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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

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CITY OF LOS ANGELES,

Petitioner

v.

DANIEL K. ELWELL, in his official capacity as Acting Administrator, Federal

Aviation Administration; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION,

Respondent

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On petition for review of an action by the

Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 46110

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PETITION FOR REVIEW

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MICHAEL N. FEUER, City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles

DAVID J. MICHAELSON, Chief Assistant City Attorney

RUTH M. KWON, Deputy City Attorney

City Hall East, 200 N. Main Street, Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Tel. (213) 978-7100/Fax (213) 978-8312

[email protected]

[email protected]

Counsel for the City of Los Angeles

Case: 19-71581, 06/21/2019, ID: 11341912, DktEntry: 1-5, of 13

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Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 46110, Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate

Procedure, and Circuit Rule 15-1, the City of Los Angeles hereby petitions the

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court for review of the

following final orders issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”):

(1) FAA’s publication and implementation of its North Downwind approach

procedures to the Los Angeles International Airport (“Arrival Routes”) on

May 24, 2018. The FAA’s final orders were the final culmination of a

series of decisions that are cumulatively documented in schematic

drawings of the Arrival Routes attached as Attachments A through C to

this Petition:

(A) HUULL TWO ARRIVAL (RNAV), published on May 24, 2018;

(B) IRNMN TWO ARRIVAL (RNAV), published on May 24, 2018;

and

(C) RYDRR TWO ARRIVAL (RNAV), published on May 24, 2018.

(2) FAA’s decision to restrict public comments regarding FAA flight

procedures as set forth in a published disclaimer on FAA’s Instrument

Flight Procedures (IFP) Information Gateway website, where FAA

publishes flight procedures for review and public comment. FAA’s

disclaimer prohibits access to its IFP Gateway site unless the user

affirmatively acknowledges that FAA will not consider comments


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submitted on the Gateway site relating to environmental impacts of

proposed flight procedures. Attached as Attachment D is FAA’s IFP

Information Gateway disclaimer to parties seeking to submit comments on

FAA procedures.

Dated: June 21, 2019

Respectfully submitted,

/ s / David Michaelson


RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Petitioner City of Los Angeles is a municipal corporation, organized under

the provisions of the Los Angeles City Charter, and not a “nongovernmental

corporate entity.” Therefore, Petitioner is not required to file a corporate

disclosure statement pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1(a).

Dated: June 21, 2019

Respectfully submitted,

/ s / David Michaelson


Attachment A


071°

071°

(3)

N

NO

TE: C

hart n

ot to scale.

ARRIV

AL

RO

UTE D

ESC

RIP

TIO

N

14000

13000

GN

ZZ

O

KEV

VI

JUUSE

DA

HJR

GA

DD

O

103°

(17)

084°

(6)

066°

(5)

1300

0

135°

(20)

079°

(35)

079°

(15)

(5)

103°

084°

(5)

315°

10000

259°

9000

8000

10 N

M

10 N

M

16 N

M

NO

TE: Expect Runway 2

4R u

nless otherwise assig

ned b

y A

TC.

NO

TE: Pro

cedure is only for use w

hen Los

Angeles la

ndin

g w

est.

NO

TE: Turb

ojet aircraft o

nly.

NO

TE:

DM

E/

DM

E/IR

U or

GPS required.

NO

TE:

RN

AV 1.

NO

TE:

RA

DA

R required.

TO

KIO T

RA

NSITIO

N (TO

KIO.H

UU

LL2)

6000 210

K

CLIFY

8000 210

K7000

BA

YST

9000 240

K

RY

DRR

11000 250

K

283°

HU

ULL

FL2

30 280

K

(LAX)LOS ANGELES INTL

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

(HUULL.HUULL2)

HUULL TWO ARRIVAL(RNAV)

(LAX)LOS ANGELES INTL


(HUULL.HUULL2)

HUULL TWO ARRIVAL(RNAV)

18144

24MAY18

(S) 120.9

5 379.1

(N) 133.9 239.3

LOS A

NG

ELE

S T

OW

ER

133.8

D-A

TIS A

RR

124.5 235.9

75

SO

CA

L A

PP C

ON

AL-237 (FAA)

TO

KIO

MA

NZZ

RB

OTO

FL25

0

125°

(17)

FL250

135°

(21)

BR

UK

Y

FL25

0

125°

(17)

FL250

135°

(14)

LLEVI

FL2

50

6000

vectors to final appro

ach course.

on tra

ck 0

71° to cross G

AD

DO at 6000, then o

n tra

ck 0

71°. Expect R

AD

AR

and at 210

K, then o

n tra

ck 0

66° to cross D

AHJR at 6000 a

nd at 210

K, then

8000 a

nd 9

000, then o

n tra

ck 0

84° to cross C

LIFY betw

een 7

000 a

nd 8

000

at or above 9

000 a

nd at 240

K, then o

n tra

ck 0

84° to cross J

UUSE betw

een

103° to cross K

EV

VI at or above 1

0000, then o

n tra

ck 1

03° to cross B

AYST

then o

n tra

ck 0

79° to cross R

YD

RR at 11000 a

nd at 250

K, then o

n tra

ck

Fro

m H

UU

LL o

n tra

ck 0

79° to cross G

NZZ

O betw

een 1

3000 a

nd 1

4000,

ILS or

LOC R

WY 2

4R..

RN

AV (

RN

P) Z R

WY 2

4R a

ppro

ach at D

AHJR or pro

ceed o

n the

In the e

vent of lost co

mm

unications: R

NP L

AX arrivals pro

ceed o

n the

LOST C

OM

MU

NIC

ATIO

NSS

W-3, 21 JU

N 2018 to 19 JU

L 2018 SW

-3,

21 J

UN

201

8 to

19

JUL

2018


Attachment B


ARRIVAL ROUTE DESCRIPTION

GADDO

10 NM

IRNMN

16000

9000 240K

BAYST

8000

9000

JUUSE

7000

8000 210K

CLIFY

DAHJR

6000 210K

131°(7)

126°(11)

084°(6)

084°(5)

066°

(5)

071°071°

(3)

NOTE: Chart not to scale.

306°

HAWTHORNE MUNI

JACK NORTHROP FIELD/

12000

13000 250K

SYMON


AL-237 (FAA)

(RNAV)

(IRNMN.IRNMN2)

IRNMN TWO ARRIVAL

(IRNMN.IRNMN2)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA(RNAV)IRNMN TWO ARRIVAL Arrival Routes

Arrival Routes

LOS ANGELES INTL

12000

6000

24MAY18

18144

HAWTHORNE TOWER

121.1 257.8

(S) 120.95 379.1

(N) 133.9 239.3

LOS ANGELES TOWER

118.4

JACK NOTRHRUP FIELD/HAWTHORNE MUNI ATIS

133.8

LOS ANGELES INTL D-ATIS ARR

124.5 235.975

SOCAL APP CON

Expect Rwy 24R unless otherwise assigned by ATC.

Procedure is only for use when Los Angeles landing west.

Turbojet aircraft only.

DME/DME/IRU or GPS required.

RNAV 1.

RADAR required.

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

the ILS or LOC RWY 24R.

In the event of lost communications proceed on the RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 24R approach or

LOST COMMUNICATIONS

RADAR vectors to final approach course.

and at 210K, then on track 071° to cross GADDO at 6000, then on track 071°. Expect

CLIFY between 7000 and 8000 and at 210K, then on track 066° to cross DAHJR at 6000

then on track 084° to cross JUUSE between 8000 and 9000, then on track 084° to cross

13000 and at 250K, then on track 126° to cross BAYST at or above 9000 and at 240K,

LANDING KLAX/KHHR: From IRNMN on track 131° to cross SYMON between 12000 and

SW

-3, 21 JUN

2018 to 19 JUL 2018 S

W-3

, 21

JU

N 2

018

to 1

9 JU

L 20

18


Attachment C


NO

TE: C

hart n

ot to scale.

ARRIV

AL

RO

UTE D

ESC

RIP

TIO

N

071°

DA

HJR

(5)

071°

(3)

084°

(5)

7000CLIFY

066°

BA

YST

(6)

KEV

VI

283°

10 N

M

JUUSE

103°

(17)

(5)

103°

N

LOS A

NG

ELE

S IN

TL

HA

WTH

OR

NE M

UNI

JAC

K N

ORTH

RO

P FIE

LD/

6000 210

K

8000 210

K

NO

TE: LA

X arrivals e

xpect R

wy 2

4R u

nless otherwise assig

ned b

y A

TC.

NO

TE: Pro

cedure is only for use w

hen Los

Angeles la

ndin

g w

est.

NO

TE: Turb

ojet and turb

opro

p aircraft o

nly.

NO

TE:

RN

AV 1.

NO

TE:

RA

DA

R required.


(RYDRR.RYDRR2)

RYDRR TWO ARRIVAL(RNAV)


(RYDRR.RYDRR2)

RYDRR TWO ARRIVAL(RNAV)

Arrival Routes

Arrival Routes

AL-237 (FAA)

RY

DRR

11000 250

K

10000

GA

DD

O

6000

084°

8000

9000

259°

10 N

M

079°

18144

24MAY18

pro

ceed o

n the ILS or

LOC R

WY 2

4R.

In the e

vent of lost co

mm

unications: R

NP L

AX arrivals pro

ceed o

n the R

NA

V (

RN

P) Z R

WY 2

4R a

ppro

ach at D

AHJR or

LOST C

OM

MU

NIC

ATIO

NS

121.1 257.8

HA

WTH

OR

NE T

OW

ER

(S) 120.9

5 379.1

(N) 133.9 239.3

LOS A

NG

ELE

S T

OW

ER

118.4

JAC

K N

ORTH

RUP FIE

LD/

HA

WTH

OR

NE M

UNI A

TIS

133.8

LOS A

NG

ELE

S IN

TL

D-A

TIS A

RR

124.5 235.9

75

SO

CA

L A

PP C

ON

then o

n tra

ck 0

71°. E

xpect R

AD

AR vectors to final appro

ach course.

7000 a

nd 8

000 a

nd at 210

K, then o

n tra

ck 0

66° to cross D

AHJR at 6000 a

nd at 210

K, then o

n tra

ck 0

71° to cross G

AD

DO at 6000,

above 9

000 a

nd at 240

K, then o

n tra

ck 0

84° to cross J

UUSE betw

een 8

000 a

nd 9

000, then o

n tra

ck 0

84° to cross C

LIFY betw

een

LAN

DIN

G K

LAX/

KH

HR: Fro

m R

YD

RR o

n tra

ck 1

03° to cross K

EV

VI at or above 1

0000, then o

n tra

ck 1

03° to cross B

AYST at or

9000 240

K

SW

-3, 21 JUN

2018 to 19 JUL 2018 S

W-3

, 21

JU

N 2

018

to 1

9 JU

L 20

18


Attachment D


https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/procedures/


CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify, in accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure

15(c), that on June 21, 2019, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served

by certified U.S. mail and electronic mail on the following:

Daniel K. Elwell

Acting Administrator

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20591

[email protected]

Arjun Garg

Chief Counsel

Office of the Chief Counsel


800 Independence Avenue, S.W.


[email protected]

James A. Lofton

Assistant Chief Counsel

Office of the Chief Counsel


800 Independence Avenue, S.W.


[email protected]

/ s / Paulette Jones


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