LOA/ISP TWR

Letter of Agreement

New York TRACON (N90) & Long Island Tower (ISP)

Rev. 2 - July 14, 2019

Purpose

This agreement prescribes transfer of control procedures, radar handoff procedures, route/altitude assignments, and delegation of airspace between New York TRACON (N90) and Long Island Tower (ISP). 

Cancellation

New York TRACON (N90) and Long Island Tower (ISP) Letter of Agreement, dated Sep 2016, is hereby cancelled.

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.

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General Procedures

1. Runway Changes
   1. ISP Tower must select the runway configuration and notify the N90 TRACON prior to any change. When this selection conflicts with other airports, TRACON has final approval authority for runway configurations.
   2. ISP Tower must identify to N90 TRACON the last aircraft that will depart prior to a runway configuration change. Tower must then obtain a release from TRACON for the first departure in the new configuration.
   3. N90 TRACON must identify to ISP Tower the last aircraft that will arrive prior to a runway configuration change.
2. Missed Approach Procedures
   1. ISP Tower is authorized to clear aircraft for a visual approach in accordance with Template:7110 and must advise N90 TRACON when the clearance is issued.
   2. Aircraft who are not cleared for a visual approach by ISP Tower, must be coordinated and handed off to N90 TRACON as soon as practicable.
3. Practice Instrument Approaches
   1. N90 TRACON must advise ISP Tower how the approach will terminate (full stop landing, touch and go, missed approach instructions, etc.). This must be accomplished prior to handoff.
   2. ISP Tower must advise whether or not it can approve the approach.

Departure Procedures

1. New York TRACON must:
   1. Have control for turns below 1,500' within 30 degrees either side of runway centerline.
   2. Notify ISP Tower of overflights that affect departures and issue appropriate restrictions.
   3. Issue expected release times when aircraft are held.
2. Long Island Tower must:
   1. Provide separation within their airspace between traffic under their control and departure traffic under TRACON control.
   2. Handoff departing traffic to TRACON after observing a turn towards the assigned heading. Ensure the handoff is accomplished in a timely fashion.
   3. Ensure complete and accurate flight plans for all VFR departures. If the departure will be handled by TRACON, radar identify and handoff in a timely fashion.
   4. Obtain release for aircraft departing from an inactive runway.
   5. Obtain release for aircraft whose flight is planned via GAYEL, HAAYS, NEION, COATE, DPK, CCC or V16.
   6. Obtain release for aircraft landing at any N90 airport; optimally, within 10 minutes of taxi time.

Arrival Procedures

Table 1 - Scratch pad entries for different types of approach to ISP

Approach	6	15L	15R	24	33L	33R
ILS	I6	–	–	I24	–	–
LOC	L6	–	–	L24	–	–
GPS	R6	–	R5R	R24	R3L	–
Visual	6	15L	15R	24	33L	33R
VFR Arrivals	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR
Note: Use "VAP" in the scratch pad to indicate that an arrival is visually following traffic to the active runway.

1. New York TRACON must:
   1. Coordinate any approach other than that advertised in the ATIS by using scratchpad entries from Table 1. In VRC, press INSERT text <asel> to set scratch pads where "text" would be one of the entries below. Make sure to use capital letters when inserting scratch pads.
   2. Verbally (or textually) obtain approval for use of a runway not designated as active for arrivals. Coordinate each arrival that will approach from a nonstandard transfer point or will land on a non-standard arrival runway. Approval for these approaches may be granted for an individual aircraft, a series of aircraft, or for a specified time frame.
   3. Ensure transfer of communications to tower NO later than 6.5NM from the airport.
   4. Sequence aircraft to downwind leg outside of the 30 degree cone on either side of the departure corridor of the active active runway or to 6.5NM on final.
2. Long Island Tower must:
   1. Ensure that affected TRACON controllers are aware of the current ATIS code, runways in use, and approach information either by verbal (or textual) or automated coordination.
   2. Verbally (or textually) advise of special changes in the airport configuration or weather.
   3. Notify TRACON of control instructions which may affect aircraft under TRACON control.
   4. Have control for turns and descent for sequencing not to exceed a 6.5NM final, on contact.