LOA/EWR LGA

Letter of Agreement

Newark TRACON (EWR) & LaGuardia TRACON (LGA)

Rev. 4 - 19 Feb 2021

Purpose

This agreement prescribes transfer of control procedures, radar handoff procedures, route/altitude assignments, and delegation of airspace between Newark TRACON (EWR) and LaGuardia TRACON (LGA).

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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Introduction

Coordination

• • Procedures contained in Letters of Agreement shall apply at all times unless prior verbal (or textual) coordination between facilities has been affected otherwise.

Position Combining/Decombining

• • Coordinate prior to combining/decombining pertinent positions within facilities with any affected controllers.

Conflicting Flows

When the facilities to which the LOA pertains must use conflicting traffic flows, they shall do so alternately, governed by traffic volume and delays at each airport or airspace.

General Procedures

• EWR area shall allow LGA area departures to exit the northern portion of the LGA West Departure Gate, climbing out of 10,000' with a pointout.
• Traffic landing within the TRACON airspace should not be climbed to 7,000' on the BREZY route.
• Faster traffic landing outside of the TRACON airspace departing via the BREZY route may be climbed to 7,000' if its speed is roughly 50+ knots faster than the preceding BREZY departure and there is a risk of it overtaking the other aircraft.
• For traffic on the CMK R-275 or through the arrival gate:
  • EWR has control for turns not to exceed headings to intercept the TEB ILS RWY 19 localizer from the East, and not to exceed heading 160 from the West of the localizer.
  • EWR has control for descent reference Eastbound traffic, and is responsible for ensuring that conflicts with that traffic are resolved before descending.
• LGA Area shall provide in-trail spacing of NYACK SAX traffic at 4,000' to ZEEBO. When a significant speed difference exists, SAX traffic ≥ 210 Kts may be handed off to ZEEBO at 5,000'.
• EWR has control for turns at 5,000' in LGA Area #40 (EWR Area #5) for traffic handed off from LGA to EWR.

EWR East Gate Departures

• EWR Depart 4L/R:
  • LGA Departing Rwy 13/22 - departures shall be on hdg 040 at 5,000'.
  • LGA Departing Rwy 31 or Rwy 4 w/ headings – vector the departure through the EWR east departure gate, headings of 100 to 150.

• EWR Depart 22R/L
  • Turboprops shall be on a 040 heading at 5,000'.
  • Jets shall be on a 040 heading at 6,000'.

• EWR Depart 29 over BAYYS/BDR:
  • Turboprops shall be on a 060 heading at 5,000' unless LGA specifies that they should proceed through the East Departure Gate

• LGA has control for climb to 10,000' and E/NE turns for East gate departures.
• VFR aircraft shall be on a 040 heading OR through the East departure gate at 5,500'.

• If Newark TRACON is offline and LaGuardia Departure is online or covered by another controller, Newark Local shall handoff to LaGuardia Departure:
  • EWR Depart 4L/R or 11: Departures shall be on a left turn to heading 040.
  • EWR Depart 29: Departures shall be on a right turn to heading 060.
  • EWR Departure 22L/R: Departures shall be on a right turn to heading 040.

Special Use Line (SUL)

• When EWR is 22L/R and LGA is landing ILS 22, ILS 13, LOC 31, or departing Coney climb, Whitestone climb or NTHNS/TNNIS/HOPEA/JUTES:
  • EWR may climb RWY 22 departures to 6,000' along the Special Use Line (SUL).
  • LGA shall remain 1 1/2nm East of SUL from 10,000' to 7,000' and 3nm East of SUL below 7,000'.
• When EWR is 22L/R, and LGA is same as above and using Maspeth climb or GLDMN departure:
  • EWR may climb RWY 22 departures when 1 1/nm West of SUL from 2,500' to 10,000'.
  • LGA shall remain 1 1/2nm East of SUL from 10,000' to 3,500' and 3nm East of SUL below 3,500’.
• When EWR is 22 L/R and LGA LND 4, Expressway 31, River 13:
  • EWR may climb RWY 22 departures when 3nm West of SUL from 2,500' to 10,000'.
  • LGA may descend along SUL from 10,000' to 3,500' and shall be 3nm East of SUL below 3,500'.
• When EWR is landing 22L/R and Departing 29:
  • If there is a departure demand for RWY 22L/R, then EWR Area should coordinate with EWR Tower to advertise the use of both runways for departure on the ATIS and coordinate this with LGA. EWR retains Areas #25 and #26 from 7,000' to 10,000'.
• If the departure demand for RWY 22L/R will be light, then EWR Area has the option of delegating Areas #25 and #26 from 7,000' to 10,000' to LGA, and any EWR RWY 22 departures will climb only to 6,000' in those areas.
• When EWR is departing runways 4L/R or 11, LGA may descend along the SUL (LGA Areas #13 and #14) from 10,000' to 4,000' and shall be 3nm east of the SUL below 4,000'.
• The Newark departure controller may issue a climb above 2,500' when the following conditions have been met:
  • Traffic which may be a factor in the adjacent airspace has been observed on a heading parallel to or diverging from the SUL.
  • The Newark departure is observed diverging from the SUL by at least 15 degrees.

Procedures for when EWR lands 11/29

• When EWR's primary approach is ILS runway 11, all LGA arrivals being vectored to the ILS runway 4 approach shall be kept at or above 2,700' until turning base leg. In the event of a EWR missed approach that has not established radio contact by the Verrazano Bridge, EWR will point out the aircraft.
• When EWR utilizes RNAV (GPS) X RWY 29 for overflow traffic, LGA must use LOC 31 and EMPYR delegates Newark Local the airspace depicted in the Newark Local Airspace Delegation.

Procedures when LGA lands ILS runway 13

• When LGA lands ILS runway 13 and EWR lands runway 22L:
  • EWR shall release areas #19 and #20 (i.e. LGA areas #33 and #34) from 3000-2700 west of TEB and 2700-1800 east of TEB, after coordinating with Teterboro Local.
  • TEB arrivals are in a TIMESHARE with LGA arrivals (i.e. TEB goes into airborne holding while LGA lands and vice versa). Traffic permitting, LGA will provide a gap for TEB arrivals to Rwy 1/6 departures.
  • TEB departures are not affected.
  • EWR intercepts ILS runway 22L at or above 3,000'. LGA intercepts ILS runway 13 at or below 2,000'.
• When LGA lands ILS runway 13 and EWR lands runway 4L or 11:
  • EWR shall release areas #19 and #20 (i.e. LGA areas #33 and #34) from 3000-2700 west of TEB and 2700-1800 east of TEB, after coordinating with Teterboro Local.
  • Teterboro Local shall restrict runway 1 or 6 departures to 1,700'.
  • TEB may conduct SVFR operations at or below 1,300' in EWR areas #18, #19 and #20 (i.e. LGA areas #22, #23 and #24).
  • Newark Local to restrict departures to climb on heading 040 degrees to 4 DME, then turn left heading 290 degrees, maintain 2,000'
  • EWR SAT Departure may climb the departure to 2,000' when its course diverges from the ILS runway 13 localizer. The departure must remain on a divergent heading or 3nm from the ILS runway 13 localizer until it is clear of ILS runway 13 airspace.
  • TEB arrivals are in a TIMESHARE with EWR departures (i.e. TEB goes into airborne holding while EWR departs and EWR goes into a ground stop while TEB lands).
  • TEB departures are not affected.
  • LGA intercepts ILS runway 13 at or West of TEB at 3,000'. Descent on the glideslope is authorized.
  • EWR East Gate departures are vectored west to gain altitude then are turned back east over top of the LGA ILS runway 13 traffic and handed to LaGuardia Departure.