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  2. Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center - Wikipedia

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    Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZTL) (radio communications, "Atlanta Center") is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers operated by the United States Federal Aviation Administration. [1] It is located at 299 Woolsey Rd, Hampton, Georgia, United States. [2]

  3. Area control center - Wikipedia

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    In air traffic control, an area control center (ACC), also known as a center or en-route center, is a facility responsible for controlling aircraft flying in the airspace of a given flight information region (FIR) at high altitudes between airport approaches and departures.

  4. List of U.S. Air Route Traffic Control Centers - Wikipedia

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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 . An ARTCC controls aircraft flying in a specified region of airspace, known as a flight information region (FIR), typically during the en route portion of flight.

  5. Atlanta Regional Airport - Wikipedia

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    Atlanta Regional Airport [1] (ICAO: KFFC, FAA LID: FFC), also known as Falcon Field, is a public use airport in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. [2] It is located 25 nautical miles (29 mi, 46 km) southwest of the central business district of Atlanta, [2] in Peachtree City. [1]

  6. Airport surveillance radar - Wikipedia

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    The Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) is a joint Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Defense (DoD) program that has replaced Automated Radar Terminal Systems (ARTS) and other capacity-constrained, older technology systems at 172 FAA and up to 199 DoD terminal radar approach control facilities and ...

  7. Terminal area chart - Wikipedia

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    FAA-Terminal Area Chart Baltimore-Washington from 2011. Like the VFR sectional charts that they complement, terminal area charts depict topographic features and other information of interest to aviators flying visually, including major landmarks, terrain elevations, visual navigation routes, ground-based navigation aids, airports, rivers, cities, and airspace boundaries.

  8. Augusta Regional Airport - Wikipedia

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    Source: Airport Activity Report, [1] Federal Aviation Administration [2] Augusta Regional Airport ( Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field ) ( IATA : AGS , ICAO : KAGS , FAA LID : AGS ) is a city-owned public airport six miles (11 km) south of Augusta , in Richmond County , Georgia , United States.

  9. Aeronautical chart - Wikipedia

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    An aeronautical chart is a map designed to assist in the navigation of aircraft, much as nautical charts do for watercraft, or a roadmap does for drivers. Using these charts and other tools, pilots are able to determine their position, safe altitude, best route to a destination, navigation aids along the way, alternative landing areas in case of an in-flight emergency, and other useful ...