Area of Responsibility
It is located at 4205 Johnson Avenue on Long Island in Ronkonkoma, a hamlet (unincorporated community) in the Town of Islip, New York, United States, near New York City. Long Island MacArthur Airport is north of the ARTCC.
Their primary responsibility is the separation of overflights, and the expedited sequencing of arrivals and departures along Standard Terminal Arrival Routes and Standard Instrument Departures for the entire New York Metropolitan Area and Philadelphia.
ZNY assumes control over several Class Bravo (Class B) airports, including
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York City, NY
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City, New York
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in Philadelphia/Tinicum Township, Delaware County, PA
Altogether, New York Center "owns" 3,270,000 square miles (8,500,000 km2) of airspace. Of that, 17,000 square miles (44,000 km2) are mainland airspace, and the remaining 3,250,000 square miles (8,400,000 km2) is oceanic airspace.
Read more about this topic: New York Air Route Traffic Control Center
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