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Lnk controller reports of confusion by pilots due to name change of airspace and facility telephony name.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1168371 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LNK.Airport |
| State Reference | NE |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was transitioning the airspace surrounding lnk. When aircraft X was 20 miles southeast of lnk he called lincoln tower; for clearance through the airspace to jyr. I initially thought the pilot was calling for clearance at lnk for a departure to jyr. And after he didn't respond to me I noticed his location and omaha approach had tagged him up; since he was in their airspace and needed to be talking to them not lincoln tower.pilots are confused when transitioning through the lnk area airspace on who to contact for clearance. Several months ago the airspace changed names from 'lincoln approach/departure' to 'omaha approach/departure'. I think that pilots assume that since they are flying near lincoln they need to contact us and not approach since they are not flying in omaha area; which is 60 miles northeast of lnk. The name for the lnk sector for approach needs to be changed back to 'lincoln approach/departure' to decrease pilot confusion and increase safety in this airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LNK Controller reports of confusion by pilots due to name change of airspace and facility telephony name.
Narrative: Aircraft X was transitioning the airspace surrounding LNK. When Aircraft X was 20 miles SE of LNK he called Lincoln Tower; for clearance through the airspace to JYR. I initially thought the pilot was calling for clearance at LNK for a departure to JYR. And after he didn't respond to me I noticed his location and Omaha approach had tagged him up; since he was in their airspace and needed to be talking to them not Lincoln Tower.Pilots are confused when transitioning through the LNK area airspace on who to contact for clearance. Several months ago the airspace changed names from 'Lincoln Approach/Departure' to 'Omaha Approach/Departure'. I think that pilots assume that since they are flying near Lincoln they need to contact us and not approach since they are not flying in Omaha area; which is 60 miles NE of LNK. The name for the LNK sector for approach needs to be changed back to 'Lincoln Approach/Departure' to decrease pilot confusion and increase safety in this airspace.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.