LOA/JFK LIB

John F Kennedy TRACON & Liberty TRACON Letter of Agreement

Purpose: This agreement prescribes transfer of control procedures, radar handoff procedures, route/altitude assignments, and delegation of airspace between John F Kennedy TRACON (JFK) and Liberty TRACON (LIB).

Scope: The procedures contained herein 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.

Departures from/through the JFK Area flight planned over GAYEL/HAAYS/NEION/COATE at or above 12,000’ shall be at or above 11,000’, 1.5 NM prior to the JFK/LIB boundary.
Props shall maintain 12,000’, and LIB Area has control for climb to requested altitude on contact.
Jets filed for flight levels shall climb to 17,000’.
Jets filed for 14,000’-17,000’ shall climb to 16,000’, and jets filed for 12,000’ should be left at 12,000’.

Departures from/through JFK Area flight planned over GREKI/MERIT/BAYYS/BDR at or above 10,000’ shall be at or above 9,000’ climbing to 11,000’ (10,000’ for BDL, CEF, or BAF arrivals), 1.5 NM prior to the JFK/LIB boundary.
JFK has the option to leave props at 9,000’ without coordination.
EAST has control on contact for climbs to 17,000’ (13,000’ on the east side of the ZBW/ZNY boundary) and for turns not to exceed headings needed to transition the combined NORTH and EAST Departure Gate, referencing known traffic in JFK DEPARTURE airspace still on JFK DEPARTURE frequency.

RWY 4 RBV departures shall be issued direct RBV, and ARD departures shall be vectored towards RBV. When LGA is on Coney Climbs, both RBV and ARD departures will be issued 9,000’. SOUTH has control for climb and turns to the west.
RWY 13 RBV departures shall be issued direct RBV, and ARD departures shall be vectored towards RBV, both climbing to 11,000’. SOUTH has control for climbs and turns to the west.
RWY 22 departures shall remain on the assigned heading or route with coordination. SOUTH has control for climb from 7,000’ to 11,000’, 1.5 NM SW of the JFK 15 NM arc. SOUTH has control for turns to the west.
RWY 31 RBV and WHITE departures shall remain on the SID. With coordination, JFK will climb to 11,000’, otherwise, SOUTH has control for climb from 7,000’ to 11,000’, 1.5 NM SW of the JFK 15 NM arc. SOUTH has control for turns to the west.
When LIB owns the Narrows, SOUTH has control for climb on JFK DIXIE jets and WHITE departures.

Hand off JFK WHITE jet departures to LIB at the coordinated RBV departure altitude.
JFK WHITE prop departures and overflights remain routed via V1.
DCA traffic may remain over WAVEY, no higher than 16,000’, or be filed/re-routed over WHITE.
APREQ FRG BEADS
LGA hands off all WAVEY and SHIPP jet departures direct JFK to pass between CRI and JFK ILS RWY 22L FAF, direct to the appropriate fix at 8,000’. JFK Area has control on contact for climb and turns from 140° to 210° not to exceed the gate.

When JFK delegates the airspace for Coney Climbs to LGA DEPT, the following areas shall also be released, after coordination, to LIB SOUTH:
- JFK Area #7 at 11,000’ and 12,000’.
- JFK Area #8 from 6,000’ to 12,000’.

When JFK is landing RWY 4L/R or 13L/R, JFK shall release, with coordination, JFK Area #9 & 9A, from 13,000’ through 17,000’ to SOUTH.
SOUTH has control for climb on JFK RBV, ARD, DIXIE jets, and WHITE departures, with control for turns to the west on RBV/ARD departures.

When JFK is landing RWY 4L/R, and LIB has the Narrows AND LGA is making CONEY Climbs, JFK shall release, with coordination, Areas #7 and #8 to SOUTH, from 13,000’ to 17,000’.