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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.
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.
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: KZLA FIR Los Angeles ARTCC United States: KZLC FIR Salt Lake ARTCC United States: KZMA FIR Miami ARTCC United ...
ZAU overlies or abuts many approach control facilities (including Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, the Quad Cities, Peoria, Springfield, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids approaches). Chicago Center is the fifth-busiest ARTCC in the United States.
Boston Center is the 14th busiest air traffic control center in the United States. In 2010, Boston Center was responsible for handling 1,721,000 flights. [ 1 ] The Boston ARTCC currently covers 165,000 square miles (430,000 km 2 ) of airspace that includes airports in Connecticut , Vermont , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Maine , New Hampshire ...
Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZTL) (radio communications, "Atlanta Center") is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers operated by the United States Federal Aviation Administration. [1] It is located at 299 Woolsey Rd, Hampton, Georgia, United States. [2]
Indianapolis Center is the 12th busiest ARTCC in the United States. Between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012, Indianapolis Center handled 1,922,383 aircraft operations. [ 3 ] Indianapolis Center covers approximately 73,000 square miles [ 4 ] of the Midwestern United States , including parts of Indiana , Illinois , Kentucky , Ohio , West ...
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 ]