When is an arrival strip (including emergencies) deadwood?

• A. An arrival strip is deadwood when the aircraft enters the bay.
• B. An arrival strip is deadwood when the EDST readout is displayed.
• C. An arrival strip is deadwood when a landing time is received for an arrival and all coordination (including supervisory notification when required) and stripmarking have been accomplished.
• D. An arrival strip is deadwood when the pilot cancels the flight plan.

Answer: (C)

Deadwood status means the arrival strip is no longer needed for active control actions and can be cleared from the display. The moment this happens for an arrival (including emergencies) is when a landing time for that arrival has been received and all required wrap-up steps are completed—coordination, including notifying supervisory when required, and the stripmarking process. This combination proves the arrival’s status is resolved: the landing time provides a definitive outcome, the coordination ensures everyone involved is informed and the action is properly logged, and stripmarking records that the strip is finished. Simply seeing the aircraft in the bay, or an EDST readout, or the pilot canceling the flight plan does not by itself fulfill these wrap-up requirements. The essential point is that the landing time plus the necessary coordination and marking completes the process, allowing the strip to be discarded as deadwood.