(a) Each of the following airports is designated as a high density traffic airport and, except as provided in § 93.129 and paragraph (b) of this section, or unless otherwise authorized by ATC, is limited to the hourly number of allocated IFR operations (takeoffs and landings) that may be reserved for the specified classes of users for that airport: IFR Operations per Hour
Airport
Class of user | LaGuardia4,5 | Newark | O'Hare2,3,5 | Ronald Reagan National1 |
Air carriers | 48 | 40 | 120 | 37 |
Commuters | 14 | 10 | 25 | 11 |
Other | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
John F. Kennedy
| Air carriers | Commuters | Other |
1500 | 69 | 15 | 2 |
1600 | 74 | 12 | 2 |
1700 | 80 | 13 | 0 |
1800 | 75 | 10 | 2 |
1900 | 63 | 12 | 2 |
1 Washington National Airport operations are subject to modifications per Section 93.124 .
2 The hour period in effect at O'Hare begins at 6:45 a.m. and continues in 30-minute increments until 9:15 p.m.
3 Operations at O'Hare International Airport shall not-
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of the note, exceed 62 for air carriers and 13 for commuters and 5 for "other" during any 30-minute period beginning at 6:45 a.m. and continuing every 30 minutes thereafter.(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of the note, exceed more than 120 for air carriers, 25 for commuters, and 10 for "other" in any two consecutive 30-minute periods.(c) For the hours beginning at 6:45 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 7:45 p.m. and 8:45 p.m., the hourly limitations shall be 105 for air carriers, 40 for commuters and 10 for "other," and the 30-minute limitations shall be 55 for air carriers, 20 for commuters and 5 for "other." For the hour beginning at 3:45 p.m., the hourly limitations shall be 115 for air carriers, 30 for commuters and 10 for "others", and the 30-minute limitations shall be 60 for air carriers, 15 for commuters and 5 for "other."4 Operations at LaGuardia Airport shall not-
(a) Exceed 26 for air carriers, 7 for commuters and 3 for "other" during any 30-minute period.(b) Exceed 48 for air carriers, 14 for commuters, and 6 for "other" in any two consecutive 30-minute periods. 5 Pursuant to bilateral agreement, 14 slots at LaGuardia and 24 slots at O'Hare are allocated to the Canadian carriers. These slots are excluded from the hourly quotas set forth in § 93.123 above.