New York Air Route Traffic Control Center

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New York Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZNY) is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) in the United States.

Contents 1 Area of responsibility 2 The Basic Breakdown 3 Area Breakdown 4 Areas and Frequencies 4.1 Area A 4.1.1 High Altitude Sectors 4.1.2 Low Altitude Sectors 4.2 Area B 4.2.1 High Altitude Sectors 4.2.2 Low Altitude Sectors 4.3 Area C 4.3.1 High Altitude Sectors 4.3.2 Low Altitude Sectors 4.4 Area D 4.4.1 High Altitude Sectors 4.4.2 Low Altitude Sectors 4.5 Area E 4.5.1 High Altitude Sectors 4.5.2 Low Altitude Sectors 4.5.3 Non-Radar Sectors 4.6 Area F 4.6.1 High Altitude Sectors 4.6.2 Low Altitude Sectors 4.6.3 Non-Radar Sectors 5 References

[edit] Area of responsibility

It is located at 4205 Johnson Avenue on Long Island in Ronkonkoma, a hamlet (unincorporated community) in the Town of Islip, New York, United States, near New York City. Long Island MacArthur Airport is north of the ARTCC.

Their primary responsibility is the separation of overflights, and the expedited sequencing of arrivals and departures along Standard Terminal Arrival Routes and Standard Instrument Departures for the entire New York Metropolitan Area and Philadelphia.

ZNY assumes control over several Class Bravo (Class B) airports, including

• Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey
• LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York City, NY
• John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City, New York
• Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in Philadelphia/Tinicum Township, Delaware County, PA

Altogether, New York Center "owns" 3.27 million square miles of airspace. Of that, 17,000 square miles (44,000 km²) are comprised of mainland airspace, and the remaining 3.25 million square miles are oceanic airspace.

[edit] The Basic Breakdown

The sector shelves start as low 5,500 AGL and top out as high as Flight Level 600 (60,000 ft) AGL. ZNY handles a total of 28 sectors, excluding Oceanic sectors. These are broken down into Low Altitude and High Altitude sectors, with 16 Low Altitude sectors and 12 High altitude sectors. Unlike many ARTCC's within the CONUS, ZNY does not contain any Super High Altitude sectors. Within the Center there are 6 Areas, which other ARTCC's might call specialties.

[edit] Area Breakdown

In ZNY, the Areas are Lettered A through F.

Area A covers the south edge of Pennsylvania and feeds arrivals into PCT (Potomac Consolidated TRACON) which runs arrivals and departures for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), and other area airports.

Area B covers the East side of Pennsylvania, all of New Jersey, and Long Island west of Deer Park (DPK). Area B controls departures heading west, south, and southwest out of N90 (New York TRACON). Area B sequences most of those departures into streams for the STARs to BWI, IAD, and DCA. Area B also sequences all Boston Logan (BOS) arrivals travelling over JFK Airport (JFK) and Hartford's Bradley International Airport (BDL).

Area C covers the northern edge of Pennsylvania, and controls both eastbound arrivals into JFK on the LENDY5 STAR and some westbound departures out of N90.

Area D is in the middle of Pennsylvania and borders the Cleveland ARTCC's (ZOB) east border. Area D handles the PHL SPUDS1/SLATT1 STAR along with PHL departures departing via the PTW (Pottstown VOR aka VHF omnidirectional range) exit westbound. Area D's High Altitude sectors handle all westbound N90 departures, and the MIP3 (Milton 3) STAR into LGA and FQM1 (Williamsport 1) STAR into EWR.

Area E is the first set of Oceanic sectors that mainly have control over the Atlantic just offshore from New York and New Jersey. Area E maintains one "mainland" Oceanic sector that feeds arrivals and departures transitioning from the NATS (North Atlantic Tracks) onto the STARs of international airports such as IAD, JFK, EWR, and PHL.

Area F is the other set of Oceanic sectors, and maintains control of the South Atlantic. Just like Area E, Area F assumes responsibility for two "mainland" high altitude oceanic sectors just off the coast of New York. Area F also controls the area of the North Atlantic including Bermuda and the Caribbean area. (Bermuda International Airport only controls flights on approach, departure and while on the ground.)

Areas E and F are bordered by:

• Miami ARTCC - KZMA/ZMA (Miami, Florida)
• Jacksonville ARTCC - KZJX/ZJX (Hilliar, Florida)
• Washington ARTCC - KZDC/ZDC (Leesburg, Virginia)
• Boston ARTCC - KZBW/ZBW (Nashua, New Hampshire)
• San Juan FIR - TJZS/ZSU (Puerto Rico)
• Piarco FIR (Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)
• Shanwick Oceanic Control (United Kingdom)
• Santa Maria FIR (Azores, Portugal)
• Moncton FIR - CZQM (Moncton, New Brunswick)
• Gander FIR - CZQX (Gander, Newfoundland)

[edit] Areas and Frequencies

[edit] Area A

[edit] High Altitude Sectors

• EMI 09 (Westminster 09) - 134.32
• HAR 10 (Harrisburg 10) - 133.47

[edit] Low Altitude Sectors

• HYPER 11 (HYPER 11) - 132.5
• MXE 25 (Modena 25) - 135.45
• LRP 26 (Lancaster 26) - 128.0/ Backup 133.17
• MDT 27 (Middletown 27) - 132.2

[edit] Area B

[edit] High Altitude Sectors

• ETX 42 (East Texas 42) - 127.17
• JFK 56 (Kennedy 56) - 125.32

[edit] Low Altitude Sectors

• PARKE 39 (PARKE 39) - 132.1
• ARD 55 (Yardley 55) - 134.6
• DIXIE 68 (DIXIE 68) - 118.97

[edit] Area C

[edit] High Altitude Sectors

• ULW 34 (Elmira 34) - 132.17
• SFK 49 (Stony Fork 49) - 121.32

[edit] Low Altitude Sectors

• HUO 35 (Huguenot 35) - 132.6
• SAX 36 (Sparta 36) - 133.15
• CFB 50 (Binghamton 50) - 133.35
• LHY 51 (Lake Henry 51) - 134.45

[edit] Area D

[edit] High Altitude Sectors

• PSB 73 (Phillipsburg 73) - 132.87
• MIP 75 (Milton 75) - 128.57

[edit] Low Altitude Sectors

• BWZ 74 (Broadway 74) - 132.15
• FQM 91 (Williamsport 91) - 124.9/ 134.8
• PTW 92 (Pottstown 92) - 124.62
• SWISSDALE 93 (Swissdale 93) - 123.62

[edit] Area E

[edit] High Altitude Sectors

• KATHY 82 (KATHY 82)
• FAIRR 83 (FAIRR 83)

[edit] Low Altitude Sectors

• MANTA 66 (MANTA 66) - 128.3

[edit] Non-Radar Sectors

• CHAMP 87 (CHAMP 87)
• BACUS 88 (BACUS 88)
• KRAFT 89 (KRAFT 89)
• GRATX 90 (GRATX 90)

[edit] Area F

[edit] High Altitude Sectors

• JOBOC 65 (JOBOC 65) - 125.92
• ATLANTIC 86 (ATLANTIC 86) - 133.5
• HILDY 81 (HILDY 81) - 128.17

[edit] Low Altitude Sectors

• COCOA 80 (COCOA 80)

[edit] Non-Radar Sectors

• SOUTH ATLANTIC 70 (SOUTH ATLANTIC 70)
• GEMINI 71 (GEMINI 71)
• MERCURY 72 (MERCURY 72)

[edit] References

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