Arizona District Phoenix ATCT and Phoenix TRACON TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Letter 3 Phoenix ATCT and Phoenix TRACON Today 4 Arizona District, Phoenix ATCT and Phoenix TRACON Organizational Chart 5 Arizona District, Phoenix ATCT and Phoenix TRACON Leadership Teams 6 Our Expectations of All Employees 9 On Your First Day 10 Local Area Information 12 Sporting and Special Events 14 Restaurants of Note 16 On Line Resources 18 Phoenix ATCT/TRACON and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Area Map 20 Phoenix ATCT and Phoenix TRACON Directory 22 2 Welcome Letter Dear New Employee, Welcome to Phoenix Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)! Here you will have an opportunity to work with an outstanding team of professionals that help make us a great place to work and develop your skills. Your knowledge, abilities and positive attitude made you a highly regarded addition to our team, and I am certain that you will make a positive impact on our future. All of us want to make your tenure at this facility as enjoyable and rewarding as possible. Please feel free to ask any questions and express your thoughts and ideas to the staff and senior leadership. Our aim is to create an informal atmosphere and involve everyone in the process of making our facility an exceptional place to work. I look forward to working with you, and would like to welcome you again to our team! Sincerely, Phillip D. Thornton Manager, Arizona District 3 Phoenix ATCT and Phoenix TRACON Today The new, state-of-the-art Phoenix ATCT (PHX) and Phoenix TRACON (P50) were completed in 2007. The tower is 312 feet high. STARS, the TRACON’s newest system, can track as many as 1,150 airborne aircraft simultaneously. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is currently the nation’s 8th busiest airport and one of the fastest growing airports in the United States. Southwest Airlines and US Airways are the largest users and comprise 80 percent of the operations at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The new cab boasts 880 square feet, allowing for adequate elbow room. The TRACON is located in a 47,000 square-foot, three-story building at the base of the tower and can accommodate more than 20 positions with additional room to grow. Currently Phoenix airspace comprises approximately a forty-mile radius from Phoenix Sky Harbor up to an altitude of 21,000 feet mean sea level (MSL). This airspace includes two of the top 50 busiest general aviation airports in the country. They are Deer Valley Airport, which is ranked 17 th , and Falcon Field, which is ranked 47 th overall. Arizona District also contains the top two busiest Federal Contract Towers (FCTs) in the nation. Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport is ranked first and Chandler Airport comes in as second. 4 Arizona District, Phoenix ATCT and TRACON Organizational Chart The following organizational chart depicts the structure of Arizona District and the Phoenix ATCT and Phoenix TRACON Management Team. Arizona District Manager Phillip Thornton Systems Operations P50 Staf f Manager Traffic Management Philip Freed Officer Eric Fox P50 Traffic PHX Traffic Administrative Busines s Services Management Management Services Administrative Unit Unit Administrative Officer Officer Polly Phillips Nancy Ellis Management & Program Assistant Heather Lindsay Support Manager Support Manager Support Manager Support Manager Safety Assurance Planning and Training Operations Support Kent Peterson Requirements Roger Mandeville Curt Faulk John Gilding Support Specialists Support Specialist WCG Support Specialists Gerard Gallagher Bob Schimelpfening Contract Training Keith Henry David Miller Dan Cunningham QA Technicians Curtis Strickland Leemay Wu DVT ATCT FFZ ATCT PHX ATCT PRC ATCT P50 TRACON SDL ATCT TUS ATCT U90 TRACON FCTs Air Traffic Manager Air Traffic Manager Air Traffic Manager Air Traffic Manager Air Traffic Manager Air Traffic Manager Air Traffic Manager Air Traffic Manager CHD, FLG, GEU, Toby Jones Harold Sharp Robert Whitworth Paul Winski Phillip Thornton Robert Voss Debra Collins Arthur Blank GYR, IWA, RYN PHX ATCT P50 TRACON Operations Manager Operations James McMahon Managers Joseph Cerrito Eugene Riley PHX ATCT P50 TRACON Front Line Front Line Managers Managers Air Traffic Air Traffic Control Control Specialists Specialists 5 Arizona District, Phoenix ATCT and Phoenix TRACON Leadership Teams Phillip D. Thornton and Philip C. Freed head the Phoenix TRACON Leadership Team. Robert H. Whitworth, Jr., is the Manager for Phoenix ATCT. Below are their bios that outline career paths of these distinguished individuals and briefly describe their personal interests and hobbies. Phillip D. Thornton, Air Traffic Manager, Phoenix TRACON, and Manager, Arizona District Phil Thornton joined the United States Air Force in 1979 and served four years as an air traffic controller. He was hired by the FAA in 1983 as an air traffic controller in Tucson, Arizona. His career has included the following positions: Air traffic controller at Tucson ATCT/TRACON, Dallas-Fort Worth ATCT, Dallas-Fort Worth TRACON, and Phoenix TRACON. Phil served as a staff specialist and operations supervisor at Phoenix TRACON and was the operations manager for Phoenix ATCT and TRACON. He completed two one-year details to FAA Headquarters and has been the assistant air traffic manager at Santa Barbara ATCT/TRACON and Phoenix TRACON. Phil also held the position of air traffic manager at Falcon ATCT and is currently the air traffic manager for Phoenix TRACON and the Arizona district manager. Phil loves sports and his hobbies include scuba diving and golf. He enjoys traveling, reading and visiting museums and historical landmarks. One of his most memorable experiences was diving the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. 6 Philip C. Freed, Staff Manager, Phoenix TRACON Phil was born in the small suburban Philadelphia town of Sellersville, Pennsylvania. He has always had a love of aviation and received his private pilot’s license at age 16. Phil pursued a career in aviation after high school and joined the FAA in 1982 as an air traffic controller in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Phil has held various air traffic controller and staff positions. He worked as controller and traffic management coordinator at Philadelphia International Airport. Here at Phoenix TRACON, he has worked as an air traffic controller, operations supervisor, and operations manager. Phil also served a one-year detail at FAA Headquarters as a specialist in Workforce Services, Labor Relations. He describes his personality as friendly, outgoing and optimistic. Phil enjoys travel, politics, sports, and spending time with his family. He has been married to his wife Melanie for 26 years and has three grown sons. Robert H. Whitworth, Jr., Air Traffic Manager, Phoenix ATCT Bob hails from what is alternately known as the Constitution State, the Nutmeg State, or the Land of Steady Habits, i.e., Connecticut. In 1976, Bob joined the United States Air Force and became an air traffic controller stationed at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. After his four-year stint in the military, Bob worked on his undergraduate studies, and then joined the FAA. Bob was a controller at New Haven Tower and New York TRACON, operations supervisor at Bridgeport Tower, and Air Traffic Manager at Caldwell, Morristown, and Teterboro Towers. Bob also served three years as Branch Manager of the Eastern Quality Assurance Staff, 7 and has held several regional office positions. He holds a Masters in Public Administration. Bob enjoys travel, film, antiques, classic cars, and architecture. On that last point, he’ll bend your ear about the great Frank Lloyd Wright, whose works can be found in the greater Phoenix area. 8 Our Expectations of All Employees Arizona District, the Phoenix ATCT and Phoenix TRACON leadership teams expect all employees to : • Come to work, be on time • Be prepared – mentally and physically • Understand leave policy and manage your leave appropriately • Be cooperative and professional • Treat people with respect and dignity • Take initiative • Be accountable • Lead by example – be a good role model • Do not tolerate or engage in any form of harassment or discrimination • Actively participate in training • Know your airspace and systems, know your equipment • Use prescribed phraseology/correct facility and equipment names • Follow rules and procedures • Be open to feedback – provide honest information • Be an effective team member • Ask for help when you need it • Be human, don’t be afraid to make or admit your mistakes • And most important – Have Fun! 9 On Your First Day Reporting for Duty You should report for duty on your first day of work at 7:00 a.m. Hours of Duty You can expect to be assigned an eight and one-half hour administrative shift (normally from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) for your first few weeks at the facility. Parking Employee parking is on the east side of the TRACON building within the fenced property. Security and Building Access On your first day of work, please bring photo identification with you (driver’s license). You will have to obtain a temporary facility access pass at the guard gate prior to entry to the facility property. This pass must be displayed at all times while at the facility and renewed each day until you receive your permanent FAA ID card. If you are a current FAA employee and retained your ID card from your previous assignment, it will suffice for entrance to the facility. 10 Other Documents You will need the following documents on your first day of work. Driver’s license, automobile registration, and proof of insurance for vehicle decal If you are a new government employee, you will need to furnish the stipulated documents on the Form I-9 you received with your employment packet If you are a veteran and new to government service, please bring a copy of your DD214 to help Human Resource Management establish your service computation date and leave accrual rate 11 Local Area Information Phoenix Metropolitan Area Profile Just as Phoenix is the “hub” of commercial activity in the Southwest, it is also the core around which twenty- plus communities have grown.