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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.
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 ...
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
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 ]
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 Houston ARTCC is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the United States. Houston Center is the 9th busiest ARTCC in the United States. [2] The center controls airspace in southern Texas, Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southwestern Alabama, and areas in the Gulf of Mexico. [3]
Kansas City Center is the 15th busiest ARTCC in the United States. Between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017, Kansas City Center handled 1,801,888 aircraft operations. [ 4 ]
As of 2019, the ARTCC employs over 500 people, [1] 320 of whom are air traffic controllers. [2] As of 2019, Lisa Jones is the acting air traffic manager. [5] The United States Department of Homeland Security provides security for the ARTCC. [6] The Los Angeles ARTCC is the 10th busiest ARTCC in the United States.