mail to all stakeholders that provided their e-mail to Bangkok ATFMU one day before operations.

When GDP is active, ATS units and aircraft operators are requested to adhere to the procedure published in the AIP Thailand ENR 1.9 and
Bangkok ATFMU Users Manual which can be find at http://atfm.aerothai.aero.

8 POINT OF CONTACT

UNIT	CONTACT DETAILS
Bangkok Air Traffic Flow Management Unit For ATFM Measures during Military Exercise	Phone: +662 287 8024, E-mail: atfmu@bobcat.aero Website: http://atfm.aerothai.aero AFTN: VTBBZDZX
Aeronautical Information Service Department The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand	Phone: +662 568 8830 Mobile: +666 3205 8831 E-mail: aisthai@caat.or.th or ais@caat.or.th
Airspace Management Cell (Thailand) For AUP/UUP	Phone: +662 307 2132, 2141 Mobile: +666 1402 4966 E-mail: thaicmac15@aerothai.co.th

9 VALIDITY

9 This AIP Supplement will remain current until 8 June 2023 at 0630 UTC. Any changes to this supplement will be notified by NOTAM.

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AIP Supplement for Thailand

MILITARY AIR EXERCISE IN BANGKOK FIR "STEEL CHALLENGE 2023"

1 INTRODUCTION

2 EXERCISE AREAS

3 LIST OF CLOSED ATS ROUTES DURING THE "STEEL CHALLENGE 2023"EXERCISE PERIOD

4 CLEARANCE RESTRICTIONS AND FLIGHT PLANNING PROCEDURES

4.1.1 Departure/Overfly flights from VTBD/VTBS/BKK to the following Destination airports:

4.1.2 Arrival/Overfly flight to VTBD/VTBS/BKK from the following Departure airports:

4.2 For Non-RNAV capable Aircraft

4.2.1 Departure/Overfly flights from VTBD/VTBS/BKK to the following Destination airports:

4.2.2 Arrival/Overfly flight to VTBD/VTBS/BKK from the following Departure airports:

5 ACTION IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY

6 AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT

6.1.1 Northbound flight from VTBD/VTBS/BKK via A464 (Portion BKK-CMA), Y6, and W9
And Northbound flight from VTPI, VTBL, VTBH, VTPP via W9 – Odd FL

6.1.2 Southbound flight to VTBD/VTBS/BKK via Y7 and all southbound flight on W9 – Even FL

7 Ground Delay Program (GDP) through the provision of Calculated Take-Off Time (CTOT)

8 POINT OF CONTACT

9 VALIDITY

10 Exercise Area Map

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AIP Supplement for Thailand

MILITARY AIR EXERCISE IN BANGKOK FIR "STEEL CHALLENGE 2023"

1 INTRODUCTION

2 EXERCISE AREAS

3 LIST OF CLOSED ATS ROUTES DURING THE "STEEL CHALLENGE 2023"EXERCISE PERIOD

4 CLEARANCE RESTRICTIONS AND FLIGHT PLANNING PROCEDURES

4.1.1 Departure/Overfly flights from VTBD/VTBS/BKK to the following Destination airports:

4.1.2 Arrival/Overfly flight to VTBD/VTBS/BKK from the following Departure airports:

4.2 For Non-RNAV capable Aircraft

4.2.1 Departure/Overfly flights from VTBD/VTBS/BKK to the following Destination airports:

4.2.2 Arrival/Overfly flight to VTBD/VTBS/BKK from the following Departure airports:

5 ACTION IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY

6 AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT

6.1.1 Northbound flight from VTBD/VTBS/BKK via A464 (Portion BKK-CMA), Y6, and W9And Northbound flight from VTPI, VTBL, VTBH, VTPP via W9 – Odd FL

6.1.2 Southbound flight to VTBD/VTBS/BKK via Y7 and all southbound flight on W9 – Even FL

7 Ground Delay Program (GDP) through the provision of Calculated Take-Off Time (CTOT)

8 POINT OF CONTACT

9 VALIDITY

10 Exercise Area Map

6.1.1 Northbound flight from VTBD/VTBS/BKK via A464 (Portion BKK-CMA), Y6, and W9
And Northbound flight from VTPI, VTBL, VTBH, VTPP via W9 – Odd FL