NY/NJ/PHL Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign Project and Implementation Update

NY/NJ/PHL Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign

Project and Implementation Update

Presentation to: Congressional Staffers

By: Steve Kelley, Airspace Redesign Manager

Date: March 14, 2008

Federal AviationAdministration

January 7, 2008 Federal AviationAdministration 2

NY/NJ/PHL Metropolitan Area Airspace RedesignMarch 14, 2008

Record of Decision Issued – September 5, 2007

• The Selected Project for this study is the Integrated Airspace Alternative with the Integrated Control Complex (ICC) with mitigation.

• The study took over 9 years culminating in a Record of Decision (ROD)

• Procedural adaptations for noise abatement (mitigation measures) was also implemented

• Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEIS was published in December 2005

• Comments were taken on the DEIS and some of those comments were used in developing the noise mitigation measures

• In April of 2007 the FAA identified its Preferred Alternative and provided analysis of the mitigation measures

• Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on August 3, 2007



Implementation Overview

• Planning has already started• Initial changes were implemented on December 19, 2007• Expected timeframe for completion five years• Implementation approach was broken into four stages in the ROD:

Changes in N90,

ZNY,PHL

Changesoutside

Proceduralchanges

Integration ofZNY, N90

Boundary changes

Transfer of Sectors

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4



Newark Departure Headings Runway 22L/R

Moderate Demand

Heavy Demand

215239

263

190

Existing

Dispersal



N

Red 0-2500’

Green 2500-5000

Blue 5000-7000’

Newark Liberty International Airport

December 19, 2007 AMDispersal Headings

215 and 239



Philadelphia Departure Headings Runway 27L/R

Dispersal Headings

268

245

230255

Existing

Dispersal



Philadelphia International AirportRunway 27 Departures

Dispersal Headings December 19, 2007

245 and 268



Philadelphia Runway 9L/R Departures

Dispersal Headings

081096

112

127

085Existing

Dispersal



Blue 5000-10000Green 3000-5000Red 0-3000

Philadelphia International AirportRunway 9 DeparturesDispersal Headings December 20, 2007

081 and 096



Implementation - A Work in Progress

• Beyond the implementation of dispersal headings at Philadelphia and Newark, which were implemented on December 19, 2007, we do not anticipate any project elements to be implemented that will create additional noise impacts prior to the Fall of 2008.

• The use of dispersal headings will be refined and adjusted to meet traffic demands while maintaining the integrity of the environmental process.

• We are currently in a detailed planning process of further implementation steps.



Stage 2

• Expanding the west gate for NY departures• Opening the west gate for JFK departures• Allowing stacked departures at the departure fixes

• Expanding the use of terminal separation rules• Providing flexible use of the arrival airways

• PHL• Establishing a new arrival route into PHL• Third westbound departure fix for PHL



Increased Number of Jet Routes Reduces Delay

Selected Project:• Increased number of jet

routes• Increased number of

access points • Less competition for

departures means decreased delay

Current System:• Few jet routes for

departures • Access is limited • Competition for resources

means increased delay



JFK Access to Westgate Decreases Complexity

Selected Project:Current System:• JFK traffic crosses through

departures from LGA, EWR, TEB, etc.

• Long ground delays necessary to maintain safe and orderly flow of traffic

• Stacked flows are more efficient and less complex

JFK flights JFK flights



Westgate Stage 2 Airspace Redesign Initiatives

Increase ELIOT’s potential throughput capacity

Eliminate RBV crossing to J60/J64

Reduce MIT at WestgateReduce vectoring in ZNY39

Support potential throughput increase by - Dual J80s- ZNY sector vertical splits- Reroute from Northgate

Reduce enroute MIT

Reduce NY metro departure delay

2nd ELIOT for J60/J64 departures

Create new fix west of ELIOT

Route offset forIAD arrivals

Apply Terminal separation rules

up to FL230

Separate route for IAD arrivals

JFK access to ELIOT

Separate route for CDA/BWI arrivals

Increase PARKE’s potential throughput capacity

Increase BIGGY’s potential throughput capacity

Allow easy offload from WHITE

Realign Westgatefixes

Create new fix east of BIGGY

and/or



Stage 3 and Stage 4

Stage 3• Adding a third airway to the north gate

Stage 4• Creating a new jet airway for departures to the west• Enabling dependent instrument arrivals to the parallel runways at

EWR and the required shift of the arrival streams into the NY/NJ area

• Creating a south gate for departures out of the NY/NJ area



Increased Number of Jet Routes Reduces Delay

Selected Project:• Increased number of jet

routes• Increased number of

access points • Less competition for

departures means decreased delay

Current System:• Few jet routes for

departures • Access is limited • Competition for resources

means increased delay

Stage 2



Example of Delay Savings with New Usage of Runways

Selected Project:• Dual arrivals to EWR

04/22• Increased use of

EWR 11• Efficient use =

reduced delay

Current System:• Conflicting flows

restrict use of runways• Inefficient use of

runways = increased delay

Dependent IFR approaches

Dual Arrivals

EWR



Noise changes: Raw Data Map – Selected Project

Raw Change in Db from Future No Action with Mitigation

Number of Census Points

planIhotspots by I2011impact

20 to 25 (81)15 to 20 (643)10 to 15 (1506)5 to 10 (14194)0.1 to 5 (160136)

-0.1 to 0.1 (32858)-5 to -0.1 (103859)

-10 to -5 (7542)-15 to -10 (1922)-30 to -15 (966)

mitigatedImpact by MitigatedI2011impact

200 to 250 (26)150 to 200 (622)100 to 150 (576)50 to 100 (9044)1 to 50 (153067)

-1 to 1 (41060)-50 to -1 (107108)

-100 to -50 (9230)-150 to -100 (1985)-300 to -150 (991)



Next Steps

• Continue to address and resolve legal and political challenges • Develop full implementation team• Continue full RNAV implementation• Implement terminal separation standards in former EnRoute

airspace sectors• Continue safety assessment of all changes• Develop Airspace design activities with adjacent facilities that enhance the benefits of integration

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NY/NJ/PHL Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign Project and Implementation Update