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The United States has 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC). [1] They are operated by and are part of the Federal Aviation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The Federal Aviation Administration location identifier (FAA LID) is a three- to five-character alphanumeric code identifying aviation-related facilities inside the United States, though some codes are reserved for, and are managed by other entities. [1]: §1–2-1
IATA / ICAO / FAA Notes Albuquerque International Sunport Kirtland Air Force Base Albuquerque New Mexico ABQ / KABQ / ABQ Atlantic City International Airport: Atlantic City Air National Guard Base / Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City: Egg Harbor Township: New Jersey: ACY / KACY / ACY
The current list of FIRs and ACCs is maintained by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). [4] Note that the cited ICAO source gives the shapefile coordinates for each FIR, and also its page source gives a list of current ACCs in text form. The following is the alphabetic list of all ACCs and their FIRs as of October 2011:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): FAA Airport Data (Form 5010) from National Flight Data Center (NFDC), also available from AirportIQ 5010 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2011–2015) , released 4 October 2010
Controllers at work at the Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center. Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZDC) is an Area Control Center operated by the Federal Aviation Administration and located at Lawson Rd SE, Leesburg, Virginia, United States.
The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 gives the FAA one year to establish minimum pitch, width and length for airplane seats, to ensure they are safe for passengers. [19] [20] [21] The first FAA licensed orbital human space flight took place on November 15, 2020, carried out by SpaceX on behalf of NASA. [22] [23]
Class D is a class of airspace in the United States which follows International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) air space designation. Class D airspace areas are designed to improve aviation safety by reducing the risk of mid-air collisions with a control tower. [1]