For the benefit of newcomers to the hobby, this sample transcript of conversations between air traffic controllers and Air Canada Flt 452 will give new listeners a better understanding of the sequence of events and phraseology used from gate to gate. For specific information about each of the ATC services, please refer to the individual "Air Traffic Control Services" links found at the bottom of this page.
(12:36)
AC 452: "Clearance, Air Canada's 452 airways to Ottawa:
ATC: "Air Canada 452 cleared to the Ottawa airport via the Lester 2 departure, flight plan route, depart runway 6 left, squawk 0-5-4-4"
AC 452: "Air Canada 452 cleared to Ottawa, Lester 2, flight plan route, 6 left, 0-5-4-4"
ATC: "452 readback correct, contact apron 2-2-0-7 for push"
AC 452: "Twenty two 0 seven for the push 452"
(12:59)
AC 452: "Apron it's Air Canada 452 ready for pushback"
ATC: "Air Canada 452 push at your discretion, call ready for taxi"
AC 452: "452 roger"
(13:03)
AC 452: "Apron Canada's 452 ready for taxi"
ATC: "Air Canada 452 roger, taxi for 06 left, hold short of Delta Papa"
AC 452: "Roger hold short at Delta Papa"
(13:05)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 hold abeam gate 71"
AC 452: "Hold abeam 71, 452"
(13:07)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 after the Canada 3 passes right to left in front of you contact ground on twenty one nine at Delta Papa"
AC 452: "After the 320 ground on twenty one nine"
(13:08)
AC 452: "Ground, Air Canada 452 approaching Delta Papa"
ATC: "Air Canada 452, good afternoon, taxi Whiskey and Delta for runway 06 left"
AC 452: "Whiskey and Delta for 6 left, 452"
(13:11)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 over to tower on eighteen thirty five"
AC 452: "Tower on eighteen thirty five, Air Canada 452"
(13:11)
AC 452: "Tower it's Air Canada 452 with you on Delta for 6 left"
ATC: "Air Canada 452 continue on Delta, hold short of 6 left"
AC 452: "Delta, hold short of 6 left"
(13:23)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 taxi into position 6 left"
AC 452: "Roger into position, 452"
(13:24)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 clear to takeoff runway 6 left, contact departure 1-2-8 decimal 8 in the air"
AC 452: "Air Canada 452 clear to go, twenty eight eight in the air"
(13:25)
AC 452: "Departure, good afternoon it's Air Canada 452 with you out of 1 point 3 for 5 thousand"
ATC: "Air Canada 452 good afternoon, radar identified maintain 7 thousand"
AC 452: "Roger, maintain 7 thousand"
ATC: "Air Canada 452, after noise abatement turn heading 0-9-0"
AC 452: "Right heading 0-9-0 after noise, Air Canada 452"
(13:26)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 climb to flight level 2-3-0"
AC 452: "Climb to flight level 2-3-0, Air Canada 452"
(13:27)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 contact Toronto Center on 1-2-7-0"
AC 452: "Toronto Center on twenty seven zero Air Canada 452, good day"
(13:27)
AC 452: "Toronto Center Air Canada 452 climbing to 2-3-0"
ATC: "Air Canada 452 roger, clear direct Campbellford"
AC 452: "Direct Campbellford, 452"
(13:32)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 increase speed to three hundred knots"
AC 452: "452, increase to three hundred knots"
(13:33)
ATC: "Air Canada 452, contact Toronto Center on 1-2-4-6-7"
AC 452: "Twenty four sixty seven for Air Canada 452"
(13:33)
AC 452: "Center it's Air Canada 452 with you climbing through twenty two point five"
ATC: "Air Canada 452 identified, maintain 3-3-0"
AC 452: "Ah, we'd prefer 2-7-0 as a final for today"
ATC: "Roger, climb to 2-7-0 for Air Canada 452"
AC 452: "Thank you, Air Canada's 452"
(13:35)
AC 452: "Ah center, Air Canada 452 would like to try level 2-4-0"
ATC: "Roger your request, maintain 2-4-0"
AC 452: "Maintain 2-4-0, Air Canada 452"
(13:37)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 call Montreal now on 1-3-5-0-5"
AC 452: "Thirty five 0 five, thanks for your help, 452"
(13:38)
AC452: "Montreal, Air Canada 452 flight level 2-7-0 with clearance to 2-4-0 our discretion, if you could pass on to Ottawa we are requesting runway 32"
ATC: "452 roger, I check your request for runway 32"
(13:42)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 descend to 1-1 thousand"
AC452: "Air Canada 452 is leaving flight level 2-7-0 for eleven thousand"
(13:43)
AC452: "Air Canada 452 is requesting direct VOLAG"
ATC: "452 unable direct VOLAG, maintain present heading"
AC452: "Maintaining present heading, 452"
(13:49)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 contact Ottawa terminal on 1-3-5-1-5"
AC452: "Air Canada 452, good day"
(13:49)
AC452: "Ottawa good afternoon, Air Canada 452 is out of thirteen six for 1-1 thousand, requesting runway 32 and direct VOLAG"
(13:50)
ATC: "Air Canada 452, runway 32, maintain 6 thousand, altimeter 30.05, maintain present heading"
AC452: "Cleared to 6, present heading"
(13:51)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 is cleared direct VOLAG and cleared the ILS 32"
AC452: "Direct VOLAG and cleared the ILS 32"
(13:52)
AC452: "Air Canada 452 will be descending to 3000 on the ILS"
ATC: "Roger"
(13:54)
AC452: "Air Canada 452 has the field in sight, requesting the visual"
ATC: "Air Canada 452 is cleared the visual runway 32, not below 2 until final, contact tower on 1-1-8 decimal 8"
AC452: "Cleared the visual not below 2 until final, switching to tower, Air Canada 452"
(13:55)
AC452: "Ottawa Tower, Air Canada 452 is 10 miles back on the left visual 32"
ATC: "Air Canada 452 altimeter is 30.05"
AC452: "30.05, Air Canada 452"
(13:58)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 is cleared to land runway 32, winds 340 at 5 to 10"
AC452: "Cleared to land, Air Canada 452"
(14:01)
ATC: "Air Canada 452 contact ground 1-2-1 decimal 9"
AC452: "Air Canada 452"
(14:02)
AC452: "Ground Air Canada 452 is with you for gate 18"
ATC: "Air Canada 452 is cleared into gate 18"
AC452: "Air Canada 452"