# Presentation: 691094

## 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

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**Notes:**
NAR is a program that designs airspace – that’s not what we’re talking about in this briefing – we’re talking about the total agency process of changing airspace

## 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

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## 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:

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## Newark Departure Headings Runway 22L/R

**Moderate Demand **

**Heavy Demand **

**215**

**239**

**263**

**190**

**Existing**

**Dispersal**

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## Red 0-2500’

- Green 2500-5000
- Blue 5000-7000’

**Newark Liberty International Airport**
**December 19, 2007 AM**
**Dispersal Headings**
**215 and 239 **

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**Notes:**
Ewr dispersal heading 12-19 1230-1534z

## Philadelphia Departure Headings Runway 27L/R

**Dispersal Headings**

**268**

**245**

**230**

**255**

**Existing**

**Dispersal**

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**Philadelphia International Airport**
**Runway 27 Departures**
**Dispersal Headings **
**December 19, 2007**
**245 and 268**** **

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**Notes:**
PHL west dep hdgs 1400-1600z 12/19/07

## Philadelphia Runway 9L/R Departures

**Dispersal Headings**

**081**

**096**

**112**

**127**

**085**

**Existing**

**Dispersal**

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## Philadelphia International Airport

**Philadelphia International Airport**
**Runway 9 Departures**
**Dispersal Headings **
**December 20, 2007**
**081 and 096**

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**Notes:**
PHL east dep hdgs 12/21/07 1900-0000z

## 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.

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## 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

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## Increased Number of Jet Routes Reduces Delay

**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 **

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## 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**

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## Westgate Stage 2 Airspace Redesign Initiatives 

- Increase ELIOT’s potential throughput capacity

- Eliminate RBV crossing to J60/J64

- Reduce MIT at Westgate

- Reduce 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 for
- IAD 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 Westgate
- fixes

- Create new fix east of BIGGY

- and/or

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## 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

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## Increased Number of Jet Routes Reduces Delay

**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***

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## 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**

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## Noise changes: Raw Data Map – Selected Project

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## 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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