Which facility should be contacted for Academy equipment outages requiring a NOTAM?

• A. McAlester FSS
• B. Oklahoma City FSS
• C. The Service Area
• D. Tulsa Approach Control

Answer: (A)

When a facility outage could affect flights, pilots need a NOTAM published to warn them, and the responsibility for issuing that NOTAM sits with the Flight Service Station that covers the affected airspace. For an outage at the Academy’s equipment, the McAlester Flight Service Station is the correct contact because it handles NOTAM coordination for that geographic area. The FSS staff will gather outage details, determine the effective times, and file the NOTAM so pilots can plan accordingly. Air traffic control facilities like approach controls don’t publish NOTAMs, and terms like “the Service Area” aren’t the channel for disseminating NOTAMs.