2021年2月25日 · Last updated: Thursday, February 25, 2021Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities (TRACON)

This order sets forth guidelines and fundamental requirements for design of airport traffic control towers (ATCTs) and terminal radar approach control (TRACONs) facilities to be used by engineers, designers, planners, and procurement personnel engaged in the establishment, replacement, or modernization of these facilities.

New York TRACON (NYT or N90, radio communications New York Approach or New York Departure) is a terminal radar approach control (TRACON) facility located in the East Garden City, New York. The primary responsibility of the New York TRACON is the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of arrival, departure, and en-route traffic.

TRACON controllers generally handle within a 30- to 50-mile radius of an airport and up to 10 000 feet, as well as aircraft flying over that airspace. They are responsible for the safe separation of aircraft flying in the busy areas surrounding airports.

2024年9月30日 · The FAA has identified a candidate list of 52 Tower and TRACON Facilities for replacement. The FAA has a priority ranking process to determine which candidate facility is replaced first based on a variety of factors, including the type, level, tier and age of the facility; their condition; and their replacement’s impact to the overall system.

The new Tower – at 320 feet overall –provides air traffic controllers with unobstructed views of the entire airfield, and permits visual and electronic monitoring of takeoffs, landings, and ground movement of aircraft.

Previous research has focused on measures for the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) and en route radar environments (e.g., Sollenberger, Stein, & Gromelski, 1997; Vardaman & Stein, 1998). This work focuses on the Tower Cab.

Once an approaching aircraft that is landing is within five miles of an airport and below 2 500 feet, TRACON controllers hand off the aircraft to air traffic controllers in the airport tower. Departing aircraft leaving the TRACON’s range of control are handed off to controllers at FAA enroute center or Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC).

Terminal Radar Approach Control, commonly known as 'approach,' manage aircraft from the terminal to en-route traffic control to one or more airfields.

The TRACON building contains equipment used for controlling air traffic and is staffed by air traffic controllers and air operations, administrative, and maintenance support personnel. The ASR, PAR, PALS, transmitting and receiving sites, and navigation aids (NAVAIDS), which are remotely located, are monitored and controlled in the TRACON.