RADAR-SIMKJFK – John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York, United States · 40.639°N 73.779°W · elevation 13 ft
Control the traffic at John F. Kennedy International Airport in radar-sim, a free air traffic control simulator that runs in the browser: as tower you issue take-off and landing clearances on 04L/22R, 04R/22L, 13L/31R and 13R/31L, as approach you vector and sequence the arrivals onto the ILS. No download, no account.
Start as tower at KJFK ▶ · Start as approach at KJFK ▶ · choose traffic level and wind first
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | True heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04L/22R | 3,682 m (12,080 ft) | 61 m | asphalt/concrete | 031° / 211° |
| 04R/22L | 2,560 m (8,399 ft) | 61 m | asphalt | 031° / 211° |
| 13L/31R | 3,048 m (10,000 ft) | 61 m | asphalt/concrete | 121° / 301° |
| 13R/31L | 4,423 m (14,511 ft) | 61 m | asphalt/concrete | 121° / 301° |
The airport has 4 runways. The parallels 04L/22R and 04R/22L are 918 m apart, enough for segregated operations only (ICAO: 760–1035 m): approaches on one and departures or missed approaches on the other, but no simultaneous approaches. The parallels 13L/31R and 13R/31L are far enough apart for independent parallel approaches (ICAO requires 1035 m between the centrelines): aircraft established on both finals are not subject to the radar minima against each other. 04L/22R – 13L/31R and 04L/22R – 13R/31L cross each other: a departure on one and an arrival on short final to the other block each other. The runways in use depend on the traffic level and the wind: one (the best headwind among the longest, here 13R/31L with 4,423 m) on low, two on medium, and on high every runway with a headwind component and at most 20 kt crosswind.
Airspace
The simulated control zone is a circle of 5 NM around the field with extensions along the instrument runways, up to 2,500 ft. In approach sessions arrivals check in over an entry fix and are vectored or sent direct to the initial approach fix of the runway in use; in tower sessions a virtual approach controller does this and hands them over established on the ILS inside 10 NM.
| Approach | Initial approach fix (bearing / distance from KJFK) |
|---|---|
| RWY 04L | AZEBA (209° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 04R | MOPOK (207° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 13L | LEIMA (304° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 13R | MOVOS (299° / 14 NM) |
| RWY 22L | IGBOP (034° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 22R | TIUVU (032° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 31L | NOUMA (123° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 31R |
SEVET (118° / 13 NM) |
Entry fixes: IBUGU (229° / 33 NM), IPUPI (045° / 29 NM), LUROV (290° / 33 NM), ONOMU (186° / 31 NM), POASI (105° / 34 NM), SUNPO (004° / 35 NM).
Nearby airports
Controlled airports within 80 NM are drawn on the scope; departures leave towards their destination's direction.
KLGALaGuardia Airport – 9 NM, bearing 333°-
KFRGRepublic Airport – 17 NM, bearing 072° KTEBTeterboro Airport – 18 NM, bearing 315°KEWRNewark Liberty International Airport – 18 NM, bearing 280°KHPNWestchester County Airport – 26 NM, bearing 007°KMMUMorristown Municipal Airport – 31 NM, bearing 288°KISPLong Island MacArthur Airport – 32 NM, bearing 073°KTTNTrenton Mercer Airport – 52 NM, bearing 245°
…and 6 more within 80 NM.
Other airports: all 20 airports in radar-sim · how to play and the command reference.