"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

"Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net wrote in message
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Has anyone received a route clearance that included an intersection that
was only on an approach chart and not in an Enroute Chart?
Flew IFR from FRG to GON with the following clearance: Farmingdale Three,
radar vectors BDR, direct MAD, MAD 126 radial to MONDI, direct.
For the life of me I couldn't find MONDI on the enroute. However, it was
in my (up-to-date) Garmin 430 database and it was pretty much on the way
(albeit a bit of a dogleg) so I didn't make it an issue. Turns out MONDI
is only on the KGON ILS RWY 5 and it's not even an IAF. The GPS RWY 33 was
the active approach which made it even more difficult to figure out.

Is this commom anywhere else?


It's not unusual to use an approach fix at the destination airport.


Should they have told me it was only on an IAP chart?


Since you were landing there they probably assumed you were familiar with
the approaches.


Are all the fixes on any of a given airport's approach charts
fair-game to include in an enroute clearance?


If you're landing at that airport, yes.

If I were familiar with the airport, I would advise that I am unable to accept a
clearance direct to an intermediate fix. I'd request direct to an IAF or
vectors. The controller shouldn't place the pilot in such an uncomfortable
position by violating 7110.65, 4-8-1, "Standard Instrument Approach Procedures
shall commence at an Initial Approach Fix or an Intermediate Approach Fix if
there is not an Initial Approach Fix. Where adequate radar coverage exists,
radar facilities may vector aircraft to the final approach course in accordance
with para 5-9-1, Vectors to Final Approach Course.."