1. PURPOSE.
This document will define TEC routes and explain when to use them for aircraft within ZLA airspace

2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
The Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for this Mission Statement is the ZLA Facility Advisory Board. This Mission Statement was originally drafted by Tim Roden, ZLA Training Administrator, on March 22, 2017. This document 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 document should be sent to the FAB for review.

3. DISTRIBUTION.
This SOP is intended for use by controllers staffing Positions within SOCAL Approach and SBA_APP

4. BACKGROUND.
This document was crafted in order to explain TEC routes, what they are, and how they are utilized within ZLA.

5. REQUIREMENTS.

1. The FAA has created a set of routes used for aircraft flying between most Southern California Airports. These are called Tower Enroute Control (TEC) Routes. If a TEC route is available between two airports, aircraft are required to be routed via same.
2. ZLA TEC Routes can be found on the ZLA TEC Routes page
3. TEC Routes are broken down into the following aircraft classes. A list of aircraft classes can be found in 7110.65 Appendix A
   1. J Class - Jet aircraft
   2. M Class - Turboprop aircraft
   3. P Class - Piston aircraft
   4. Q Class - Piston aircraft (slowest of the 4 classifications)
4. If an aircraft files the coded name of a TEC Route, the full route must be input into the aircraft’s flight plan.
   1. Ex: CSTN41 should be input as V23.OCN.V165.SARGS
   2. Controllers can quickly change an aircraft’s route in one of the following ways:
      1. By typing “.TEC” into the command bar with an aircraft’s flight plan open and the aircraft selected, where “TEC” is the TEC route code
      2. By typing “.DEPARRC” into the command bar with an aircraft’s flight plan open and the aircraft selected, where “DEP” is the three-letter departure airport identifier, “ARR” is the three-letter arrival airport identifier, and “C” is the TEC class. Note that this does not work for Q class aircraft, as P and Q class share the same TEC routes.