Commercial Fixed Wing
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 24
Workload; Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown; Confusion
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance
Procedure; Human Factors
Denver 9 Special! Denver 9 handed me three aircraft that were red alert within 30 miles of my airspace all at the same altitude. All aircraft came from Denver 9 heading eastbound on conflicting courses. Aircraft Z was the furthest of the three north; then Aircraft X then Aircraft Y the furthest south. I got control for turns from Denver 9 to turn Aircraft Y 30 degrees left to go behind Aircraft X.  Aircraft Y was also on a collision course with Aircraft Z. After getting Aircraft Y a safe 10 miles behind Aircraft X with a vector I had to turn Aircraft Y to the right and give him a route change to keep him from losing separation with Aircraft Z.Denver center is; on a daily basis; handing us aircraft that will lose separation within 30 mile from our airspace. A lot of time when we bring it to their attention they become belligerent and argumentative! Most often when we as controllers bring it to our supervisors they shake their head and chuckle.
ZMP Controller reported of ZDV giving him a situation where three aircraft will be a conflict within thirty miles of entering his airspace. Controller tried to get Denver to fix the problem; but instead was given control of the three aircraft to fix it himself.