VVTS Ho Chi Minh FIR

Xin Chao - Hello and Welcome to Vietnam

Welcome to Ho Chi Minh Flight Infomation Region (FIR) Wiki Page for Vietnam Airspace, part of the IVAO XE East Asia Region Division! These sets of pages should help provide you with all the information you need while controlling Ho Chi Minh Airspace

Note: Please keep in mind, IVAO stresses that our network is at global peace without any conflicts between nations. We also strive to simulate realism. So, while it is ok to respect the prohibited airspace at the DMZ between the DPRK and ROK, on IVAO, direct flights are permissible between the two nations. At no time shall any war simulation be performed in Korean airspace as this is a huge violation against IVAO rules and regulations. That being said, enjoy Ho Chi Minh Control

Sector File

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Change Log:

• Created Sector File

Ho Chi Minh Control

Here are the lists of valid center positions IVAO XE authorizes in Ho Chi Minh Airspace

All radio callsigns are "Ho Chi Minh Control" regardless of sector.

Sector Position	Callsign	Frequency	Coverage Area
Ho Chi Minh Contol High	VVTS_CTR	132.350	Primary, High Sector above FL190 when other sectors online. Covers entire FIR when other sectors offline
Ho Chi Minh Control North	VVTS_1_CTR	134.050	North Sector, Danang TMA and airports as well as VVPB VVPK VVCA VVCR VVPC when APP's offline
Ho Chi Minh Control Middle East	VVTS_2_CTR	120.100	Middle East Sector, VVBM VVDL Tansonnhat TMA (Note Has been Replaced with new Full sector Freq)
Ho Chi Minh Control South East	VVTS_3_CTR	120.900	South East Sector, Tansonnhat TMA VVCT VVPQ when APP's offline as well as VVTS_2_CTR when offline
Ho Chi Minh Control South West	VVTS_4_CTR	133.050	South West Sector, Covers SouthWest of Vietnam nearly reach WSJC and VVCS airport
Ho Chi Minh Control West	VVTS_5_CTR	120.700	West Sector,Covers West of VVTS FIR near RPHI

En Route and Cruise

RVSM Airspace

Ho Chi Minh has RVSM Airspace From FL190 to FL410 and as such follows standard semi-circular rules in feet (FL).
360-179 odd flight levels (ex. FL290, FL310, FL230)
180-359 even flight levels (ex. FL300, FL240, FL380)

Transition Altitude

All of Ho Chi Minh FIR Airports has a transition altitude of 9,030 feet and transition level of FL100.

Ho Chi Minh FIR uses QNH (standard 1013 hectopascals or miilibars)

Transponder Codes

En route transponder codes range from 3200-3277
Domestic Departures and Arrivals will get a range of 6000-6777
International Departures and Arrivals will get a range of 5000-5777
Avoid using squawk codes beginning with 40xx,00xx,20xx these are reserved for Manila and Singapore FIR

China LOA and Meters

All handoffs to Chinese airspace will be given to Sanya Control (ZJSA_CTR) on an airway at 5 waypoints and at a meters flight level to meet Chinese RVSM airspace requirements.

Traffic routed North Middle West will be on the M771,A1,P901,L642 airways and a handoff shall be initiated by BUNTA, ITBAM ,EXOTO , DONDA

Traffic routed Middle West will be on the M771 or N892 airway and a handoff shall be initiated by DONDA, MONBO

All aircraft entering Chinese airspace must be assigned a meters altitude by Ho Chi Minh control prior to initiating a handoff to Sanya or sent to UNICOM. Use the chart below to match the nearest meters level to the flight level they are cruising at or filed in Korean airspace. For example, if they are cruising at FL360, assigned 11,000 meters which will translate to FL361/36,100ft. When an aircraft enters Korean airspace from China, assign a cruise flight level nearest to their meters level as Chinese controllers normally do not assign a FL prior to handing off to Vietnamese controllers.

Philphines,Singapore LOA

Manila and Singapore has adapted RVSM airspace, the same as Ho Chi Minh airspace. Handoffs are normally done at mandatory reporting waypoints on a mix of RNAV and high altitude airways to WSJC_CTR and RPHI_CTR is the primary ATC position on IVAO, but if WSJC,RPHI_CTR is online, then all handoffs are made to them.

MESOX from L628 Airway
PANDI from N500 Airway
AKMON from M768 Airway
MELAS from N892 Airway
DUDIS from M771 and L644 Airway
ESPOB from L642 Airway
IPRIX from L637,M753,M755,M765 Airway
IGARI from N891 Airway

If Ho Chi Minh control prefers to give a direct, the direct points shall be to one of the above mention handoff points prior to entering Manila and Singapore airspace.

Standard Arrivals

VVTS Tansonnhat Int'l

The following are the STAR's to be assigned for aircraft arriving into Tansonhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon).

RWY07L,07R ARRIVALS

1. No Transitions WPTS:
   ANLOC1A
   BAOMY1A
   BASON1A
   BITIS1A
   DONXO1A
   KANTA1A
   SAPEN1A,1K,1L,2G
   LANHI1A
   LATHA1A
   VTV1A
   MISAN1A
2. With Transitions WPTS:
   BAOMY1D,1E,DALAP2G arrivals connect with DOVIN,VETOM,LKH,PTH
   VICAL2G connect with NIXUP,ELSAS
   BITIS2G connect with ANHOA,TRN

RWY25L,25R,ARRIVALS

1. No Transitions WPTS:
   ANLOC1B
   BAOMY1B
   BASON1B
   BITIS1B,2J
   DONXO1A
   KANTA1A
   SAPEN1B,1M,1N,2G,2H,2J
   LANHI1A
   LATHA1A
   VTV1A
   MISAN1B
   ELSAS2H
2. With Transitions WPTS:
   BAOMY1F,DALAP2J,2H arrivals connect with DOVIN,VETOM,LKH,PTH
   VICAL1D,1C,2H,connect with NIXUP,ELSAS
   BITIS1F connect with ANHOA,TRN

External Links and References

• VVTS Area and Aerodrome chart