JFK Boot CampIVAO United States DivisionNew York ARTCC

Outline• Introduction• Departure Procedures, Climbs, Transitions• Ground and taxiways• Tower operations• New York Kennedy Departure (KJFK_DEP)• New York Approach: Camrn, Rober, and Final• STAR’s• Coordination with New York Center• Questions and Answers

IntroductionJohn F. Kennedy Airport, or JFK, is the largest international airport serving the New York Metro area. The other 3 are Newark Liberty, Teterboro, and LaGuardia

There are 7 DP’s, 1 Weather Avoidance DP, 6 STAR’s, and 4 runways with 8 landing/departing directions

There are 4 TRACON positions – KEN-DEP, CAM-APP, RBR-APP, and F-APP

There are 8 terminals for airline carriers, every terminal has international capabilities, 2 general aviation terminals, and 2 cargo sections (north and west areas)

Cross runways are rarely in use due to LaGuardia’s runway assignment

Handoffs are usually sent to Liberty Departure, however, this positions is rarely staffed on IVAO so handoffs are usually given to either NY CTR, BOS CTR, or ISP DEP

See IVAOUS.ORG in New York ARTCC for more information and airnav.com for charts. Skyvector.com is useful for helicopter and VFR traffic

KJFK_DEL – 135.050 – S2

Clearance Delivery

Departure Procedures- BETTE3, GREKI3, HAPIE3, MERIT3These departure procedures are for aircraft planning to fly the NAR routes (crossing the Atlantic Ocean via the North Atlantic Tracks, like NATR, NATS, etc.) and require transitionsBETTE3: requires ACK (nantucket) transition – BETTE3 BETTE ACK…GREKI3: requires MARTN transition – GREKI3 GREKI MARTN…HAPIE3: requires YAHOO transition – HAPIE3 HAPIE YAHOO…MERIT3: requires PUT (putnam) transition – MERIT3 MERIT PUT…

- JFK1 (Kennedy One)This is the most popular departure procedure and does not require any transition.

- SKORR3 – RNAV for 31’s onlyThe SKORR3 is for RNAV only – meaning no vectors after departure are needed, the pilot will navigate on his own to the airway. Transitions are given:YNKEE for Eastern and Caribbean departures, RNGRR for Western departures

- DEEZZ3 – RNAV for all runwaysDEEZZ3 is a unique RNAV vectored departure. The pilot will fly the SKORR3 to YNKEE if departing the 31’s or will get vectors from other runway to DEEZZ then continue on the RNAV departure to either CANDR or TOWIN transitions

- SEAVIEW 2 – severe weather avoidanceThe pilot cannot file this DP, it is only assigned by the ATC during extreme severe weather. On IVAO, a pilot can request it for practice but otherwise only assign this DP if the pilot has the charts on board and there is severe weather

Initial Climb

5,000 ft

ClimbsJFK is one of the few airports in the country that uses “climbs”. A climb is an additional set of instructions to avoid obstacles, adjacent congested areas, or any additional instructions.

Assign climbs to aircraft filing non-RNAV DP’s (all except SKORR3/DEEZZ3) and are going to take off from 31L. Climb is assigned in clearance delivery immediately after the departure procedure (cleared to ABC via JFK1 departure, ABC climb,…)

- Canarsie Climb: all directions except southbound- Breezy Point Climb: southbound only- Bridge Climb: all directions, aircraft must have ADF onboard- Idlewild Climb: for all props all directions- Gateway Climb: from 22:00-07:00 local time only and from

22’s only

Climbs are NOT given when any other runway is in use not described above and when the aircraft does not file a departure procedure.

Vectored Departures (no DP filed)

Most pilots on IVAO will not realize they have to file a DP if they want to fly it, but we don’t have to remind them, it is their responsibility. In that case, we give a vectored departure. However, the pilot must file one of the following exit points as their first FIX, otherwise, we must amend their flight plan:

Northbound Departure: GAYEL NEION SAX COATE HAAYS DEEZZEastbound Departure: GREKI MERIT BAYYS BDRSouthbound Departure: BETTE HAPIE SHIPP WAVEYWestbound Departure: ARD RBV RNGRR DIXIE WHITE

DO NOT assign climbs, DP’s, or transitions. Also, a runway heading will be assigned during takeoff (see TOWER section later).

Clearance example: American 123, cleared to Miami via radar vectors to SHIPP, then as filed. Maintain 5,000, expect FL……..

Clearance Delivery Recap• DP’s need different requirements such as RNAV,

NAR, etc.• Non DP need to file a valid exit point based on

their direction• Initial climb is always 5,000 ft• Squawk codes can be anything above 15xx• VFR squawk codes are usually 0301-0377• JFK is in the NY Class Bravo Airspace• Always check to see which controller’s frequency

is handling JFK departures during your online session as there might be multiple TRACON positions online

KJFK_GND – 121.900 – S2

Ground

Taxiways• A and B are the main taxiways, treated like a highway. A is for

clockwise traffic, B is for counterclockwise traffic• Taxiways between runways 4L-4R are the Tower’s• Intersection departures are 4L@J, 31L@KE, 22R@F, and

13R@PC• Cargo areas are at the north-end of taxiways R and S and north

of 13L• General aviation terminal is off of Twy Q in the PB exit• Ground does not give p/b, s/u, or gate assignments, but for

reference:Terminals 1, 3, 4: International airliners (3 for Delta)Terminal 2: United, Saudi Arabian, SongTerminals 5, 6: JetBlueTerminal 7: British Airways, Icelandair, Qantas, Cathay, IberiaTerminals 8, 9: American, Finnair

Layout

KJFK_TWR – 119.100 / KJFK_2_TWR – 123.900 – S3

Tower

Tower (IFR)• Kennedy Tower controls all active runways and

taxiways between 4L/4R• Before giving takeoff clearance, Tower will assign

a departure heading only if a climb is not assigned:4L – 070 / 22R – Runway Heading / 13R/31L – 220

• Handoff to departure controller as soon as aircraft is airborne due to tight airspace

During Events, KJFK_2_TWR will handle departures and control all active runways for takeoffs (ex. 4L, 22R, 13R, 31L)

VFR• Tower handles VFR traffic• Traffic patterns should depart from arriving

runway (ex. 31R, 13L, 22L, 4R)• Arriving VFR traffic should be radar identified,

given NY Class B clearance, and proceed direct JFK to enter the pattern

• Observe skyvector.com for more detailed airspace

• (pause screen sharing to show how to access skyvector.com)

KJFK_DEP – 135.900 – ADC/C1

TRACON: Departure

New York Departure• South: Vector towards RBV, max climb 11,000

feet, handoff to Liberty or NY CTR• North: Vector towards SAX but north of LENDY,

max climb 17,000 feet, handoff to NY CTR• East: Vector towards GREKI/MERIT, max climb

17,000, handoff to ISP_DEP or BOS CTR• WAVEY, SHIPP: Vector direct towards WAVEY or

SHIPP, 6,000 until 6nm from 31L, then to 11,000. Handoff to NY CTR

• HAPIE, BETTE: Vector direct towards HAPIE or BETTE, 6,000 until 6nm from 31L, then to 13,000. Handoff to BOS CTR

Climbs and RNAV DP’s• When a climb is in use, let the aircraft continue

the climb instructions. Just say after handed off from TWR “American 123, radar contact, continue Canarsie climb” or just “radar contact”. When aircraft is almost complete with the climb or approaching 5,000 feet, provide further vectors as mentioned

• On the SKORR3, a simple radar contact is sufficient.

• On the DEEZZ3, provide vectors as mentioned before, then “proceed direct DEEZZ, resume own navigation”

Scratch Pad• It is important to update the scratchpad even if

you are the only controller online.• F5: Enter the exit point, even if a DP is or isn’t

filed• F8: Enter the altitude that you cleared the aircraft

to• Clear the scratchpad before handing off to

UNICOM

KJFK_CAM_APP – 127.400 / KJFK_RBR_APP – 125.700 / KJFK_F_APP – 132.400 – ADC/C1

TRACON: Approach

N90 Kennedy Area Overview• KJFK_CAM_APP is the default callsign and handles all traffic

from the south and southwest via CAMRN and northwest arrivals via LENDY when 31R/L and 22L/R are in use

• KJFK_RBR_APP controls all traffic from northeast via CCC (from KISP_CCC_APP) and LENDY when 13L/R and 4R/L in use. Also handles KFRG traffic (but KJFK_DEP still handles FRG depts)

• KJFK_F_APP handles traffic from 2000 – 4000 feet around the last vector area of the runway in use. Usually gives the final approach vectors to intercept the localizer

• RBR is only staffed when TWR and CAM are online. F is only staffed during events. CAM and RBR will share final vector responsibilities depending on the runway they control

Approach Vectors• Unless the pilot requests a full procedure

approach, which is very rare, all approaches will require vectors after being handed off from CTR (or from ISP_APP).

• Vectors not needed if pilot requests Belmont Visual for 22L or Parkway Visual for 13L/R or even VOR/GPS 13L/13R

• 12 Mile Approach Fixes13L – CAXUN, 13R – none22L – ZALPO, 22R – MATTR31L – MEALS, 31R – ZULAB4L – KRSTL, 4R - EBBEE

STARs

STAR’s for JFK• CAMRN4 – from the south – cross CAMRN at

11,000• Kingston 9 (IGN9) – from the north – LOLLY at

FL200• LENDY 6 (LVZ6) – from the west – LENDY at FL190• PARCH1 – from the east, CCC 12,000, ROBER

9,000 (RNAV)• Pawling 2 (PWL2) – from the north, LOVES at 6,000• ROBER 1 – from the east, CCC 12,000, ROBER

9,000

Vectors are given from the last intersection following the flow charts on the previous pages

Coordination with New York Center

New York Center• New York Center will provide crossing instructions

as per the STAR’s or simulated STAR’s and handoff before the last waypoint of the STAR (ex. before CAMRN, LENDY, etc.)

• Boston Center will handoff directly to KZNY_APP, KISP_CCC_APP, or KJFK_RBR_APP, or if none of those are online, KJFK_CAM_APP just before CCC

• KJFK_CAM_APP controls entire JFK operations, KZNY_CTR will control everything else in the area including EWR, LGA, ISP, and the rest of NY ARTCC

Questions and Answers