Posted by Matt Cawby on June 25, 2001 at 22:03:04:
In Reply to: Air Traffic Control posted by D on June 25, 2001 at 19:34:24:
: When I listen to Seattle Center I hear them say names of VOR's like 'Moses'
: 'Tatoosh', "direct Redwood Falls" or "direct Janesville" and so on. But when I hear names on Seattle Approach I'm not sure they're VORTAC's.
: I was woundering if anyone knew what they were. They are- "park" "anvil" and "magnum".
: And why do flights only going to Anchorage get "direct layer" ?
ANVIL and MGNUM are airspace fixes, approximately over downtown Seattle. This FAA publication has the exact location, scroll down to Airspace Fixes
http://www.faa.gov/ATPubs/LID/LIDHME.htm
FAA identifiers are usually limited to 5 characters, probably from DOS days.
Matt