Alle ore 12.50 locali la Sala Operativa dell’Osservatorio Etneo dell’INGV ha diramato il comunicato VONA (Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation) di livello ROSSO per emissione di cenere vulcanica dall’Etna.
È stata riscontrata intensa attività eruttiva con emissione di cenere. Nuvole di cenere fino a FL130 sono state osservate in un’area ad est-nordest del vulcano in estensione nel pomeriggio.
Alle 15.50 sono state attivate le procedure di contingecy per cenere vulcanica: chiusi i settori A3 dei CTR di Catania e Reggio Calabria. Vietato il volo VFR all’interno e sotto tali settori. A Catania sospese le STAR NATOV 2F/2G/2M/2L e PIMOR 2F/2G/2M/2L/2P/2S/1Q/1H assieme alle SID RCA 7A/7B, PIMOR 7A/7B/7F/5K/5Y e PEKOD 6A/6B/5K/5Y. A Reggio Calabria sospese le SID CDC 6A, PIGER 7D, BERMI 5A, INDAX 5B, CDC 6B, PIGER 7C e le STAR BERMI 1A/1B. Comiso non è influenzato.
Alle 19.30 l’allerta è rientrata declassando l’attività a livello arancione.
A3905/19 NOTAMN
Q) LIRR/QACXX/IV/NBO/E/000/195/3737N01514E065
A) LIRR B) 1905301353 C) 1905301800 EST
E) FLIGHT CONTINGENCY PROCEDURES IN FORCE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF
VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD FROM VOLCANO ETNA ID 211060, PSN COORDINATES
374403N 0150014E, ELEV 10922FT/3330M.
ACCORDING TO CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (ENAC) PROVISION GEN 04B, DUE
TO PRESENCE OF VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD IN THE VICINITY OF THE VULCANO,
FOLLOWING SECTORS OF CATANIA CTR AND REGGIO CALABRIA CTR CLOSED TO
ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS:
1) CATANIA CTR:
– SECTOR A3
2) REGGIO CALABRIA CTR:
– SECTOR A3
RMK:
– VRF FLT NOT ALLOWED WITHIN AND BELOW CTR CLOSED SECTORS OTHER
– LIMITATIONS COULD BE ISSUED BY CATANIA ATC
– LICB (COMISO AD) FLT OPERATIONS NOT AFFECTED
– AVAILABILITY OF SID, STAR AND INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES FOR
LICC (CATANIA/FONTANAROSSA AD) AND LICR (REGGIO CALABRIA AD) WILL BE
SELECTED BY ATC ACCORDING TO OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS DESCRIBED IN
RELEVANT PAGES OF AIP AD 2 (LICC 1-16 AND LICR 1-14 SECTIONS)
REF AIP ENR 2.1.2.9-1 AND ENR 2.1.2.36-3W1256/19 NOTAMR W1252/19
Q) LIRR/QWWXX/IV/NBO/W/000/999/3759N01525E087
A) LIRR B) 1905301146 C) 1906041829 EST
E) VOLCANO ETNA ID 211060, PSN COORD 374403N0150014E ELEV
10922FT/3330M.
EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION IS UNDERWAY WITH SIGNIFICANT STRONG ASH EMISSION
INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. ASH CLOUD OBSERVED MOVING TOWARDS NE
ICAO LEVEL OF ALERT COLOUR: RED
RMK:
-VOLCANIC CLOUD HEIGHT ESTIMATED AT 1050 UTC BTN 3500 AND 4000 AMSL
-PILOTS SHALL WATCH OUT FOR RELEVANT SIGMET AND VOLCANIC ADVISORY
PRODUCTS PROVIDED BY TOULOUSE VOLCANIC ASH ADVISOR CENTER (VAAC) IF
AVBL THROUGH WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.METEO.FR/VAAC/EVAA.HTML (LOWER CASE)
REF AIP ENR 5.3.3-1
F) GND
G) UNL