Before I ask the question, I understand that there are LOAs etc with bordering Zones.
I PM’d WSJC and they confirmed that their Western Boundary was as per the real world, so I checked on charts. Then I was told that I would be in Singapore Airspace and was required to contact ATC which I dutifully did. I was then given instruction to use R16 with 9kt tail wind which I replied asking for R34 as planned and was told no.
I disconnected as I did not want a tail wind in a B757, and didn’t want to argue online.
Anyway, my question is Does WSJC_CTR control Jakarata and Kuala Lumpur? Should ATC deny a pilot runway request given that there was a tail wind and it is outside their area?
Keep in mind that most planes have a tailwind limit of at least 10 knots, and an airport may have a certain traffic flow that they would like to maintain for noise abatement procedures or airspace constraints even with a tailwind. I don’t know about the airport you flew to, but for EGLL, the charts would indicate that they prefer to use runway 27L and 27R as long as the tailwind component is not greater than 5 knots. EDDF also prefers to run the 25s provided the tailwind component doesn’t exceed 5 knots. EBBR prefers to run the 25s as long as the tailwind component doesn’t exceed 7 knots. So this is going to vary by airport.
I’m all for realism. The division director has provided me some technical information in regards airspace responsibilities around Singapore. But the situation was that there was not another aircraft within possibly 50 nautical miles, and no-one at the airport, and no-one else enroute. Turns out the CTR did not have responsibility for runway assignment.
The real issue for me is that I had to disconnect to land safely because the ATCO was not flexible. If there had of been traffic in the vicinity I could understand.
One might wonder, if you cannot land a 757 “safely” with nine knots of tailwind on 12,467 feet of runway at sea level, if you can land one “safely" at all? Maybe you need an interview with the Chief Pilot?
Maybe you need an interview with the Chief Pilot?