ATC
New York Tracon Will Not Be FAA's 'Integrated' Facility
The FAA will rebuild the New York Tracon in Westbury, N.Y., and consider later upgrades at Ronkonkoma.
The New York Tracon manages arrivals and departures from major airports, including Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. (Photo: Newark Liberty International Airport)
The New York Tracon manages arrivals and departures from major airports, including Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. (Photo: Newark Liberty International Airport)

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will rebuild one of its terminal radar approach control (Tracon) facilities on New York’s Long Island, serving the world’s busiest airspace. But the modernized Tracon is not for now the Integrated Control Facility (ICF) the agency plans under a nationwide ATC facilities consolidation effort.