Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2.5
Time Pressure; Workload; Communication Breakdown; Confusion
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic
Airspace Structure; Procedure
JFK [and] LGA were both landing ILS 13; and coordinating to change approaches to both land ILS 22. Because of the close proximity of these airports; these are not easy runway changes; and require a lot of coordination between the two sectors. I heard the LGA Supervisor; give the Belmont airspace to JFK. This allowed JFK to start landing ILS 22. Unfortunately; LGA still had 5 aircraft being vectored for ILS 13 approach. JFK cannot land ILS 22 in the Belmont airspace when LGA is landing ILS 13. The ILS 13 go-around procedure is runway heading climb to 2;000 feet; which goes right into the Belmont airspace. I advised my Supervisor of his mistake and told him to keep the airspace until the last LGA 13 arrival had landed. He responded 'don't worry about it'. I was then instructed to relieve the Final Controller; and I personally had to clear the last of the LGA arrivals to Runway 13 with absolutely no protection for a go-around. LGA was in IFR conditions; and windshear had been an issue all day; the likelihood of a go-around was very high. A supervisor having such disregard for aircraft safety is absolutely frightening. I recommend everyone be briefed on all conditional airspace in our facility; and be reminded why airspace delegation is so critical. We are lucky none of the LGA arrivals went around; I'm afraid of what may happen next time someone is so negligent.
N90 Controller describes airport configuration change that he feels is unsafe.