We provide oceanic control services over the skies of the North Atlantic on VATSIM.
As a member of the VATCAN (Canada) Division on VATSIM, Gander Oceanic is dedicated to providing air traffic control services, training, and resources for flying and controlling in the Gander and Shanwick OCAs.
We provide oceanic control services over the skies of the North Atlantic on VATSIM.
As a member of the VATCAN (Canada) Division on VATSIM, Gander Oceanic is dedicated to providing control services, training, and resources for flying and controlling in the Gander and Shanwick OCAs.
The Gander Oceanic OCA
The Gander Oceanic OCA has been committed to providing the best oceanic control available on the VATSIM network for years. Supported by VATCAN and the Americas region, our team is dedicated to providing quality instruction of non-radar surveillance procedures and phraseology, supporting our incredible community of talented controllers and providing resources for pilots so that everybody can experience the best that the world of oceanic flight has to offer. We are proud to operate a full ADS-B simulation, supported by our Oceanic EuroScope plugin, the Virtual North Atlantic Airspace Situation Tracker (vNAAATS).
Since 2017, the Gander Oceanic OCA has undergone a major revitalisation, with the development of a brand new website, a new controller package and plugin and an increased focus on the quality of our training program and associated resources. Our procedures are constantly being reviewed and our tools are regularly updated based on the amazing feedback from our community. We aim to provide the coolest, calmest and most collected service to pilots flying over the North Atlantic, and we're glad that you're interested in how it all works!
The Gander and Shanwick OCAs
The Gander OCA spans a massive 905 nautical miles, bordering Shanwick at 30 degrees west, Santa Maria at 45 degrees north (between 30 and 40 degrees west) and New York Oceanic at 45 degrees north (between 40 and 51 degrees west). The OCA also borders several domestic flight information regions (FIRs), including Gander Domestic, Montreal, Sondrestrom and Edmonton. Airspace within the Gander OCA is Class A above 5,500 ft and Class G below.
The Shanwick OCA stretches another enormous 545 nautical miles, bordering Gander at 30 degrees west, Santa Maria at 45 degrees north and Reykjavik at 61 degrees north. Like Gander, Shanwick also borders several domestic FIRs: Scottish, Shannon, London, Brest and Madrid. Airspace is Class A above 5,500 ft and Class G below.
