Area Breakdown
The New York TRACON is divided into 5 areas. Sectors, along with their frequencies and radio sites, are given below.
- LaGuardia Area
The LaGuardia area of the TRACON controls LaGuardia Airport and two of the higher-traffic volume satellites, Danbury Municipal Airport and Westchester County Airport. It is known to many controllers as the world's most difficult airspace because of the close proximity of Kennedy and Newark arrival flows on both sides.
- EMPYR (1D): 127.3 at EWR, backup at Mount Freedom
- HAARP (1V): 120.8 at LGA, backup at Douglaston
- LGA Departure (1L): 120.4 at LGA, backup at Douglaston
- LGA Final Vector (1F): 134.9 at JFK, backup at LGA
- NOBBI (1X): 126.4 at HPN
- NYACK (1Y): 120.55 at HPN
- Military (UHF): 257.65 at HPN and 263.0 at LGA
- Kennedy Area
The Kennedy area controls John F. Kennedy International Airport and its only major satellite, Republic Airport. This area controls many international flights from Europe because Kennedy is known as the "Gateway to America."
- CAMRN (2G): 127.4 at JFK, backup at Douglaston
- ILS Monitor 1 (2O): 119.1 at JFK
- ILS Monitor 2 (2T): 123.9 at JFK
- JFK Departure (2J): 135.9 at JFK, backup at Douglaston
- JFK Final Vector (2A): 132.4 at JFK
- JFK Satellite (2S): 118.4 at JFK
- ROBER (2K): 125.7 at JFK, backup at Douglaston
- Military (UHF): 269.0 at JFK
- Islip area
The Islip area controls all low altitude flights along Long Island in addition to Long Island MacArthur Airport.
- BEADS (3B): 125.975 at HTO, backup at ISP AFSS
- BEADS Low (3N): 118.95 at HTO
- CCC (Calverton) (3E): 118.0 at ISP, backup at ISP AFSS
- ISP (3H): 120.05 at ISP
- LOVES (3I): 124.075 at HVN, backup at Douglaston
- SEALL (3R): 133.1 at N90
- VIKKY (3Z): 128.625 at CCC
- Military (UHF): 343.65 at HTO and 343.75 at ISP
- Newark Area
The Newark area of the TRACON covers Newark Liberty International Airport along with the majority of the TRACON's satellite airports including Teterboro Airport, Morristown Municipal Airport, and Caldwell/Essex County Airport.
- ARD (Yardley) (4P): 128.55 at EWR, backup at St. Francis
- EWR Departure (4N): 119.2 at EWR, backup at St. Francis
- EWR Final Vector 4 (4Q): 125.5 at EWR
- EWR Final Vector 22 (4M): 125.5 at EWR
- EWR Satellite (4E): 126.7 at EWR
- METRO (4H): 132.8 at SBJ
- MUGZY (4U): 127.6, EWR at backup at Mount Freedom
- North Arrival (4A): 120.15 at EWR
- ZEEBO (4S): 123.775 at SAX
- Military (UHF): 353.75 at EWR
- Liberty Area
The Liberty area's role is for high altitude departure control for all sectors. The Catskill position has responsibility for numerous satellites to the north of the NY TRACON airspace. Three of the higher-traffic volume satellites are Stewart International Airport, Orange County Airport, and Dutchess County Airport.
- Catskill (5H): 132.75 at SWF
- East (56): 126.8 at CMK, backup at POU
- “LIBBU” (59): 135.65 at SWF
- North (52): 118.175 at LGA, backup at JFK
- South (58): 124.75 at EWR, backup at Mount Freedom
- West (54): 120.85 at EWR, backup at SBJ
- Military (UHF): South and West, 353.75 at JFK; Catskill, 363.1 at HUO; North and East, 268.7 at SWF
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