Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2
Situational Awareness; Confusion
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert
Airspace Structure; Chart Or Publication
I was on Local Control as Controller in Charge. I noticed that Aircraft X was coming in at an altitude lower than the Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA) the aircraft was in. I pulled a full route of the flight plan to see if the aircraft was filed on a Victor Airway and Aircraft X was not; the aircraft was filed at 11000 feet. I instructed the Approach Controller to wait until the aircraft cleared the MVA to take the handoff.
While working Approach/Departure Control Aircraft X was inbound from the Southwest direct CPR airport. According to the Full Route the aircraft was direct CPR at 11000 feet. The Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA) along the route of flight was 11200 feet. I did not accept the handoff from ZDV Sector 22 until the aircraft was located in a lower MVA 3 miles from our boundary due to the aircraft at 11100 in the 11200 MVA.
CPR Local Controller reported the Approach Controller was being handed off an aircraft from the Center indicating 100 feet below the MVA. He ordered the Approach Controller to not take the handoff until the aircraft was in a lower MVA.