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Flight Traffic Mapping uses animation to depict flight traffic. The mapping of flights [ 1 ] in real-time is based on a sophisticated air traffic control system that was developed for North America. The air traffic control system is a complex combination of electronics and people that helps guide planes from departure to destination.
The Fort Worth ARTCC is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the United States. Fort Worth Center handles aircraft movements across more than 174,000 square miles in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Fort Worth Center is the seventh busiest ARTCC in the United States. In 2024, Fort Worth Center handled 2,341,168 aircraft. [1]
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.
In 2011, McKinney National Airport added a new 78-foot (24 m) tall contract FAA air traffic control tower equipped with the latest in radar, radio and voice switch technology. In 2012, a new 7,000-foot (2,100 m) long, 150-foot (46 m) wide runway was completed that can handle large aircraft with a maximum capacity of 450,000 pounds (200,000 kg).
An American Airlines 737 and a Cessna 182 came within about 350 feet of each other in mid-air near the airport in Austin, Texas. FAA investigating mid-air close call in Austin, Texas Skip to main ...
The Houston ARTCC is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the United States. Houston Center is the 8th busiest ARTCC in the United States. In 2024, Houston Center handled 2,338,712 aircraft. [2] The center controls airspace in southern Texas, Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southwestern Alabama, and areas in the Gulf of Mexico. [3]
Three years later, airport traffic has bounced back and even surpassed pre-pandemic levels in Texas – the same as in 24 other states. In 2023, Texas’s airport traffic was up 8.6% since 2019.
Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center, United States. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines an ARTCC as: [a] facility established to provide air traffic control service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans within controlled airspace, principally during the en-route phase of flight.