JFK APPROACH

[FDNY216]

I hear the pilots say to JFK Tower that they are approaching the salt

Any idea what this means???

 

[a417]

maybe they have some salt piles over there they are using for reference? They used to have big ones in Red Hook...

 

[ATCTech]

It's the ASALT fix, as defined here:

AirNav: Information on fix ASALT

 

[Lynch_Christopher]

ASALT is the initial approach fix for aircraft flying the runway 13L/13R approach.

 

[nr2d]

ASALT is the initial approach fix for aircraft flying the runway 13L/13R approach.

ASALT is the Initial Approach Fix (IAF) for the VOR/GPS RWY 13L/13R:

http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1409/00610VG13LR.PDF