LOA/AVP ZNY

Letter of Agreement

Wilkes Barre TRACON (AVP) & New York ARTCC (ZNY)

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 ARTCC (ZNY).

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

1. Minimum radar separation between aircraft when transfer of control is accomplished must be at least five (5) nautical miles (NM) constant or increasing.

Arrival Control

1. AVP must not descend aircraft below the Lowest Assignable Altitude (LAA) or alter the flight path of such aircraft until established above the lateral confines of AVP delegated airspace as depicted on Attachment 1 without prior authorization of ZNY.
2. Traffic landing KMPO will be cleared to LAAYK Intersection/Waypoint or LVZ VORTAC.
3. AVP has control for descent on all traffic from the northwest (via ZNY Sector 50 [Binghamton]), when established within the lateral confines of the AVP delegated airspace as depicted on Attachment 1. The tower must be responsible for any further point-outs to sectors within New York Center.
4. Non turbojet aircraft en-route to KEWR and KEWR Satellite airports:
   1. routed via FQM must be cleared to cross the HAYED at 9,000'. AVP must ensure that these aircraft cross V29 at or below 8,000'.
   2. routed via LVZ must be cleared to cross 10 NM from LVZ at the lowest ZNY altitude. AVP must ensure that these aircraft cross five (5) NM southeast of the LVZ VORTAC at or below 8,000'.
5. Traffic landing Allentown (KABE) routed via LAAYK must be cleared to cross five (5) NM north of LAAYK at 11,000'. AVP must be responsible for any further point-outs to sectors within ZNY.
6. Non turbojet aircraft enroute to KPHL and KPHL Satellites must be cleared to cross 5 NM north of LAAYK at 11,000'. AVP must be responsible for any further point-outs to sectors within ZNY. AVP must ensure that these aircraft cross 16 NM south of LVZ at or below 8,000'.
7. KAVP arrival aircraft from the southeast routed via T218 must cross 10 NM southeast of LAAYK at 11,000'.
8. Upon notification by AVP of an instrument approach to N13 or 79PN, ZNY must block 4,000' and below at MIP until advised of arrival or cancellation.
9. Non-turbojet KSWF and Satellite arrivals, KMSV and N37 arrivals must be handed off to AVP at 11,000'.

Departure Control

1. ZNY must advise AVP when departure clearances will be on APREQ basis only.
2. AVP must clear departures routed via CFB, ULW, FQM, SEG and ETX direct to those fixes prior to transfer of control to ZNY.
3. Except as noted above, AVP must establish departure aircraft on assigned routes depicted on Attachment 3 prior to transfer of control to ZNY.
4. Aircraft on the same route must not be vectored inside a preceding departure without prior approval of ZNY if the preceding aircraft has been transferred to ZNY control.
5. AVP must clear departure aircraft to altitudes within the Approach Control area.
6. AVP must ensure that traffic proceeding via LAAYK and any airways north of T216 must cross T216 at 10,000' or below.
7. Aircraft requesting altitude/flight level above the initial clearance altitude must be informed by AVP to expect further clearance to requested altitude/flight level 10 minutes after departure.
8. AVP must inform ZNY of any change to the requested altitude prior to transfer of control.

Midnight Operations

1. ZNY assumes control of the airspace depicted as Section E on Attachment 1 between the hours of 0000 to 0600 local.

       Attachment 1 — Delegated Airspace
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Section	Altitudes	Conditional
A	10,000' and below
B	10,000' to 6,000'
C	10,000' to 7,000'
D	10,000' to 8,000'
E	10,000' to 9,000'	Between the hours of 0000 and 0600 Local or if BGM approach control is closed, reverts to ZNY airspace.
F	10,000' to 9,000'
G	8,000' and below	At and below the highest altitude released by ZNY for arrival aircraft cleared via routes on Attachment 2. AVP must ensure aircraft leave the holding pattern airspace at or below 8,000'. At and below the highest altitude released by ZNY.
H	6,000' and below
I	4,000' and below

       Attachment 2 — Arrival Routes
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       Attachment 3 — Departure Routes
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