Departures from/through JFK Area
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 LGA Area
- 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 1/2 NM 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
- Under the following conditions, the LGA Area will release “Belmont Airspace” (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
- 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 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
- When LGA is departing RWY 13 or 22 and coordinates for CONEY, NTHNS or HOPEA Climbs, and JFK is:
- Landing RWYs 4L/R or 22L/R
- Departing RWYs 4L/R or 22L/R or RWY 13
- Not landing RWY 13
- Not landing or departing RWYs 31L/R, JFK Area shall release the following airspace to LGA Area:
- JFK Area #6 from 1,500’ to 12,000’. NOTE: 1,500’ to 2,000’ from JFK Tower.
- JFK Area #7, from 2,500’ to 10,000’.
- JFK Area #8, at 4,000’ and 5,000’.
JFK ILS 13L Approach
- LGA will use ILS RWY 13 Approach, depart RWY 4 or 13 and release, with coordination, JFK Areas #9A, 10 and 11, to JFK Area, at 3,000’ and below.
- JFK ILS 22L/R & RNAV 13L
- Simultaneous use of JFK ILS 22L/R and RNAV13L when LGA is departing RWY 13 is authorized only when LGA Jets and T - Props are on TNNIS climbs and props are on Flushing Climb.
LGA Localizer RWY 31 or RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 31
- When JFK is not on 4s or 22s, JFK Area shall release the following airspace, with coordination, to LGA Area:
- JFK Area #5A from 4,000’ to 2,000’; 4,000’ to 3,000’ when FRG ILS 14 is in use.
- JFK Area #5B from 4,000’ to 1,000’.
- JFK Area #5C from 3,000’ to 1,000’.
- When LGA is utilizing 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.
- LGA TNNIS Climbs
- When LGA is using this climb, 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 Climb.
- EWR RNAV (GPS) X RWY29
- 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
- Helicopters on the Copter RNAV 027 Approach via BANKA and COVIR waypoints shall be pointed out to the EMPYR position prior to BANKA waypoint.