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2016 CBA Tentative Agreement Page 210 of 217 mass containing all runways are used to create this polygon. 8 (TERMINAL) Create a complexity factor that applies one count for each 30 - minute segment after an aircraft enters a facility's airspace without exiting or receiving any other counts. If an arrival segment occurs at 31 minutes aft er departure, then the operation would receive a departure, an extended flight mission, and an arrival count. This factor would apply to both the Tower and Approach Control categories. Helicopters operating in their own designated helicopter areas will als o be allowed time - in - airspace credit. Only non - radar facilities should be allowed to manually augment this operation. To implement this factor, the following count elements for Tower and Approach Control facilities would be changed to: Each IFR/SVFR o verflight and extended flight mission count is given a weight of 1.25. Each VFR overflight and extended flight mission count is given a weight of 1.00. And in the Glossary, the following definition would be added: Extended Flight Mission - A flight de laying for more than 30 consecutive minutes in a facility's airspace. Additional counts are authorized after each 30 minutes that passes as long as the aircraft does not receive any other traffic count. 9 (TERMINAL) In the Tower complexity formula, chang e the altitude qualification to 2,000 feet and include obstacles that meet or exceed this requirement within the Tower's airspace. This will also require a change to the glossary definition. The changes will be as follows: Each facility: If it has moun tainous terrain or obstacles within its airspace that are 2,000 feet or greater above its primary airport field elevation = 5%. Change the Appendix A Glossary definition of terrain to: Terrain/Obstacles "A Tower is credited with having mountainous terr ain/obstacles if land or obstacles measure 2,000 feet or greater above the primary airport field elevation and is contained in the Tower's airspace." "An Approach Control is credited with having mountainous terrain if land measures 4,000 feet or greater ab ove the primary airport field elevation and is contained in the Approach Control's airspace." Note: There is no change to the requirement for an Approach Control to receive the terrain element. 10 (EN ROUTE) Increase the weight of each VFR advisory to 1.00 11 (EN ROUTE) Change the glossary definition of Special Use Airspace to: Special Use Airspace (SUA) – Airspace where activities must be confined or limitations may be imposed on aircraft operations. For the purpose of this standard, the SUA airspace types included are: Alert Area, Controlled Firing Area, Military Operations Area, Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace (ATCAA), Prohibited Area, Restricted Area, IFR Military Training Routes, and IFR Refueling Tracks. 12 (EN ROUTE) Change the Airspace Density formula to:

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