LOA/AVP N90
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Letter of Agreement
Wilkes Barre TRACON (AVP) & New York TRACON (N90)
Rev. 1 – August 15, 2020
- Purpose
- This agreement prescribes transfer of control procedures, radar handoff procedures, route/altitude assignments, and delegation of airspace between Wilkes Barre TRACON (AVP) and New York TRACON (N90).
- 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.
- General Procedures
- All aircraft must be cleared to the destination airport via the routes and altitudes described in Attachment 1 and Attachment 2. Routes and altitudes other than those depicted in this LOA must be on an APREQ basis.
- Transfer points are 5nm from the boundary.
- Aircraft to and from the Catskill area may be vectored 45 degrees left or right of course by receiving facility upon communications transfer.
- The Catskill controller has control for turns direct to any Catskill airport and descent on contact for traffic landing in the Catskill area.
- Catskill controllers may clear overflight aircraft routed via T295 cleared direct LAAYK without further coordination.
- Traffic restrictions must be applied when delays exceed or are anticipated to exceed 15 minutes. Adequate advance notice must be given to avoid or minimize airborne delays.
- All departures from MSV and N37 airports routed over RAGER or LAAYK will be handed off to AVP climbing to 6,000 feet. This traffic can be cleared direct LAAYK without further coordination.
- AVP must protect 5NM from the common boundary line and Liberty North must be allowed to go up to the common boundary in anticipation of handoff acceptance of Liberty North departures via COATE 8,000 - 10,000 feet and HAAYS 9,000 - 10,000 feet.
- VFR Procedures
- Automated VFR handoffs are optional between facilities. No verbal coordination is required.
- It is suggested to inhibit MSAW alerts (vSTARS client) on all targets.
- The receiving controller must be responsible for obtaining all pertinent information.
- Upon completion of a handoff, the aircraft may enter the receiving facility's airspace on the transferring facility's beacon code.
Attachment 1 — Route Descriptions
Attachment 2 — Liberty North Departure Chart & Route Descriptions
Attachment 3 — Area Airport Listings