Short Final

Short Final: Tuning In Seattle Departures

Russ Niles

Thursday, November 09, 2023 at 04:54 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Departures from Boeing Field in Seattle feature uniquely named procedures, such as CBAIN and NRVNA.
The specific departure assigned (e.g., multi-fix CBAIN or single-fix NRVNA) depends on the direction of flight.
The author notes these departure names strongly reflect Seattle's local culture.

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I flew out of Boeing Field in Seattle and was assigned the CBAIN departure with fixes GNEXX, KURRT and CBAIN. If you depart in the opposite direction you might get the NRVNA departure (just the one fix, “NRVNA”). It doesn’t get much more Seattle than that!

Eric Berman, Woodinville, Washington

Russ Niles

Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.