Letter of Agreement
LaGuardia TRACON (LGA) & Liberty TRACON (LIB)
Rev. 1 - 1 Jan 2011
- Purpose
- This agreement prescribes transfer of control procedures, radar handoff procedures, route/altitude assignments, and delegation of airspace between LaGuardia TRACON (LGA) and Liberty TRACON (LIB).
- 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.
- Purpose
- This agreement prescribes transfer of control procedures, radar handoff procedures, route/altitude assignments, and delegation of airspace between LaGuardia TRACON (LGA) 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.
- Procedures
- LIBN has control for turns not to exceed headings needed to transition the departure gates. LGA departures may be turned beyond 320 track at or above 12,000'.
- LGA shall provide in-trail spacing of LGA and LGAN traffic towards SAX at 8,000' to LIBN. When a significant speed difference exists, V249 traffic may be handed off at 8,000' and 9,000' to LIBN.
- LGA shall hand off to LIBE climbing out of 9,000' for 10,000', 1.5 NM from LGA/LIB boundary. LIBE has control for turns at or above 9,000' not to exceed headings needed to transition the LGA East Gate.
- LIBE has control for climb to 12,000' for aircraft climbing to 10,000' from LGA, southwest of the LGA/LENDY boundary line, and to 15,000' northeast of the LGA/LENDY boundary line. LGA has the option to leave props requesting 10,000' and above at 9,000' without coordination. LIBE has control for climb for these aircraft in LGA Area #38 (LIB Area #29).
- LGAN shall hand off to LIBE climbing out of 10,000' for 11,000', 1.5 NM from the LGA/LIB boundary. LIBE has control for turns at or above 10,000' not to exceed headings needed to transition the LGAN East Departure Gate. Aircraft filed for 10,000' may be left at that altitude. LGAN has the option to hand off props requesting above 10,000' to LIB EAST at 10,000' without coordination. LIB EAST has control for climb in LIB Area #30 (LGA Area #41).
- LIBS has control for turns for LGA traffic to enter LIBS airspace south of the DPK R-282.
- LIBS has control for climb to 12,000' on contact on Coney Climb departures in Liberty Airspace #42 (LGA Airspace #17).
- LIBW has control for turns not to exceed headings needed to transition the departure gates.
- LGA prop departures to the west shall be climbing out of 11,000' for 12,000', 1.5 NM from the LGA/EWR boundary, and LIB has control for climb to 15,000'.
- When LIBW uses the JFK radar sensor, LGA shall treat PARKE and ELIOT departures as one, with 20 miles in-trail spacing.
- LGA shall hand off to LIBN:
- HAAYS prop and jet traffic requesting 12,000' to 17,000' - climbing to 12,000'.
- COATE jet traffic requesting flight levels - climbing to 15,000'.
- COATE prop traffic requesting flight levels - climbing to 12,000'.
- COATE props and jet traffic requesting 17,000' and below — climbing to 12,000'.
- Note: LGA has the option to climb HAAYS and COATE prop traffic to 11,000' for handoff to LIBN when jet traffic at 12,000' is a factor, without coordination. LIBN has control for climb to 12,000' on prop traffic handed off at 11,000'.
- LGAN has control for turns not to exceed headings needed to transition the departure gate for LIBH departures.
- LIBH has control for turns not to exceed headings needed to transition the Liberty Departure Gate for LIBH arrivals from the LGA Area.
- NYACK shall vector HPN departures landing LGA towards CMK at 5,000' and hand off to HAARP. HAARP has control on contact for turns to the south.
- LIB shall ensure aircraft remain on or north of the IGN R-107 (V58) to provide a minimum of 3.5 NM separation from the edge of the ANDLF holding pattern.
- When LIB is using SWF ILS Runway 27 approach, LGA will block 3,000' and below in Airspace Areas 43 and 44, remaining 1.5 NM from the boundary line.
- LIB may clear aircraft routed IGN V157 VALRE direct to VALRE.