LOA/ZNY ZOB

Letter of Agreement

New York ARTCC (ZNY) & Cleveland ARTCC (ZOB)

Rev. 4 - 28 Aug 2018

Purpose

This agreement prescribes transfer of control procedures, radar handoff procedures, route/altitude assignments, and delegation of airspace between New York ARTCC (ZNY) and Cleveland ARTCC (ZOB).

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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General Procedures

• ZOB/ZNY ATC shall at all times:
  • Coordinate and resolve, in a practical manner that provides the smoothest experience to the pilot, all deviations from, and situations not addressed by, this document (e.g., non-standard sectorization, holding, pilots unable to accept LOA routes, aircraft above/below LOA altitudes, etc.).
  • Ensure that all aircraft are at a 1X simulation rate prior to initiating handoff.
  • Unless otherwise stated in this document or coordinated via verbal or textual means, aircraft must be climbing to, descending to, or level at the correct altitude for direction of flight prior to any handoff.
  • Ensure that aircraft on the same route segment at the same altitude (or different altitudes, but same destination airport within ZOB or ZNY) are separated by not less than 10nm (steady or increasing) or other value specified herein unless greater MIT separation is requested real-time by ZOB/ZNY.

    NOTE: Separation of less than 10nm is permitted provided the trailing aircraft is operating at a speed that will permit it to overtake the lead aircraft, and both are vertically separated.

  • Transfer of radar identification shall be made in relation to the center-prescribed boundary. Boundaries defining lateral/vertical control jurisdiction between centers shall be defined as the Transfer Point (TP).
    • Ensure that handoff requests are made at least 10nm prior to the relevant airspace boundary unless otherwise specified in this document. Handoff requests may be initiated up to 50nm without prior coordination.

      NOTE: Transfer of radio communications can be delayed no later than the lateral boundary.

  • Ensure that all conflicts, imminent situations, and MIT separation issues are resolved prior to handoff.
  • Ensure that all scratchpad entries are cleared unless required to convey operational information (e.g., “M80” for assigned Mach number, “H###” for assigned heading) not coordinated by other means (e.g., private message, verbally, etc.).
  • Ensure the datablock is formatted as follows:
    • For aircraft climbing to an altitude lower than the flight planned altitude:
      • If the altitude is consistent with an LOA procedure, no entry.
      • If the altitude is non-standard or not contained within this LOA, a temporary altitude reflecting the cleared altitude.
    • For aircraft descending to meet an issued crossing restriction, a temporary altitude with the applicable crossing altitude. Exception: ZNY controllers may use hard altitudes instead of temporary altitudes in these circumstances.
    • For aircraft descending to an assigned altitude, no temporary altitude is used, and the filed/planned altitude is amended to the new cleared/assigned altitude.
    • No scratchpad, except if specific control instructions that differ from LOA procedures have been issued. In these cases, the alternate instruction shall be verbally or textually included as well as included in the scratchpad. Scratchpad entries may include:
      • Indicated speed restrictions (e.g., “210”, “270+”)
      • “M” for Mach speed restrictions (e.g., “M81”, “M78+”)
      • “H” for heading assignments (e.g., “H230”)
      • “H” and direction for deviations (e.g., “H15L” for 15 degrees left of track)
• The transferring facility shall not be required to change or issue routing to aircraft if it is satisfactory to the first fix in the receiving facility's area unless the aircraft originates in the transferring facility's area.
  • Ensure that all portions of a flight plan are accurate prior to initiating a handoff.
    • If an aircraft was cleared direct to a waypoint along the route of flight, then delete the route segment up to, but not including, the waypoint.
• Aircraft en route between centers shall be transferred at the altitude/flight levels specified in Attachments 4 and 5.
• Each facility has control for beacon code changes on traffic within 10nm of the ZNY/ZOB boundary.

ZOB to ZNY

• 60nm West of HAR, ZNY has control of aircraft destined KPHL / KPHL Satellites and KACY via J152, at FL240 and above, to descend to FL240, turns 20° left or right of course, and to change beacon code assignment.
• Aircraft on J584/FQM STAR may be cleared direct FQM if they enter ZNY airspace within 5nm of the centerline of J584/FQM STAR.
• ZNY has control for right turns of KUNV arrivals via V501 at BLINK intersection.
• Aircraft within 10nm of V12 may be cleared direct HAR.

ZNY to ZOB

• Aircraft departing KMDT / KMDT Satellites cleared via routing South of J64, excluding J64, requesting FL260 or above shall be cleared to FL260.
• Aircraft departing KMDT/KMDT Satellites cleared via J60/J64 requesting FL300 or above shall be cleared to FL300 and handed off to the BKI (Brecksville) sector.
• Aircraft on J110/J230/Q480 may be cleared direct AIR if they enter ZOB airspace within 10nm of the centerline of J110/J230/Q480. ZNY shall ensure that this traffic does not conflict with J152.
• Aircraft on V474 may be cleared direct IHD if they enter ZOB airspace within 10nm of the centerline of V474.
• Aircraft destined to KPIT / KPIT Satellites may be cleared direct IHD if they enter ZOB airspace within 10nm North of the centerline of J110/J230/Q480. ZNY shall ensure that this traffic does not conflict with J152.
• Aircraft departing KPSB, KN96 and KUNV requesting 10,000′ or above shall be cleared to 10,000'. ZOB has control for climb and turns up to 30° either side of course subsequent to acceptance of radar handoff and frequency change.
• Aircraft within 10nm of V12 may be cleared direct JST.
• ZOB shall have control for turns of up to 20° left or right of course, at or above FL260, South of J152 and within 10nm of the ZNY/ZOB boundary on aircraft routed via J110/J230/Q480, BRNAN and PSYKO. ZOB shall be responsible for any point out requirements to adjacent facilities or other sectors within ZNY resulting from this procedure. ZOB shall ensure that any aircraft turned by ZOB within ZNY airspace on either route will not conflict with aircraft on the other route.

Attachment 1 – Cleveland Center Airspace Delegated to New York Center [Show]

Airspace delegated to New York Center from SFC to 8,000' for re-delegation to ELM Tower/TRACON. ZOB assumes control of this airspace during hours Elmira Tower/TRACON is closed.

Airspace delegated to New York Center from SFC to 10,000'.

Airspace delegated to New York Center from SFC and above as depicted. Portions of this airspace will be re-delegated to Harrisburg Tower/TRACON.

Attachment 2 – New York Center Airspace Delegated to Cleveland Center [Show]

Attachment 3 – Interaction with Boston ARTCC (ZBW) [Show]

Attachment 4 – Route Descriptions: From ZNY to ZOB [Show]

Arriving	Departing	Route	Restrictions	Altitudes
From ZNY to ZOB Destinations
PIT, PIT Sats (except AGC)	BOS, BDL, JFK and Northeast	SLT CIP V226 GRACE	Non-RNAV At or above FL180
		SLT HAYNZ STAR	RNAV At or above FL180
	ELM, ELM Sats	ULW SLT CIP V226 GRACE	Non-RNAV At or above FL180	At or below FL200
		ULW SLT HAYNZ STAR	RNAV At or above FL180	At or below FL200
	All Airports	SLT	At or above FL180	At or below FL240
		THS V474 NESTO	Non-RNAV At or above FL180	At or below FL220
		VINSE DEMME STAR	RNAV At or above FL180	At or below FL220
	RDG, PHL, EWR, MDT, MDT Sats	THS V474 IHD NESTO	Non-RNAV Non-Jet Traffic	At or below 16,000'
		THS V474 IHD DEMME STAR	RNAV Non-Jet Traffic	At or below 16,000'
AGC	BOS, BDL, JFK and Northeast	ETG REC AGC	At or above FL180
ROC	All Airports	Direct GIBBE or ROC	Arriving at or North of ULW	At or below 16,000'
			Arriving at or North of ULW ZNY unable to descend due to traffic	At or below FL180 descending to 16,000'
			Arriving south of ULW	At or below FL220
BUF and IAG	All Airports	J220 SFK BUF		At or below FL260
		ULW BENEE V164 BUF		At or below FL260
BKL, CGF, LNN, CAK	All Airports	PSB		At or below FL300
CLE	All Airports			At or below FL340
DTW	PHL, ABE, RDG, MDT, ACY	J110 LEJOY J518 DJB GEMNI GEMNI STAR	Non-RNAV
	PHL, PHL Sats, ABE	KIPPI PSYKO KOZAR LIVER DJB GEMNI STAR	RNAV
DET, YIP, PTK, ARB, YQG	All Airports	Q818 WOZEE COLTS BOREK LOPVO AXXIS GOHMA STAR	RNAV
		PSB LLEEO STAR	Non-RNAV
From ZNY through ZOB to Other Destinations
YYZ	All Airports	Via WOZEE	SFK or North of SFK	At or below FL340
CVG	BDL, PVD, BOS, ABE, AVP, SWF, BGM	PSB PSB281 MAULL SLT249 KODIE CTW081 CTW	Non-RNAV
		PSB MAULL KODIE CTW	RNAV
IND	All Airports	KIPPI PSYKO BUBAA HIDON ROD CLANG STAR	RNAV Aircraft	Requesting FL240 and below
		ABE	KIPPI PSYKO BUBAA HIDON ROD CLANG STAR	RNAV Aircraft
All Airports Routed via Q42	ABE	KIPPI PSYKO BUBAA HIDON MIE DNV IRK		Must be requesting FL340 or above Except destined DTW and IND

Attachment 5 – Route Descriptions: From ZNY to ZOB [Show]

Arriving	Departing	Route	Restrictions	Altitudes
From ZOB to ZNY Destinations
LGA	All Airports	ETG MIP STAR		At or below FL330
	CVG, LUK, PIT, PIT Sats, and east of PIT	PSB MIP MIP STAR		At or below FL290
EWR	All Airports	SLT FQM STAR	Aircraft capable of 250 KIAS or greater	Jets: At or below FL310 Non-Jets: At or below FL230
		FQM PENNS STAR	Aircraft less than 250 KIAS	At or below 17,000'
	East of PIT	PSB FQM FQM STAR	Aircraft capable of 250 KIAS or greater	Jets: At or below FL310 Non-Jets: At or below FL230
EWR Sats	All Airports	J70 LVZ LVZ STAR	Aircraft capable of 250 KIAS or greater	At or below FL350. This traffic must be in-trail with or at an altitude below JFK arrivals.
	PIT and east of PIT	PSB J49 MAGIO J70 LVZ LVZ STAR	Aircraft capable of 250 KIAS or greater	At or below FL350. This traffic must be in-trail with or at an altitude below JFK arrivals.
	All Airports North of ULW270 radial	HNK V167 WEARD V489 COATE		Jets: At or below FL310 Non-Jets: At or below FL230
TEB, CDW, MMU	All Airports	FQM MEGSS HAYED PENNS STW LVZ V613 RACKI PENNS STW	Aircraft less than 250 KIAS	Non-Jets: At or below FL230
PHL, PHL Sats, ACY	All Airports	BOJID STAR (RNAV) BUNTS STAR (Non-RNAV)	Aircraft capable of 250 KIAS or greater	Jets: At or below FL250 Non-Jets: At or below 17,000'
		V106 RASHE V276 RAV V170 V210 BUNTS	Aircraft less than 250 KIAS	Non-Jets: At or below 17,000'
		Via J152	Aircraft capable of 250 KIAS or greater	Jets: At or below FL250 Non-Jets: At or below 17,000'
RDG (except via ETG)	All Airports			Jets: At or below FL190 Props: At or below 17,000'
RDG, ABE, AVP	All Airports	Via ETG	Jet Aircraft	At or below FL250
MDT, MDT Sats	All Airports		North of V210	At or below 17,000'
			On or South of V210	At or below 17,000' descending to 11,000' traffic permitting.
ELM, ITH, BGM	All Airports		North of J70	At or below 17,000'
			South of J70	At or below FL230
IPT	All Airports			At or below 17,000'
JFK	All Airports	HOXIE J70 LVZ LENDY STAR	Jet Aircraft
	CLE, CMH, PIT	PSB V6 FJC ARD V276 ZIGGI	Non-Jet Aircraft	At or below 17,000'
	East of PIT	PSB J49 MAGIO J70 LVZ LENDY STAR	Jet Aircraft
SWF, SWF Sats	All Airports	Via PSB		At or below FL290
HVN, BDR, OXC	All Airports		North of SLT J190	Descending to FL290
HPN	PIT and east of PIT	SLT J190 CFB V270 DNY V483 IGN V157 HAARP		At or below FL290
AVP	All Airports	J70		At or below FL230
ISP, ISP Sats	All Airports	HNK NELIE STAR	Between 1400-2000 local
		J70 STW LENDY	All other times
From ZOB through ZNY to Other Destinations
DCA, IAD	BUF, ROC, YYZ	PSB		At or below FL250 and in-trail as one airport
IAD	All Airports	SYR		At or below FL300
	BUF, YYZ		Non-Jet Aircraft	At or below 17,000'
ALB, ALB SATS	All Airports	SLT	Between 0700-2100 local	At or below FL290 Between 0700-2100 local
SYR	All Airports	PSB		At or below FL270
OIC	All Airports		North of PSB	At or below FL230
			Over and South of PSB	At or below FL290
BWI	All Airports		Jet Aircraft	At or below FL250

NOTE: Coded Departure Routes (CDRs) may be utilized in place of preferred routes when determined to be advantageous by the ZNY or ZOB TMUs or CICs. Use of CDRs shall be coordinated as appropriate.

Attachment 6 – ZNY Satellite Airports [Show]

Area	Abbreviation	Satellite Airport Codes
Elmira Area	ELM	ELM, BGM, ITH, SYR
Harrisburg Area	MDT	MDT, CXY, LNS, MUI, SEG, THV, ZER, N68, N71, N79, N94, 58N, 74N, 9D4
Islip Area	ISP	ISP, HWV, 23N
Islip Area East	ISPE	FOK, HTO, MTP, 03NY, 1N2, 21N, 87N
Islip Area North	ISPN	BDR, HVN, JSD, OXC, SNC, 42B
Kennedy Area	JFK	JFK, FRG
LaGuardia Area	LGA	LGA
LaGuardia Area North	LGAN	DXR, HPN
Liberty Area	LIB	SWF, POU, MGJ, MSV, NY35, N45, N69, N72, N82, N89, 06N, 20N, 44N, 46N, 5NY5
McGuire Area	WRI	WRI, NEL, BLM, MJX, N12, N14, N73, N81, N87, NJ20, NJ24, NJ46, NJ59, NJ60, NJ69, NJ72, NJ75, NJ87, 19N, 2N6, 2N8, 3N6, 3N7, 46NJ, 6NJ0
Newark Area	EWR	EWR
Newark Area North	EWRN	CDW, FWN, MMU, TEB, N05, N07, 1N7, 12N, 13N, 3N5, 4N1
Newark Area South	EWRS	LDJ, SMQ, N51, 39N, 47N
Philadelphia Area	PHL	PHL
Philadelphia Area North	PHLN	CKZ, DYL, LOM, PNE, PTW, TTN, UKT, N10, N47, 3NJ6, 9N1
Philadelphia Area South	PHLS	EVY, ILG, MQS, OQN, N57, NJ74, 17N, 58M, 7N7
Wilkes-Barre Area	AVP	AVP, HZL, MPO, WBW, N13, N30, 70N, 76N, 8N4, 9N3

Attachment 7 – ZOB Satellite Airports [Show]

Area	Abbreviation	Satellite Airport Codes
Pittsburgh Area	PIT Sats	AGC, AFJ, BVI, BTP, FQW, HLG, PJC, 02G, 2G2, 3G9, 4G0, 5G8, 9G1

Attachment 8 – ZNY Sector Splits [Show]

Two Center Operation (SW/NE split)	Two Center Operation (E/W split)
NY_SW_CTR (A, D): Controls PHL TRACON when offline NY_NE_CTR (B, C, E, F): Controls N90 TRACON when offline	NY_W_CTR (A, C, D): Controls PHL TRACON when offline NY_E_CTR (B, E, F): Controls N90 TRACON when offline
Three Center Operation	Four Center Operation
NY_E_CTR (B, E, F): Controls N90 TRACON when offline NY_SW_CTR (A, D): Controls PHL TRACON when offline NY_C_CTR	NY_E_CTR (B, E, F): Controls N90 TRACON when offline NY_A_CTR: Controls PHL TRACON when offline NY_C_CTR NY_D_CTR

Attachment 9 – ZOB Sector Splits [Show]

Two Center Operation (HIGH/LOW Split)
Cleveland High Center Controls from FL240 and above.	Cleveland Low Center Controls from Surface to FL230.
Four Center Operation (HIGH/LOW and E/W Split)
Cleveland High Center Controls from FL240 and above.	Cleveland Low Center Controls from Surface to FL230.
Max Center Operation
Cleveland High Center Controls from FL240 and above.	Cleveland Low Center Controls from Surface to FL230.