Short Final

Short Final: Tuning In Seattle Departures

Russ Niles

Thursday, November 09, 2023 at 04:54 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Departure from Boeing Field (Seattle) uses CBAIN departure route.
CBAIN departure route includes GNEXX, KURRT, and CBAIN fixes.
Opposite direction departures may use NRVNA departure route with only the NRVNA fix.
The departure names (CBAIN and NRVNA) are considered uniquely Seattle.

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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.