LOA/JFK LGA

Letter of Agreement

John F Kennedy TRACON (JFK) & LaGuardia TRACON (LGA)

Rev. 3 - 31 Aug 2021

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 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.

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

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

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

Departures from/ through the JFK Area flight planned through the LGA Area shall be vectored NW bound to pass between Glen Cove and the Throgs Neck Bridge, and shall be at or above 6,000’, 1 1/2nm prior to the JFK/LGA boundary.

Departures from/through the LGA Area flight planned through the JFK Area shall be issued direct JFK, to pass between CRI and JFK ILS RWY 22L FAF.
JFK Area has control for climb and turns from 140 to 210 not to exceed the gate.
DIXIE traffic shall be direct JFK VOR, at or above 5,000’ to maintain 6,000’ , 1 1/2nm prior to the JFK/LGA boundary.
WHITE prop traffic shall be direct JFK VOR, at or above 6,000’ to maintain 7,000’, 1 1/2nm prior to the JFK/LGA boundary.
WAVEY/SHIPP traffic shall be direct JFK VOR, direct the respective fix (WAVEY, SHIPP), at or above 7,000’ to maintain 8,000’, 1 1/2nm prior to the JFK/LGA boundary.
When LGA is using Coney Airspace, LGA WAVEY/SHIPP/DIXIE jet traffic shall be routed via the Coney Climb airspace, WAVEY/SHIPP traffic unrestricted to 8,000’ and DIXIE jet traffic unrestricted to 6,000’. JFK Area has control for climb and turns to the East on contact.

Belmont Airspace [Show]

Under the following conditions, the LGA Area will release “Belmont Airspace” (LGA Area#23/JFK Area #4), after coordination, at and below 3,000’ to the JFK Area:
- The primary JFK approach is ILS or RNAV (GPS) RWY 22L, or any approach to 22R.
- LGA Airport is closed to fixed wing aircraft or the LGA Area does not require the use of the Belmont Airspace.

Belmont Extension Airspace [Show]

After coordination, LGA Area may delegate this airspace (JFK Area #30) at and below 3,000’, to JFK Area. The airspace shall be delegated upon request when the following conditions are met:
- Weather is IFR.
- JFK is landing instrument approaches to both RWY 22L and 22R.
- LGA is landing ILS RWY 22 and departing RWY 13 (other than the Flushing Climb).
- HPN is landing and departing any runway other than RWY 34.
LGA shall retain this airspace when landing RWY 22 and departing RWY 31, or when HPN is landing RWY 34.

Coney Airspace [Show]

JFK ILS 13L Approach Airspace Delegation [Show]

LGA will use ILS RWY 13 Approach, depart RWY 4 or 13 and release, with coordination, LGA Areas # 14 and 18/ JFK Areas #9A, 10 and 11, to JFK Area, at 3,000’ and below.

Simultaneous use of JFK ILS 22L/R and RNAV 13L when LGA is departing RWY 13 is authorized only when LGA jets and turboprops are on the TNNIS departure and props are on the Flushing Climb.

LGA Localizer RWY 31 or RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 31 Airspace Delegation [Show]

When JFK is not on 4s or 22s, JFK Area shall release the following airspace, with coordination, to LGA Area:
- JFK Area #5A/ LGA Area #26 from 4,000’ to 2,000’; 4,000’ to 3,000’ when FRG ILS 14 is in use
- JFK Area #5B/ LGA Area #25 from 4,000’ to 1,000’
- JFK Area #5C/ LGA Area #24 from 3,000’ to 1,000’
When LGA is using the LOC RWY 31 approach or RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 31, JFK will not conduct any instrument approach to RWY 13L/R, due to a conflicting missed approach. The JFK Parkway Visual RWY 13L/R approach can be used with the LGA LOC RWY 31 approach.
Independent simultaneous instrument approaches to RWYs 31L/R are not authorized.

When LGA is using this departure procedure, visual approaches on RWY 22R are not authorized unless the aircraft is East of or established on an instrument approach course (ILS, RNAV).
LGA Area controllers shall notify JFK Area controllers when they are using the TNNIS or JUTES Departures.

The LGA Area will coordinate the use of the EWR RNAV (GPS) X RWY 29 approach with the JFK Area. The JFK Area will coordinate the use of the EWR RNAV (GPS) X RWY 29 approach with JFK Tower. After coordination, any point outs necessary will be made to EWRT.

Helicopters on the Copter RNAV 027 Approach via BANKA and COVIR waypoints shall be pointed out to the EMPYR position prior to the BANKA waypoint.