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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.
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 United States: KZJX FIR Jacksonville ARTCC United States: KZKC FIR Kansas City ARTCC United States
In the US, such a center is referred to as an air route traffic control center (ARTCC). A center typically accepts traffic from — and ultimately passes traffic to — the control of a terminal control center or another center.
Memphis Center is the 8th busiest ARTCC in the United States. Between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, Memphis Center handled 2,186,232 aircraft operations. [ 3 ] Memphis Center covers approximately 120,000 square miles [ 4 ] of the Midwestern United States and Southern United States , including parts or all of Missouri , Kentucky ...
The Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center (or ZSE or Seattle Center or Seattle ARTCC) is the area control center responsible for controlling and ensuring proper separation of IFR aircraft in Washington state, most of Oregon, and parts of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and California, as well as the neighboring area into the Pacific Ocean. [1]
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.
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 ...
Chicago Center is the fifth-busiest ARTCC in the United States. Between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012, Chicago Center handled 2,343,281 aircraft operations. [ 3 ]