LOA/N90 JFK

Letter of Agreement

New York TRACON (N90) & Kennedy Local (JFK)

Rev. 1 - 1 Jan 2011

Purpose

This agreement prescribes transfer of control procedures, radar handoff procedures, route/altitude assignments, and delegation of airspace between New York TRACON (N90) and John F Kennedy TRACON (JFK).

Scope

The procedures contained herein must apply unless prior coordination is effected.

Disclosure

vZNY and any other facilities mentioned in this document are affiliated with the Virtual Air Traffic Simulation (VATSIM) network. The procedures outlined in this document are intended exclusively for use in the VATSIM flight simulation environment and must never be used for actual flight or air traffic control operations. vZNY and any other facility mentioned in this document are not affiliated with the FAA in any manner.

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Local Control Procedures

• JFK Local shall:
  • Ensure that affected TRACON controllers are aware of the current ATIS code, runways in use, and approach information either by verbal (or textual) or automated coordination.
  • Verbally (or textually) advise of changes in the airport configuration or weather.
  • Advise the departure controller as soon as practical of any missed approaches and go-arounds. When a missed approach or go-around will be re-sequenced by TRACON, stop departures and coordinate release of successive departures.
  • When simultaneous ILS runway 31L/R approaches are in use, tower is responsible for the lateral separation between aircraft on the same final approach course within tower’s airspace.
  • Ensure that aircraft on the ILS 13L approach do not proceed more than one half (1/2) mile Northeast of the localizer.
  • Ensure that aircraft on the ILS 31R approach do not proceed more than one half mile (1/2) Northeast of the localizer when LGA lands LOC 31.

Kennedy Departure Procedures

• JFK Local shall:
  • Identify to TRACON the last aircraft that will depart prior to a runway configuration change. Local shall then obtain a release from TRACON for the first departure in the new configuration.
  • Obtain releases for aircraft not using the standard departure runway(s).
  • Ensure complete and accurate flight plans for all VFR departures. If the departure will be handled by TRACON, do not radar identify but handoff in a timely fashion.
  • Handoff departing traffic to TRACON after observing a turn towards the assigned climb or heading. Ensure the handoff is accomplished in a timely fashion.
  • During the midnight shift, JFK will issue:
    • RNGRR transition / Breezy Point climb when landing 4L/R and departing 31L.
    • Gateway climb when departing 22R and landing other than 13L/R.

Kennedy Arrival Procedures

• New York TRACON shall:
  • Inform JFK Local of the first and last aircraft for each runway whenever a change of traffic flow is agreed upon.
  • Coordinate any approach other than that advertised in the ATIS by using the scratchpad entries in Table 1.
    • NOTE: Use “VAP” in the scratchpad to indicate that an arrival is following traffic to the active runway. Use “CRA” in the scratchpad to indicate a helicopter executing the Copter RNAV (GPS) 027 approach.
  • Verbally (or textually) obtain approval for use of a runway not designated as active for arrivals. Coordinate each arrival that will approach from a nonstandard transfer point or will land on a non-standard arrival runway. Approval for these approaches may be granted for an individual aircraft, a series of aircraft, or for a specified time frame.
  • During overflow procedures, coordinate with local which TRACON position is controlling overflow traffic.
  • Ensure transfer of communications to local NO later than the points specified.
    • Instrument Approaches: On the final approach course at JFK 8.5 DME for all approaches except the ILS 13L which needs to occur no later than JFK 6.1 DME.
    • Visual Approaches: Outer marker or 5-mile final, whichever is greater.
    • Overflow Procedures: Prior to 10 miles from the landing runways 4R or 22L with concurrent departures on runways 13L/R.
  • During the midnight shift, ensure that:
    • RNGRR transition / Breezy Point and Bridge climb aircraft are NOT vectored until crossing the Rockaway shoreline.
    • RBV/ARD departures remain east of Sandy Hook and New Jersey shoreline (Eastern edge of JFK blocks #12 and #13) until leaving 10,000’.
    • Runway 31L RBV departures remain on the CRI R-223 until the Sandy Hook shoreline.
    • Runway 31L departures destined for North and East departure gates remain south of the Long Island shoreline as long as feasible.

Table 1 - Scratchpad entries for different types of approach to JFK

Approach	4L	4R	13L	13R	22L	22R	31L	31R
ILS	I4L	I4R	I3L	–	I2L	I2R	I1L	I1R
LOC	L4L	L4R	L3L	–	L2L	L2R	L1L	L1R
VOR	–	V4R	–	–	V2L	–	V1L	–
GPS or RNP	R4L	R4R	R3L	R3R	R2L	R2R	R1L	R1R
Visual	4L	4R	13L	13R	22L	22R	31L	31R
Parkway Visual	–	–	PVA	PVA	–	–	–	–
Belmont Visual	–	–	–	–	BVA	–	–	–