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Potomac Consolidated TRACON. Potomac TRACON (Terminal Radar Approach CONtrol), abbreviated PCT, is the FAA air traffic control facility in charge of the Washington, D.C. airspace and Washington Special Flight Rules Area, assigning squawk codes. [1] It is based in Warrenton, Virginia, United States.
Reserved for special use by Potomac TRACON. [3] 5100, 5200, 5300, 5500 US: Internal ARTCC subsets assigned by Enroute Safety and Operations Support. (Blocks of discrete codes except that xx00 is used as a non-discrete code after all discrete codes are assigned.) [3] 5100–5300 US
Cape TRACON; 2014 Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center fire; ... Potomac Consolidated TRACON; Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (1968)
An ATC ground station consists of two radar systems and their associated support components. The most prominent component is the PSR. It is also referred to as skin paint radar because it shows not synthetic or alpha-numeric target symbols, but bright (or colored) blips or areas on the radar screen produced by the RF energy reflections from the target's "skin."
Flight within the FRZ is restricted to governmental, certain scheduled commercial and a limited set of waivered flights. Two general aviation airports (known as the "Maryland 3" or the "DC 3") are located inside the DC FRZ: College Park Airport (CGS) and Potomac Airport (VKX). [9] Washington Executive/Hyde Field (W32) closed permanently in 2022 ...
The following is a list of full-power radio stations and HD Radio subchannels in the United States broadcasting ESPN Radio programming, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, city of license, state and brandings. [1] Gray background indicates an HD Radio subchannel.
The NRQZ includes portions of West Virginia and Virginia and a small part of Maryland. The National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) is a large area of land in the United States designated as a radio quiet zone, in which radio transmissions are restricted by law to facilitate scientific research and the gathering of military intelligence.
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1610 kHz. [1] AM 1610 is currently exclusively used in the United States by low-power travelers' information stations. The frequency is sparsely used elsewhere in North America, where it is classified as a "regional" frequency.