The FAA will transfer control of the Newark, New Jersey airspace from New York TRACON to Philadelphia TRACON this weekend.
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This weekend, control of the Newark-area airspace sector will be reassigned from New York’s Terminal Radar Approach Control (Tracon) to Philadelphia’s facility, a transition that will encompass not only Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) but Teterboro (KTEB), Morristown (KMMU), Caldwell (KCDW), and Linden (KLDJ) airports. As a result, area designation will change from New York Approach to Newark Approach, while the switch in ATC communications should be seamless for operators. The FAA claims the move will help alleviate short staffing at the New York Tracon in Westbury, New York.
According to NBAA’s air traffic service desk, this realignment—which will take place during the overnight shift from Saturday into Sunday—could result in implementation of ground delay programs at reduced arrival rates for KEWR, KTEB, and KMMU, and possible airspace flow programs that would control KTEB, KMMU, and KCDW as one. It could also entail changes in rerouting requirements that differ from standard preferred routes.
NBAA warned that operators intending to fly to KTEB from the south should ensure adequate fuel in case of possible extended distances, times, and delays.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is protesting the move, which would relocate 12 air traffic controllers from the New York Tracon to Philadelphia for up to two years, and argues that it will only exacerbate the staffing shortage.
“There are currently 33 certified professional controllers overseeing the airspace in question,” the association stated in a press release today. “After the airspace transfers, only 24 certified professional controllers will be responsible for the same airspace.”
Newark ATC Control To Switch to Philadelphia Tracon
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This weekend, control of the Newark-area airspace sector will be reassigned from New York’s Terminal Radar Approach Control (Tracon) to Philadelphia’s facility, a transition that will encompass not only Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) but Teterboro (KTEB), Morristown (KMMU), Caldwell (KCDW), and Linden (KLDJ) airports. As a result, area designation will change from New York Approach to Newark Approach, while the switch in ATC communications should be seamless for operators. The FAA claims the move will help alleviate short staffing at the New York Tracon in Westbury, New York.
According to NBAA’s air traffic service desk, this realignment—which will take place during the overnight shift from Saturday into Sunday—could result in implementation of ground delay programs at reduced arrival rates for KEWR, KTEB, and KMMU, and possible airspace flow programs that would control KTEB, KMMU, and KCDW as one. It could also entail changes in rerouting requirements that differ from standard preferred routes.
NBAA warned that operators intending to fly to KTEB from the south should ensure adequate fuel in case of possible extended distances, times, and delays.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is protesting the move, which would relocate 12 air traffic controllers from the New York Tracon to Philadelphia for up to two years, and argues that it will only exacerbate the staffing shortage.