4. Some facilities provide Class C services only during
published hours. At other times, terminal IFR radar service
will be provided. It is important to note that the
communications and transponder requirements are
dependent of the class of airspace established outside of the
published hours.

f. Secondary Airports
1. In some locations Class C airspace may
overlie the Class D surface area of a secondary
airport. In order to allow that control tower to provide
service to aircraft, portions of the overlapping
Class C airspace may be procedurally excluded when
the secondary airport tower is in operation. Aircraft
operating in these procedurally excluded areas will
only be provided airport traffic control services when
in communication with the secondary airport tower.
2. Aircraft proceeding inbound to a satellite
airport will be terminated at a sufficient distance to
allow time to change to the appropriate tower or
advisory frequency. Class C services to these aircraft
will be discontinued when the aircraft is instructed to
contact the tower or change to advisory frequency.
3. Aircraft departing secondary controlled
airports will not receive Class C services until they
have been radar identified and two-way communications have been established with the Class C airspace
facility.
4. This program is not to be interpreted as
relieving pilots of their responsibilities to see and
avoid other traffic operating in basic VFR weather
conditions, to adjust their operations and flight path
as necessary to preclude serious wake encounters, to
maintain appropriate terrain and obstruction clearance or to remain in weather conditions equal to or
better than the minimums required by 14 CFR
Section 91.155. Approach control should be advised
and a revised clearance or instruction obtained when
compliance with an assigned route, heading and/or
altitude is likely to compromise pilot responsibility
with respect to terrain and obstruction clearance,
vortex exposure, and weather minimums.
g. Class C Airspace Areas by State
These states currently have designated Class C
airspace areas that are depicted on sectional charts.
Pilots should consult current sectional charts and
NOTAMs for the latest information on services
available. Pilots should be aware that some Class C

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airspace underlies or is adjacent to Class B airspace.
(See TBL 3-2-1.)
TBL 3-2-1

Class C Airspace Areas by State
State/City
Airport
ALABAMA
Birmingham . Birmingham-Shuttlesworth
International
Huntsville . International-Carl T Jones Fld
Mobile Regional
ALASKA
Anchorage . Ted Stevens International
ARIZONA
Davis-Monthan . AFB
Tucson International
ARKANSAS
Fayetteville (Springdale) Northwest Arkansas Regional
Little Rock Adams Field
CALIFORNIA
Beale . AFB
Burbank Bob Hope
Fresno Yosemite International
Monterey Peninsula
Oakland . Metropolitan Oakland
International
Ontario . International
Riverside March AFB
Sacramento International
San Jose Norman Y. Mineta International
Santa Ana . John Wayne/Orange County
Santa Barbara Municipal
COLORADO
Colorado Springs . Municipal
CONNECTICUT
Windsor Locks . Bradley International
FLORIDA
Daytona Beach . International
Fort Lauderdale . Hollywood International
Fort Myers SW Florida Regional
Jacksonville International
Orlando . Sanford International
Palm Beach International
Pensacola . NAS
Pensacola . Regional
Sarasota . Bradenton International
Tallahassee Regional
Whiting . NAS
GEORGIA
Savannah Hilton Head International
HAWAII
Kahului . Kahului
IDAHO
Boise . Air Terminal
ILLINOIS
Champaign Urbana U of Illinois-Willard

Controlled Airspace