List of U.S. Air Route Traffic Control Centers

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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 purpose of control is to promote the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic [2] and prevent collisions. In countries other than the U.S., such a facility is generally known as an area control center.

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Table of Aviation traffic 2024-25 [3]

FacilityNameAir CarrierAir TaxiGeneral AviationMilitaryTotal
HCFHonolulu Control Facility377,70948,10619,37924,743469,937
JCFJoshua Control Facility46,68326,63429,90390,310193,530
ZABAlbuquerque Center1,240,781243,074246,57969,1591,799,593
ZANAnchorage Center277,166219,41250,46769,076616,121
ZAUChicago Center1,536,611317,765273,47214,1472,141,995
ZBWBoston Center1,080,357239,151153,56529,6161,502,689
ZDCWashington Center1,798,562329,991263,73176,1152,468,399
ZDVDenver Center1,406,214329,028259,67827,1092,022,029
ZFWFort Worth Center1,584,794237,855402,325116,1942,341,168
ZHUHouston Center1,539,571261,164401,628136,3492,338,712
ZIDIndianapolis Center1,543,884227,311300,58725,9962,097,778
ZJXJacksonville Center1,690,424326,952493,788101,7052,612,869
ZKCKansas City Center1,220,999219,019332,06167,4321,839,511
ZLALos Angeles Center1,742,527296,936283,65451,8912,375,008
ZLCSalt Lake City Center1,095,621231,578212,38127,1201,566,700
ZMAMiami Center1,842,274349,814428,52122,5022,643,111
ZMEMemphis Center1,461,844229,959437,138103,4842,232,425
ZMPMinneapolis Center1,149,581314,165352,32730,4851,846,558
ZNYNew York Center1,912,661282,010240,34522,0262,457,042
ZOAOakland Center1,328,725158,370176,24774,9961,738,338
ZOBCleveland Center1,574,201277,829232,10220,6262,104,758
ZSESeattle Center863,650104,079151,55754,7481,174,034
ZSUSan Juan Center244,00451,44635,3222,304333,076
ZTLAtlanta Center2,152,100366,066525,19860,7513,104,115
ZUAGuam Center160,1551,9585,11651,621218,850
Total:30,871,0985,689,6726,307,0711,370,50544,238,346

See also

List of area control centers

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References

  1. ↑ "Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC)". FAA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations". eCFR. Federal Register. June 16, 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS)". aspm.faa.gov. Archived from the original on 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2025-02-03.

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