Congressman Anthony D’Esposito Visits New York TRACON Facility; Advocates for Workers Opposed to Relocation off Long Island by FAA
WESTBURY, N.Y. – Congressman Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04) – a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Aviation – visited the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility, also known as N90, in Westbury, New York with Congressman Nick LaLota to meet with staff concerned about the FAA’s plan to relocate dozens of employees from the Long Island site to Pennsylvania. The relocation plan proposed by the FAA would mandate certain N90 facility employees work from the Philadelphia Air Traffic Control Tower location for up to two years – a timeline seen as unacceptable by many impacted staffers.
“It seems entirely unnecessary for the FAA to force hardworking public servants from New York TRACON to uproot their entire lives for a ‘temporary’ placement in another state that could last multiple years,” said D’Esposito. “This shifting of staff from the N90 facility also has the potential to present serious obstacles for regional flight tracking teams.”
The FAA staffers at New York TRACON provide critical approach services for airports throughout the New York metropolitan area including John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport. Additionally, TRACON is responsible for serving several smaller airfields as well, including Long Island MacArthur Airport, Westchester County Airport, and more.
“As a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Aviation, I have made it abundantly clear to my congressional colleagues that keeping good union jobs at the TRACON facility here on Long Island remains at the top of my priority list as our subcommittee works through the 2023 FAA reauthorization process.”