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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.
A center's communication frequencies (typically in the very high frequency aviation bands, using amplitude modulation (AM) 118 MHz to 137 MHz, for overland control) are published in aeronautical charts and manuals, and are also announced to a pilot by the previous controller during a hand-off. Most VHF radio assignments also have a UHF (225 to ...
Albuquerque ARTCC United States: KZAK FIR Oakland Oceanic ARTCC Oceanic United States: KZAU FIR Chicago ARTCC United States: KZBW FIR Boston ARTCC United States: KZDC FIR Washington ARTCC United States: KZDV FIR Denver ARTCC United States: KZFW FIR Ft Worth ARTCC United States: KZHU FIR Houston ARTCC United States: KZID FIR Indianapolis ARTCC
In ZBW, the areas are labeled A through E. Area A covers the majority of northeastern New York state. Area A handles a large quantity of traffic that has departed Boston Logan International Airport or other nearby airports, as well as descending arrivals destined to New York metropolitan airports and other airports in ZBW airspace.
A temporary flight restriction map showing the boundaries of the regions controlled by the area control centers within and adjoining the contiguous United States; Atlanta Center is labeled ZTL, its FAA location identifier.
Seattle Center is the 19th busiest ARTCC of the 22 ARTCCs in the United States. In 2024, Seattle Center handled 1,174,034 aircraft. [2] The control center is located at 3101 Auburn Way S, Auburn, Washington, which is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, the only Class B airport served by the center.
The Albuquerque ARTCC is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the United States. The primary responsibility is the separation of overflights, and the expedited sequencing of arrivals and departures along STARs ( Standard Terminal Arrival Routes ) and SIDs ( Standard Instrument Departures ) for the airspace over most of Arizona and New ...
Washington Center is the fourth busiest ARTCC in the United States. In 2024, Washington Center handled 2,468,399 aircraft operations. [1] The Washington ARTCC covers 165,000 square miles (430,000 km 2) of airspace that includes airports in Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina.