JPX SOP

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New York ARTCC
Standard Operating Procedure — East Hampton Airport (JPX)

Rev. 2 — Revised: 2026-01-14

Area at a glance

ICAO Code Airport Name Airspace
KJPX East Hampton D
Purpose
This document prescribes the procedures to be utilized for providing air traffic control services at East Hampton Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT). The procedures described herein are supplemental to the New York ARTCC Standard Operating Procedures and FAA Order JO 7110.65.
Distribution
This order is distributed to all New York ARTCC personnel.
Procedural Deviations
Exceptional or unusual requirements may dictate procedural deviations or supplementary procedures to this order. A situation may arise that is not adequately covered herein; in such an event use good judgment to adequately resolve the problem.


Operational Positions

Position Callsign Radio Name Frequency Identifier
Ground JPX_GND East Hampton Ground 121.900 HX
Tower JPx_TWR East Hampton Tower 125.225 HT

Notes

  • The JPX ATCT is open at the hours of 0800-2000 local, from the Saturday before Memorial Day to the Sunday after Labor Day, or as announced by NOTAM. When not open, the airspace reverts to Class G airspace and the airport becomes uncontrolled.
  • JPX does not have an ATIS.

Sector Callsign Frequency Identifier Combined Sector
LaGuardia Departure LGA_DEP 120.400 1L Primary Departure
HAARP LGA_V_APP 120.800 1V Primary Approach (LGA_APP when combined)
Final Vector LGA_F_APP 134.900 1F 1V
NYACK LGA_Y_DEP 120.550 1Y 1X (1L if NOBBI is not covered)
EMPYR LGA_D_APP 127.300 1D 1V
NOBBI LGA_X_APP 126.400 1X 1V

Sector Callsign Frequency Identifier Combined Sector
Final Vector JFK_A_APP 132.400 2A 2K
CAMRN JFK_G_APP 128.125 2G 2K
Kennedy Departure JFK_DEP 135.900 2J Primary Departure
ROBER JFK_K_APP 125.700 2K Primary Approach (JFK_APP when combined)
Kennedy Satellite JFK_M_APP 118.400 2M 2K

Sector Callsign Frequency Identifier Combined Sector
Calverton ISP_N_APP 120.050 3N Primary TRACON (ISP_APP if combined)
Islip ISP_H_APP 134.550 3H 3N
SEALL ISP_R_APP 133.100 3R 3N
VIKKY ISP_O_APP 128.625 3O 3N
LOVES ISP_Z_APP 124.075 3Z 3N
BEADS Low ISP_I_APP 118.950 3I 3N
BEADS High ISP_B_APP 125.975 3B 3N

Sector Callsign Frequency Identifier Combined Sector
Newark Departure EWR_DEP 119.200 4N Primary Departure
Yardley EWR_P_APP 128.550 4P Primary Approach (EWR_APP when combined)
Final Vector 22 EWR_M_APP 125.500 4M 4P
Final Vector 4 EWR_Q_APP 125.500 4Q 4P
North Arrival EWR_A_APP 120.150 4A 4P
MUGZY EWR_U_APP 127.600 4U 4P
ZEEBO EWR_S_APP 123.775 4S 4U
METRO EWR_H_APP 132.800 4H 4U

Sector Callsign Frequency Identifier Combined Sector
East NY_LE_DEP 126.800 5E 5W
West NY_LW_DEP 120.850 5W Primary TRACON (NY_L_APP when combined and covering Catskill)
North NY_LN_DEP 118.175 5T 5W
South NY_LS_DEP 124.750 5S 5W
Catskill SWF_APP 132.750 5H 5W

ATCT

Clearance Delivery

Exit Gate Exit Scratchpad Radial
West SBJ SBJ
BIGGY BIG SBJ237
LANNA LAN PTW 059
PARKE PAR BWZ 250
ZIMMZ ZIM RNAV only
ELIOT ELI SAX 252
NEWEL NWL SAX 264
BWZ BWZ
North SAX SAX
COATE COA SAX 311
NEION NEI LGA 322
HAAYS HAY HUO 145
GAYEL GAY DPK 320
HUO HUO
CMK CMK
East GREKI GRE CMK 057
SOARS SOA CMK 057
MERIT MER LGA 055
BDR BDR
ISP East CCC CCC
MAD MAD
HTO HTO
BEADS BEA HTO 236
South DPK DPK
JFK JFK
WHITE WHI COL204


Notes
  1. While it is recommended that aircraft be rerouted to comply with turbojet and props only departure gates, it is not required.
  2. ELIOT is authorized for all aircraft types, but restricted to a final alitude of 14,000 or 16,000
  3. NEWEL is authorized for jet aircraft requesting a final altitude of FL180 and above.
  4. ZIMMZ is authorized for all aircraft types but restricted to a final altitude of FL180 and above.
Position Frequency Code
ISP_APP 120.050 3N
JFK_K_APP 125.700 2K
NY_CTR 125.325 N56

The table lists the common frequencies used as departure frequency by JPX Clearance Delivery. The first available controller in this list should be handling departures.

Note that this table only serves as a guide. The actual departure frequency has to be determined based on coordination with the other online controllers.
Airway Join
L453 BEADS V139 SHERL BLUUU Y488 HOBOH PAEPR L453
L454 BEADS V139 SHERL OWENZ L454
L455 BEADS V139 SHERL OWENZ L455
L456 BEADS V139 SHERL BLUUU Y492 SQUAD DARUX L456
L457 BEADS V139 SHERL OWENZ L457
L459 BEADS V139 SHERL OWENZ L459
L461 BEADS V139 SHERL BLUUU Y487 KINGG KINER L461
L462 BEADS V139 SHERL BLUUU Y487 ISLES KAYYT L462
J6 BEADS V139 SARDI RBV Q430 SAAME J6
J37 GREKI JUDDS ALB J37
J48 BEADS V139 SARDI RBV Q430 BYRDD J48
J60 COATE Q436 DGRAF J49 PSB J60
J64 COATE Q436 DGRAF J49 PSB EWC J64
J75 South: BEADS V139 SARDI RBV Q430 COPES J75
J79 South: WHITE J209 VILLS J79
J80 South: BEADS V139 SARDI RBV Q430 AIR J80
J95 GAYEL J95
J174 BEADS EMJAY J174
J209 WHITE J209
J222 North: GREKI JUDDS CAM
J223 NEION J223
J230 BEADS V139 SARDI RBV J230
Q42 BEADS V139 SARDI RBV Q430 SAAME BRNAN Q42
Q75 North: GREKI Q75
South: BEADS V139 SARDI RBV Q430 COPES Q75
Q430 BEADS V139 SARDI RBV Q430
Q436 COATE Q436
Q480 South: BEADS V139 SARDI RBV Q430 BEETS Q480
Q818 GAYEL Q818
Y483/Y487/Y488/
Y489/Y490/Y492 		BEADS V139 SHERL BLUUU Y4##
Filed Exit Amendment
ACK HTO V46 ACK
BOUNO BEADS V139 SHERL
BYRDD BEADS V139 SARDI RBV Q430 BYRDD
CYN WHITE CYN
EMJAY BEADS EMJAY
ETX SAX V249 SBJ V30 ETX
FJC SAX V249 SBJ V6 FJC
GEDIC BEADS V139 SHERL GEDIC
HFD MERIT HFD
HOFFI BEADS
IGN BDR PWL
JOANI J79 WHITE J209 VILLS J79
JUDDS GREKI JUDDS
LAURN BEADS V139 SARDI RBV
LINND BEADS V139 SHERL LINND
LLUND GREKI
MARIO MERIT
NEWES MERIT
OWENZ BEADS V139 SHERL OWENZ
PACER MERIT
PNE BEADS V139 SARDI RBV PNE
PUT MERIT HFD PUT
RAALF MERIT
SARDI BEADS V139 SARDI
SHERL BEADS V139 SHERL
STW SAX
VILLS J209 WHITE J209

The initial altitude for IFR departures of all types is 2,000' whereas higher may be expected in 10 minutes after departure.

There is no published departure procedure out of East Hampton. All aircraft must be cleared to their destination via radar vectors to a proper JPX exit.

PHRASEOLOGY
CLEARED TO (clearance limit), VIA RADAR VECTORS (exit), THEN AS FILED. MAINTAIN 2,000, EXPECT (final altitude) ONE ZERO MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE. DEPARTURE FREQUENCY (frequency), SQUAWK (code).

East Hampton is a Class Delta airport. All VFR traffic must establish two-way radio communications.
See the VFR Operations document for detailed explanation of applicable VFR procedures.

Ground Control

Departure Sequencing
Exit Gate Exits
North COATE, NEION, HAAYS, GAYEL, SAX, HUO, CMK
East GREKI, SOARS, BDR
West BIGGY, LANNA, PARKE, ZIMMZ, ELIOT, NEWEL, BWZ, SBJ
South DPK, JFK, WHITE
ISP East MAD, CCC, HTO, BEADS

Aircraft should be sequenced to depart in the following order:

  1. By alternating gate group.
  2. If not the above, then by alternating exit.
  3. If not the above, then by aircraft type largest to smallest.
Runway Ownership and Crossings
  • Closed runways shall be owned by Ground Control. The only time runways will ever be closed is during events, and closures must be authorized by the TMU. We do not simulate runway closures on VATSIM during standard day-to-day operations.
  • Transfer of runway ownership, between Ground Control and Local Control, shall be accomplished verbally (or textually).
  • Ground Control is authorized to cross all active runways with coordination with Local Control.
Aircraft Movement
  • As the taxiway system is simple, there are no pre-defined routings.
  • Due to the setup of the taxiways, backtaxi may need to be utilized to taxi aircraft to runways 16/34.
  • Since there are no parallel taxiways, you may use each taxiway as a two-way road whereby aircraft may be taxied in the opposite direction on the same taxiway at the same time. When you do this, ensure that both aircraft are told to watch out for the other. This procedure is only available to single engine props during daylight hours as they are narrow enough to be able to fit two abreast.
  • When the above is not available, hold departures on the ramp until the inbound aircraft is clear of the outbound aircraft. You may use conditional taxi instructions to accomplish this.
Intersection Departures and Usable Runway Lengths
  • Since departures can come from multiple taxiways, the sequencing for intersection departures is a bit more involved as it will require Ground Control to properly push the strip to the tower controller in the correct order.
  • For intersection departures, state the usable runway distance if that distance is not broadcast in the ATIS. Below is a list of usable runway lengths from common intersections. If the numbers are not divisible to 50, you must round them down to the nearest 50 feet before providing the information to the pilot.
PHRASEOLOGY
RUNWAY (number) AT (taxiway designator), TAXI VIA (instructions). RUNWAY (number) AT (taxiway designator) INTERSECTION DEPARTURE (remaining length) FEET AVAILABLE.

EXAMPLE
"RUNWAY TWO EIGHT AT ECHO, TAXI VIA DELTA, ECHO. RUNWAY TWO EIGHT AT ECHO INTERSECTION DEPARTURE, TREE THOUSAND FOWER HUNDRED FEET AVAILABLE."

10 28 16 34
B (4050') E (3400') H (1750') G (1950')
C (3000') H (1900') F (1000') D (1230')
H (2300') D (800') F (1000')

Local Control

Tower Procedures

Releases
  • Releases from East Hampton are requested per aircraft, unless N90 permits blanket releases.
  • In order to depart East Hampton under an IFR flight plan, TRACON must issue a release for departure. Departure restrictions such as release times and clearance void times are necessary to separate departures from other traffic in the airspace or to regulate the departure flow. Through land line communications, tower will obtain a release from TRACON for a specific flight after which tower can then issue departure instructions and takeoff clearance.
Separation

The standard departure separation technique to be used is anticipated radar separation. Only use timed separation if the pilot requests it.

Radar

This tower does not have radar and is not certified for any approach control services. By agreement with N90, this tower will NOT radar identify departing IFR aircraft and will instruct a departure to contact departure control once the aircraft appears to be clear of any traffic. It is imperative that tower controllers observe departing traffic turning towards the assigned heading before handing off.

Aircraft Exiting the Runway
Arriving aircraft must be issued a turn onto one of the taxiways adjacent to the landing runway to ensure the aircraft continues its taxi away from the runway exit. Handoff to Ground Control after the aircraft starts taxiing away from the active runway. Local Control will coordinate with Ground Control, as needed, to determine the traffic flow on the taxiways.

Runway Selection

Wind Speed Direction Depart Land
0-4 Any 10 10
>4 010-189 10 10
190-009 28 28
Departure Heading

All IFR aircraft must be assigned runway heading, unless otherwise coordinated with the departure controller.

PHRASEOLOGY
FLY RUNWAY HEADING, WIND (wind), RUNWAY (runway), CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF.
Missed Approach Procedures
  • Missed approaches or go-arounds must be instructed to fly the published missed approach procedure prior to release to the TRACON frequency.
  • If the conditions are VMC (Visual Meteorological Conditions), then the Tower may keep the aircraft in the pattern and clear the aircraft for a visual approach in accordance with FAA Order JO 7110.65 § 7-4-3. Use best judgement to determine whether to keep the aircraft in the pattern or not.
Additional Information
  • In order to prevent increased workload on Departure Control, consider issuing missed approaches or go-arounds speed restrictions in accordance with FAA Order JO 7110.65.
  • Unless the aircraft is kept in the pattern, coordinate with Departure Control as soon as possible and hand off when Local Control traffic is not a factor.
  • Sound judgment must be exercised when dealing with go-arounds or missed approaches. Deviate as necessary from the following headings and altitudes if using them would compromise safety.
Airspace
  • Class Delta.
  • The tower owns 2,000' and below within an 4 mile radius of the airport.
    • Departures
    • All departures whose destinations are in the N90 TRACON should remain on the ground until an approval has been received from the destination tower that they are able to accept the aircraft into their airspace.
    • Aircraft should be given the most expeditious way out of the airspace, which should be away from the IFR flow.
    Flight Following

    All aircraft should remain on the tower frequency unless the route of flight will or may impede the operations of N90 while operating inside the tower's delegated portion of the Class Delta, or the aircraft will leave the tower's delegated portion of the Class Delta.

    Over-flights

    Allow the aircraft to cross over the numbers of the active runway. Make sure to give traffic advisories to both aircraft.

    Pattern Work
    • All aircraft wanting to perform pattern work at JPX, must be assigned left closed traffic.
    • All props should be at 1,000’ and jets at 1,500’. Adjust these altitudes when necessary to avoid over-flights or normal IFR traffic flow.
    VFR reporting points
    Pilots will often report a geographical location or checkpoint to verify and announce their location and position in relation to the field. Most VFR checkpoints are depicted on sectional aeronautical and terminal area charts.

    TRACON

    TRACON services for East Hampton are provided by the ISP sector of N90 TRACON.

    Appendix

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