[JYO] AOPA monitoring NYC airspace situation in wake of crash

AOPA monitoring NYC airspace situation in wake of crash 

Updated: 11/12/2001 11:39:07 AM ET — American Airlines Flight 587 from New 
York to Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, crashed at 9:17 a.m. ET in the 
residential Rockaway section of Queens, New York, about five miles southwest 
of JFK airport. Tunnels and bridges in the New York metropolitan area have 
been reopened to outbound traffic only. Flight 587 carried 246 passengers and 
nine crewmembers (families of passengers can call 800-245-0999 for more 
information). The Airbus A300 had apparently climbed to 13,000 feet, 
according to its Flight Explorer track. According to the Associated Press, a 
senior Bush administration official said no threats against airplanes had 
been received, and that the pilot of Flight 587 reported no trouble before 
the crash. The official said the administration was considering suspending 
the takeoff of flights nationwide. 

New York airspace closed — The military has closed the airspace around New 
York to all flight operations. There is now a temporary flight restriction 
area (TFR) from the surface to 25,000 feet for a 25-nm radius around the JFK 
VOR. AOPA is in contact with FAA headquarters and the air traffic control 
command center. A notam instituting the TFR will be issued shortly. FAA says 
that the following airports have been closed: 
Westchester County - HPN 
Linden - LDJ 
Teterboro - TEB 
Republic - FRG 
Kennedy International - JFK 
LaGuardia - LGA 
Newark - EWR

Morristown, Caldwell airports open, but ATC not accepting flight plans to 
these airport — AOPA has contacted all New York area general aviation 
airports. At the moment, all airports within 25 nm of the JFK VOR are closed 
to all traffic by a temporary flight restriction (TFR). Airports outside the 
TFR are open, but ATC will not accept flight plans to and from Morristown 
(MMU) and Caldwell Essex County (CDW).

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