Short Final

Short Final: Tuning In Seattle Departures

Russ Niles
Verified
Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot departing from Boeing Field in Seattle encountered instrument departure procedures with unique, Seattle-themed names.
  • The assigned departure was "CBAIN," which included fixes such as GNEXX and KURRT.
  • An alternative departure in the opposite direction was "NRVNA," notable for being a single fix.
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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.
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