LOA/N90 ZDC

Letter of Agreement

New York TRACON (N90) & Washington ARTCC (ZDC)

Rev. 1 - 27 Jun 2014

Purpose

This agreement prescribes transfer of control procedures, radar handoff procedures, route/altitude assignments, and delegation of airspace between New York TRACON (N90) and Washington ARTCC (ZDC).

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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Delegation of Authority

Washington Center delegates to New York TRACON authority and responsibility for control of IFR arrival, departure, and tower en route (TEC) aircraft in controlled airspace within the Approach Control area depicted in Attachment 1.

Procedures for Departure Control

• • When New York Center is offline:
    • N90 shall hand off J209 departures to Washington Center climbing to FL240
    • N90 shall hand off J174 departures to Washington Center climbing to FL230

Procedures for Arrival Control

• • Arrivals shall be routed over the arrival fixes depicted on Attachment 2.
  • Arrivals shall have airport clearances provided that:
    • Approach control has not requested that arrivals be cleared to the clearance limit fixes on Attachment 2.
    • Approach control receives a radar handoff on arrivals at or prior to the transfer points.
    • Arrivals are cleared to cross the arrival fixes at the altitudes specified on Attachment 2.
  • N90 may descend and/or vector LGA arrivals via Robbinsville (RBV) when aircraft enters area A or B as depicted on Attachment 1.
  • N90 has control for turns not to exceed 30 degrees left of course on EWR arrivals at Yardley VORTAC (ARD).
  • When holding is necessary for LGA arrivals at REV VORTAC:
    • N90 shall accept traffic descending to 10,000 feet at KORRY intersection that will hold at 9,000 and 10,000 feet and:
      • Issue holding instructions to the traffic that will be holding at 9,000 feet.
      • Advise ZDC when 10,000 feet is available at REV VORTAC.
    • ZDC shall issue holding instructions to the traffic that will hold at 10,000 feet and transfer control to N90.
  • When delays are anticipated by N90, coordination shall be initiated in sufficient time to permit ZDC to clear arrivals to the appropriate clearance limit fixes depicted in Attachment 2.

Attachment 1 – New York Approach Control Airspace [Show]

Area	Restrictions
A	7,000' – 9,000'
B	7,000' – 9,000' and 12,000' – 17,000'
C	8,000' – 9,000'
D	17,000' and below
E	3,000' – 17,000'
F	9,000'
G	5,000' – 17,000'
H	6,000' – 17,000'
I	6,000' – 9,000' and 12,000' – 17,000'
J	8,000' – 9,000'

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Attachment 2 - Arrival Procedures [Show]

Destination	Type	Arrival Fix	Restrictions
EWR	Jet	ARD	Cross DYLIN at 8,000'
LGA	Jet	RBV	Cross KORRY at 10,000'