1. PURPOSE:

This policy establishes initial altitude assignments for towered facilities.

2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for this Policy is the ZLA Facility Advisory Board. This Policy was originally drafted by Mike Cassel, ZLA Air Traffic Manager, on October 14, 2014 . This Policy shall be maintained, revised, updated or cancelled by the ZLA Facility Advisory Board or any organization that supersedes, replaces or assumes the FAB responsibilities. Any suggestions for modification/amendment to this Policy should be sent to the FAB for review.

3. DISTRIBUTION:

This SOP is intended for use by controllers staffing any position that would provide "clearance delivery" services to aircraft.

4. REQUIREMENTS:

The following altitudes shall be assigned by the clearance delivery controller to IFR departures unless otherwise coordinated. If an aircraft's filed cruise altitude is lower than the altitude specified here, assign the lower altitude.

All Aircraft should be told to expect their filed cruise altitude 5 minutes after departure unless their cruise altitude is also their initial altitude.

1. SOCAL TRACON (SCT):
   1. John Wayne Airport (SNA):
      1. IFR departures on all SIDs except CHANNEL, EL TORO, ANAHM, HAWWC, and MUSEL SIDs “climb via SID except maintain 5000”
      2. IFR departures on EL TORO, CHANNEL, MUSEL SIDs “maintain 5000”
      3. IFR departures on ANAHM, HAWWC SIDs “maintain 2000”
      4. Other IFR turboprop/turbojet: "maintain 5000"
      5. IFR non-turbojet/turboprop: "maintain 2000"
      6. VFR departures: "maintain VFR at or below 2400"
   2. Long Beach Airport (LGB):
      1. All aircraft on FRITR, ZOOMM SIDs “maintain 3000”
      2. All aircraft on TOPMM SID "climb via SID except maintain 3000"
      3. All aircraft on ANAHM, HAWWC SIDs “maintain 2000”
      4. All other IFR departures “maintain 3000”
   3. Los Angeles Airport (LAX):
      1. West Operations
         1. Assign all aircraft on a SID except SKWRL and MOOOS "climb via SID except maintain 5000"
         2. Assign all aircraft on SKWRL and MOOOS SID "maintain 3000"
         3. Assign all aircraft not on a SID to "maintain 3000"
      2. East Operations
         1. Assign all aircraft on GARDY and WNNDY SIDs for runway 6L/R "climb via SID except maintain 3000"
         2. Assign all aircraft on a SID "maintain 3000"
         3. Assign all aircraft not on a SID to "maintain 3000"
   4. Palm Springs Airport (PSP):
      1. maintain 7000
   5. San Diego Airport (SAN):
      1. Assign all aircraft on CWARD SID “climb via SID except maintain (cruise)”
      2. Assign all aircraft on ECHHO, PADRZ, SAYOW, ZZOOO SIDs "climb via SID"
      3. Assign all aircraft on the BRDR SID "maintain 8000"
      4. Assign all aircraft on the FALCC, MMOTO SIDs "climb via SID except maintain 8000"
      5. Assign J type aircraft on the PEBLE SID "climb via SID except maintain 15000"
      6. Assign M type aircraft on the PEBLE SID "climb via SID except maintain 14000"
      7. Assign all aircraft not on SID "maintain 5000"
   6. Ontario Airport (ONT):
      1. Aircraft on POM, SNSHN SIDs "climb via SID except maintain 10000"
      2. Aircraft on NIKKL, RAJEE SIDs "climb via SID except maintain 7000"
      3. Aircraft not on SID "maintain 4000"
   7. Van Nuys Airport (VNY):
      1. Aircraft on HAYEZ SID “climb via SID except maintain 6000”
      2. Aircraft on VVERA SID "maintain 4000"
      3. Aircraft on all other SIDs "climb via SID except maintain 4000"
      4. Aircraft not on SID "maintain 4000"
   8. Burbank Airport (BUR):
      1. Aircraft on ELMOO SID “climb via SID except maintain 4000”
      2. Aircraft on all other SIDS “maintain 4000”
      3. Aircraft not on SID “maintain 4000”
   9. Other SCT Airports:
      1. maintain 5000
2. Las Vegas TRACON (L30):
   1. Las Vegas McCarran Airport (LAS):
      1. Aircraft on RNAV SIDs "climb via SID"
      2. Aircraft on conventional SIDs "maintain 7000"
      3. Aircraft not on SID "maintain 7000"
   2. Other L30 Airports:
      1. Aircraft on SID "climb via SID except maintain 7000"
      2. Aircraft not on SID "maintain 7000"
3. Santa Barbara TRACON:
   1. Santa Barbara Airport (SBA):
      1. maintain 3000
   2. Other Airports:
      1. maintain 5000
4. Bakersfield TRACON:
   1. All Airports:
      1. maintain 3000