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Clearance Delivery — MEM ATCT

IFR Departure Altitudes

Section titled “IFR Departure Altitudes”
Aircraft TypeInitial Altitude
Turbojet5,000 ft (or lower filed)
Non-Turbojet3,000 ft (or lower filed)

SID Restrictions (§2-1-3)

Section titled “SID Restrictions (§2-1-3)”

Requires Prior Coordination with M03

Section titled “Requires Prior Coordination with M03”

The following RNAV/ELVIS transitions require pre-arranged coordination and approval from M03 before use:

SIDTransition
GENEHGEN
NFIVETN5
GMBUDGMB
EFOURTE4
OLEMSOMS
SONEITS1 — AOA 8,000
BINKYBNK
STREETS3
AUTMNAUT
SFOURTS4
NIKIENKE
WFOURTW4
HOTRDHRD
WFIVETW5
GRRIZGRZ
NRONETN1 — AOA 15,000

No-Coordination Window (0200–0600 LCL only)

Section titled “No-Coordination Window (0200–0600 LCL only)”

The following may be used without specific M03 coordination between 0200–0600 local:

GENEH, GMBUD, OLEMS, BINKY, AUTMN, NIKIE, HOTRD, GRRIZ, NFIVE, EFOUR, STREE, SFOUR, WFOUR, WFIVE

Pre-Departure Clearance (PDC)

Section titled “Pre-Departure Clearance (PDC)”

All MEM ATCT controllers are required to issue PDCs via vTDLS per ZME’s Pre-Departure Clearance Policy.

IFR Clearance Guidance (Appendix 1)

Section titled “IFR Clearance Guidance (Appendix 1)”

Aircraft requesting approach to Memphis (KMEM)

Section titled “Aircraft requesting approach to Memphis (KMEM)”
ElementValue
Clearance LimitMEM VORTAC
RouteRadar Vectors
Altitude3,000 ft
Departure ProcedureRunway Heading
FrequencyAppropriate departure frequency
Beacon CodeAs assigned

Aircraft requesting approach to satellite airport

Section titled “Aircraft requesting approach to satellite airport”
ElementValue
Clearance LimitSatellite airport
RouteRadar Vectors
Altitude3,000 ft
Departure ProcedureRunway Heading
FrequencyAppropriate departure frequency
Beacon CodeAs assigned