EWR Traffic Management Tips

Departures:

When the overflow runway 11/29 is available, EWR tower normally launches off of RWY 29. If TEB operations are being conducted on a northeast flow, and there is no supervisor present in the tower at TEB, the ILS 6 approach must be utilized in lieu of the charted visual approach. This operation is in direct conflict with EWR RWY 29 departures and, during heavy prop rushes, EWR will incur delays.

During departure operations on the primary runways, EWR tower must provide additional spacing between consecutive departures because of noise abatement procedures.

During periods of inclement weather or strong gusty winds, EWR operations can be severely impacted, if TEB's runway configuration is not compatible with EWR's runway configuration.

When EWR is departing RWY 22R and LGA conducting either RWY 4 or RWY 31 approaches, the complexity increases dramatically for the EWR Departure Controller.

Arrivals:

EWR tower can utilize the overflow RWY 11/29 for arrivals, but the most favorable operation is conducted to RWY 11. TEB northeast operations generally have the same adverse impact on RWY 11 arrivals as it does on RWY 29 departures.

When EWR is arriving on the 4's, ZDC's RBV flow is on an extended RWY 4 final, and compaction is a problem. If ZDC does not provide the MIT that N90 requires, ZDC will usually end up holding.

EWR RWY 11 operations significantly increase the workload of the N90 satellite position.