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2. Airspace

2.1 FIR Overview

SECTOR DIAGRAM

Bahrain RDR

Position Sector Frequency
OBBB_1_CTR Central Super/Bandbox 127.525
OBBB_2_CTR East Higher 132.125
OBBB_3_CTR North Higher 127.575
OBBB_CH_CTR Central Higher 124.300
OBBB_CL_CTR Central Lower 122.300
OBBB_N_CTR North Lower 126.700
OBBB_E_CTR East Lower 132.850

2.2 Connection Hierarchy

Position Prerequisite Sector Notes
OBBB_1_CTR N/A Bandbox Position
OBBB_2_CTR OBBB_1_CTR
OBBB_3_CTR OBBB_1_CTR
OBBB_CH_CTR OBBB_1_CTR
OBBB_CL_CTR OBBB_CH_CTR, OBBB_1_CTR Can be opened without BBCH with prior permission.
OBBB_N_CTR OBBB_3_CTR, OBBB_1_CTR Can be opened without BB3 with prior permission.
OBBB_E_CTR OBBB_2_CTR, OBBB_1_CTR Can be opened without BB2 with prior permission.

2.3 Sector Responsibilities

Sector Primary Responsibility
OBBB_1_CTR Central supervisory/bandbox operations and overall FIR flow management.
OBBB_2_CTR OMAE inbound and outbound traffic flows.
OBBB_3_CTR Northern Gulf and Kuwait traffic flows.
OBBB_CH_CTR Upper-level central Bahrain FIR operations.
OBBB_CL_CTR Lower-level inbound sequencing into OBBI.
OBBB_N_CTR Northern lower airspace and Kuwait coordination.
OBBB_E_CTR Eastern lower airspace and UAE coordination.

2.4 Surrounding Airspaces

BAHRAIN ACC

Bahrain AIR