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  2. Airport surveillance radar - Wikipedia

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    Daytona Beach International Airport Surveillance Radar. An airport surveillance radar (ASR) is a radar system used at airports to detect and display the presence and position of aircraft in the terminal area, the airspace around airports. It is the main air traffic control system for the airspace around airports. At large airports it typically ...

  3. New York TRACON - Wikipedia

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    The New York Terminal Radar Approach Control is located in the East Garden City neighborhood of Uniondale, on Long Island, New York. New York TRACON , also known as N90 , is a type of Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control facility known as a consolidated TRACON, meaning that a single location provides approach service for several ...

  4. Air traffic control - Wikipedia

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    Many airports have a radar control facility that is associated with that specific airport. In most countries, this is referred to as terminal control and abbreviated to TMC; in the U.S., it is referred to as a 'terminal radar approach control' or TRACON. While every airport varies, terminal controllers usually handle traffic in a 30-to-50 ...

  5. Terminal radar service area - Wikipedia

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    Terminal Radar Service Area was established as part of a program to create terminal radar stations at selected airports. Because they were not subject to the rulemaking process of 14 CFR Part 91, they do not fit into any existing U.S. classifications of airspace, and have been classified as non-part 71 airspaces.

  6. National Airspace System - Wikipedia

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    The next step is typically Terminal Radar Approach Control or TRACON which may be identified as "approach" or "departure". Between the sectors administered by TRACONs are 20 contiguous areas of US airspace above 18,000 feet, each managed by an Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) typically referred to on the radio as "Center". A flight is ...

  7. Staffing shortages, outdated facilities threaten US air ... - AOL

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    New York Terminal Radar Approach Control staffing is just at 54% of recommended levels. A government watchdog report said in June critical air traffic facilities face significant staffing ...

  8. Northern California TRACON - Wikipedia

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    Northern California TRACON (NCT) (Terminal Radar Approach Control), or NorCal TRACON for short (pronounced "nor-cal tray-con"), also known as NorCal Approach, is an air traffic control facility that provides safety alerts, separation, and sequencing of air traffic arriving, departing, and transiting the airspace and airports in Northern California, United States.

  9. Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System - Wikipedia

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    The system is currently being used at all TRACON sites throughout the US [2] and USAF RAPCON, USN RATCF and USA ARAC terminal facilities. [3] STARS was installed as part of the FAA's TAMR project to replace the aging/obsolete ARTS hardware and software at TRACONS. [4] TAMR Segment 3 Phase 1 replaced the 11 largest TRACONS CARTS with STARS.