Newark-area ATC Control To Switch to Philadelphia Tracon

Newark ATC Control To Switch to Philadelphia Tracon

Move will relocate a dozen controllers from New York Tracon to Philadelphia

N.Y. TRACON in Westbury, N.Y. — A dozen air traffic controllers were transferred from New York’s Terminal Radar Approach Control (Tracon) to Philadelphia Tracon as responsibility for the Newark, N.J.-area airspace moves to the latter. © FAA

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

July 24, 2024

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.

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