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The air traffic control tower of Mumbai International Airport in India.. Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers (people) who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airspace.
The United States has 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC). 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.
Airport surveillance radar. 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.
New York TRACON. The New York Terminal Radar Approach Control ( TRACON) is located in Westbury, Long Island. 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 large airports.
Honolulu Control Facility (HCF) ( ICAO: PHZH, FAA LID: ZHN) is an air traffic control facility located in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States operated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This facility includes the Honolulu International Airport control tower and the Honolulu Center Radar Approach Control (CERAP), itself a combined TRACON ...
Air traffic control towers are elevated structures for the visual observation and control of the air and ground traffic at an airport. The placement and height of an ATC tower are determined by addressing the many FAA requirements and site-specific considerations to ensure safety within the National Airspace System (NAS).
Newark Airport has seen frustrating delays in recent years due to a lack of air traffic controllers. Last December, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) paid a visit to the busy airport’s control ...
Except at quieter airports, air traffic control is a 24-hour, 365-day-a-year job where controllers usually work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and public holidays. These are usually set 28 days in advance. In many countries, the structure of controllers' shift patterns is regulated to allow for adequate time off.
Philadelphia TRACON. The Philadelphia TRACON /ATCT is located at the Philadelphia International Airport and is a TRACON (Terminal Radar Approach Control) with Up-and-Down capabilities which means it includes both a TRACON and ATCT (Air Traffic Control Tower) in the same facility. The facility is "sectorized" into two sectors for the controllers.
June 27, 1995 [7] Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ( IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA) is a civil airport located in Crystal City, in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Washington, D.C. It is the closest airport to Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, the 23rd-busiest airport in the nation, and the ...