Helicopter Noise Abatement Routes KFRG local VFR procedures
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transition route Airport sponsor published verified 2026-08-28 (42 d ago)
Published by the airport sponsor; voluntary unless ATC assigns it. If ATC assigns this route to you in Class B, C or D airspace, that assignment is an ATC instruction and compliance is required (14 CFR 91.123) — and “unable” remains available to the pilot in command.
Named routes established in 1993 — Microwave, Southern, Transition and Parkway — now carried on the FAA helicopter route charts.
The route
- MICROWAVE — arrival: enter at the Long Island Expressway, direct to the Microwave Tower, then heading 140° to the Huntington Hilton and Route 110, following Route 110 south to the airport. Departure: fly northbound parallel to runway 01/19 to the National Amusements Multiplex Theater, Route 110 north to the Huntington Hilton, then 320° to the Microwave Tower and the Long Island Expressway
- SOUTHERN — arrival: join the Southern State Parkway at the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway, heading 90° to Route 110, then northbound to Route 109. Departure: fly southbound parallel to runway 01/19 to Route 109 and Route 110, then overfly the Southern State Parkway to the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway
- TRANSITION — use the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway (Route 135) when moving between the Microwave and Southern routes, to avoid flying over noise-sensitive communities
- PARKWAY — available only to operators who are signatories to the Letter of Agreement for Special VFR Operations with the tower
- Avoid approaching the airport directly from the west, due to a noise sensitive area one mile west of the field
Where it actually is
North up. The sponsor names these landmarks and publishes no coordinate for any of them — everything positioned here is derived, and each coordinate's provenance is listed with its point below. Dashed markers are depicted: this site's reading of the written route, not published fixes.
- MICROWAVE arrival: enter at the Long Island Expressway Long Island Expressway at the Microwave Tower The point on I-495 nearest the Microwave Tower, 3.4 NM north-northwest of the field. The MICROWAVE helicopter arrival enters the area here. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) (nearest point on I-495 to the tower)
- MICROWAVE: direct the Microwave Tower, then heading 140 The Microwave Tower A tall lattice relay tower at Plainview, mapped as a Long Lines tower — one of the old AT&T microwave horns, which is where the route's name comes from. It bears 313 true and 1.03 NM from the Huntington Hilton, against the published 320, so it is the one the route means. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) (man_made=tower, 'Long Lines Tower - Plainview'); identified by the published 320 bearing from the Hilton; elevation: USGS 3DEP point query
- MICROWAVE: to the Huntington Hilton and Route 110 Huntington Hilton The Hilton Long Island/Huntington at 598 Broadhollow Road — a large hotel block right on Route 110 in Melville, 2.1 NM north-northwest of the field. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- MICROWAVE: follow Route 110 south to the airport Route 110 abeam the field Broadhollow Road, the main north-south arterial up the west side of the airport. A LINE, not a point: three procedures follow it. This pin is where it passes abeam the field. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) (nearest point on NY 110 to the airport reference point)
- MICROWAVE departure: north parallel to 01/19 to the multiplex first National Amusements multiplex The Showcase Cinema de Lux on Broadhollow Road (Route 110), 0.65 NM northwest of the field — a big-box cinema and its car park, the first cue going north on the MICROWAVE departure. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) (National Amusements trades as Showcase Cinema de Lux here)
- SOUTHERN arrival: join the Southern State at the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway at the Southern State The NY 135 / Southern State Parkway interchange, 3.9 NM southwest of the field. NY 135 is the TRANSITION route between the Microwave and Southern helicopter routes, flown to keep off noise-sensitive communities. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) (computed crossing of NY 135 and the Southern State Parkway)
- SOUTHERN: east to Route 110 Southern State Parkway at Route 110 Where the Southern State Parkway crosses Route 110, 1.5 NM south-southwest of the field. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) (computed crossing)
- SOUTHERN: north to Route 109, then the field Route 109 at Route 110 Where Route 109 meets Route 110, 0.6 NM southwest of the field — the southern turn point on the SOUTHERN helicopter route. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) (computed crossing of NY 109 and NY 110)
- Avoid approaching from due west: noise sensitive area one mile out Republic Airport Two crossing runways in the middle of built-up Long Island, with Route 110 up the west side and the Long Island Expressway two and a half miles north. A noise sensitive area sits one mile west of the field — approaching from due west is specifically discouraged. satellite Apple Maps coordinate: FAA airport record (NASR), airport reference point
This entry describes several named routes, so the landmarks are plotted and no single track is drawn. Bearings are magnetic, converted from true at each leg's midpoint through the WMM 2025 model this site ships (12.7°W here). Shoreline, water, highways and runways © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Class B/C/D boundaries: FAA Aeronautical Information Services.
Put it in the GPS
Landmarks only: this entry covers several named routes, so the files carry the points and no route.
- GPX route
ForeFlight (GPX 1.1
rte), most tablet apps - user_waypoints.csv ForeFlight user waypoints — this procedure only
- Garmin FPL
Garmin Pilot, or the
\FPLfolder of a GTN/GNS card - KML Google Earth
- All KFRG landmarks every curated point at this field, in one ForeFlight file
When it applies
- Departing 1 or 19 — helicopters Both the Microwave and Southern departures say "parallel Runway 01/19"; the arrivals name no runway
Source text, verbatim
MICROWAVE ROUTE: Arrival: Enter the Route at the Long Island Expressway. Proceed directly to the Microwave Tower. Then, fly heading 140° until reaching the Huntington Hilton and Route 110. Follow Route 110 South until reaching the airport. Departure: Fly northbound and parallel Runway 01/19 until reaching the National Amusements Multiplex Theater. Follow Route 110 north until reaching the Huntington Hilton. Then, fly 320° to the Microwave Tower, intercept the Long Island Expressway and proceed on course. SOUTHERN ROUTE: Arrival: Join the Southern State Parkway at the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway. Fly heading 90° until reaching Route 110. Then, fly northbound to the intersection of Route 109. Departure: Fly southbound and parallel Runway 01/19 until reaching the intersection of Route 109 and Route 110. Then, overfly the Southern State Parkway until reaching the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway and proceed on course. TRANSITION ROUTE: Use the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway, Route 135 when moving from The Microwave Route to the Southern Route or vise versa to avoid flying over noise-sensitive communities. PARKWAY ROUTE: Available only to helicopter operators who are signatories to the Letter of Agreement for Special VFR Operations with the Air Traffic Control Tower.
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- Republic Airport — Helicopter Noise Abatement Procedures Republic Airport / NYSDOT · retrieved 2026-08-28