NY TRACON EWR Area Transition to PHL TRACON to Take Effect July 27-28

From our friends at NBAA Air Traffic Services …

“The Newark Area airspace sector will transition from NY TRACON to PHL TRACON during the overnight shift the evening of July 27 into the morning of July 28. This airspace includes Teterboro/TEB, Morristown/MMU, Caldwell/CDW, Linden/LDJ and Newark Liberty/EWR airports. All SIDs/STARs/IAPs will remain unchanged and the transition should be seamless as far as ATC communications. The area designation will transition from New York Approach to Newark Approach. During the initial phases of the transition, we expect to see ATC Traffic Management Initiatives to include the following:
 
– Ground Delay Programs at reduced arrival rates for EWR, TEB, MMU.
– Possible Airspace Flow Programs which would control the airports of TEB/MMU/CDW as one.
– Reroute requirements that may differ from the standard preferred routes. For example, air traffic into TEB/MMU/CDW from the south may see reroutes through Allentown/Wilkes Barre TRACONs arriving from the West.
 
The duration of the initial transition and the traffic management initiatives associated with the transition will likely be in place for the near term so please stay tuned as we will provide additional operational information as soon as it is available.”

Operators planning to fly to KTEB from the south are advised to fuel appropriately for possible extended distances, times and delays.