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ERAM
The En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system architecture replaces the En Route Host computer system and its backup. ERAM provides all of today's functionality and: * Adds new capabilities needed to support the evolution of US National Airspace System. * Improves information security and streamlines traffic flow at US international borders. * Processes flight radar data. * Provides communications support. * Generates display data to air traffic controllers. * The display system provides real-time electronic Aeronautics, aeronautical information and efficient data management. * Provides a fully functional backup system, precluding the need to restrict operations in the event of a primary failure. * The backup system provides the National Transportation Safety Board-recommended safety alerts, altitude warnings and conflict alerts. * Improves surveillance by using a greater number and variety of surveillance sources. * Detects and alerts air traffic controllers when aircraft ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Next Generation Air Transportation System
The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is the current U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program to modernize the National Airspace System (NAS). The FAA began work on NextGen improvements in 2007 and plans to finish implementation by 2030. Modernization goals include using new technologies and procedures to increase NAS safety, efficiency, capacity, access, flexibility, predictability, and resilience while reducing aviation's environmental impact. History The need for NextGen became apparent during the summer of 2000 when air travel was impeded by severe congestion and costly delays. Two years later, the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry recommended that a multiagency task force develop an integrated plan to transform the U.S. air transportation system. In 2003, Congress passed the Vision 100 – Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, which established the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) to create a unified visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Airspace System
The National Airspace System (NAS) is the airspace, navigation facilities and Airport, airports of the United States along with their associated information, services, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, personnel and equipment. It includes components shared jointly with the military. It is one of the most complex aviation systems in the world, and services air travel in the United States and over large portions of the world's oceans. Organization A flight through the NAS typically begins and ends at an airport which may be controlled (by a Airport tower#Airport control, tower) or uncontrolled. On departure, the aircraft is in one of five of the six Airspace class (United States), classes of airspace administered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and different flight rules apply to each class. Depending on the class of airspace and flight conditions, communication with Air traffic controller, air traffic controllers may or may not be required. Operation of each f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center
Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZHU) (radio communications: Houston Center) is located at George Bush Intercontinental Airport at 16600 JFK Boulevard, Houston, Texas, United States 77032. 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. The center controls airspace in southern Texas, Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southwestern Alabama, and areas in the Gulf of Mexico. Airports served by the Houston ARTCC Commercial airports * Alabama ** Mobile Regional Airport ( Mobile) * Louisiana ** Alexandria International Airport ( Rapides Parish, near Alexandria) ** Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (Baton Rouge) ** Lafayette Regional Airport ( Lafayette) ** Lake Charles Regional Airport ( Calcasieu Parish, near Lake Charles) ** Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport ( Kenner, near New Orleans) * Mississipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contiguous United States
The contiguous United States, also known as the U.S. mainland, officially referred to as the conterminous United States, consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia of the United States in central North America. The term excludes the only two non- contiguous states and the last two to be admitted to the Union, which are Alaska and Hawaii, and all other offshore insular areas, such as the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The colloquial term ''Lower48'' is also used, especially in relation to Alaska. The term The Mainland is used in Hawaii. The related but distinct term ''continental United States'' includes Alaska, which is also on North America, but separated from the 48 states by British Columbia in Canada, but excludes Hawaii and all the insular areas in the Caribbean and the Pacific. The greatest distance on a great-circle route entirely within the contiguous U.S. i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center
Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZDC) is an Area Control Center operated by the Federal Aviation Administration and located at Lawson Rd SE, Leesburg, Virginia, United States. The primary responsibility of ZDC is the separation of airplane flights and the expedited sequencing of arrivals and departures along STARs (Standard Terminal Arrival Routes) and SIDs (Standard Instrument Departures) for the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area, the New York Metropolitan Area, and Philadelphia among many other areas. Washington Center is the fourth busiest ARTCC in the United States. In 2024, Washington Center handled 2,468,399 aircraft operations.Federal Aviation Administration. (2025). Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS). Retrieved from http://aspm.faa.gov/opsnet/sys/Center.asp The Washington ARTCC covers of airspace that includes airports in Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina. Basic breakdown of sectors ZDC is divided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center
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. It is located at 299 Woolsey Rd, Hampton, Georgia, United States. The primary responsibility of Atlanta Center is sequencing and separation of over-flights, arrivals, and departures in order to provide safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of aircraft. Atlanta Center is the busiest air traffic control facility in the United States. In 2024, Atlanta Center handled 3,104,115 aircraft operations. Federal Aviation Administration. (2025). Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS). Retrieved from http://aspm.faa.gov/opsnet/sys/Center.asp Atlanta Center covers approximately 129,000 square miles of the Southern United States, including parts of Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, and touches parts of Florida, and Mississippi. Atlanta Center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center
The Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZFW) (radio communications: Fort Worth Center) is located at 13800 FAA Road, Fort Worth, Texas, United States 76155. 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. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is north of the control center. Airports served by the Fort Worth ARTCC Commercial airports * Arkansas ** Texarkana Regional Airport (Texarkana) * Louisiana ** Monroe Regional Airport (Monroe) ** Shreveport Regional Airport (Shreveport) * Oklahoma ** Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport ( Lawton) ** Will Rogers World Airport (Oklahoma City) * Texas ** Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport ( Euless/Grapevine/ Irving, near Dallas and Fort Wort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center
Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZOB) or Cleveland Center is located at 326 East Lorain Street, Oberlin, Ohio, United States. The center is located about outside of the city of Cleveland.Wildavsky, Aaron B. Leadership in a Small Town. Totowa, NJ: Bedminster, 1964. Print. The Cleveland ARTCC is the 11th busiest of the 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the United States. In 2024, Cleveland Center handled 2,104,758 aircraft. It oversees airspace over portions of Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, as well as the southernmost portion of Ontario, Canada. The Air Route Traffic Control Center was first planned in 1958. The site was chosen due to Oberlin's location near Cleveland, though far enough away from the metropolis to be safe in case of war. The nearby community of Medina, Ohio was also under consideration, but lobbying by the Oberlin city government brought the center to its present location. During the September 11 attacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center
Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center (or Miami Center, ZMA) is one of 22 United States air route traffic control centers (ARTCs), or area control centers, located at 7500 N.W. 58th st, Miami-Dade County, Florida (Miami postal address). Center The primary responsibility of Miami Center is sequencing and separation of over-flights, arrivals, and departures in order to provide safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of aircraft filed under instrument flight rules (IFR). Miami Center is the second busiest ARTCC in the United States. In 2024, Miami Center handled 2,643,111 aircraft operations. Miami Center covers approximately 22.5 million cubic miles of the Southern United States, including parts of Florida, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Miami Center shares boundaries with Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center, New York Air Route Traffic Control Center, San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (other), Saint John, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center
Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZOA), (radio communications, "Oakland Center") is one of 22 Area Control Centers in the United States. It is located at 5125 Central Ave, Fremont, California, roughly 25 miles southeast of downtown Oakland in the East Bay. The primary responsibility of Oakland Center is sequencing and separation of over-flights, arrivals, and departures, in order to provide safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of aircraft filed under instrument flight rules (IFR). Oakland Center is the 17th busiest ARTCC in the United States. In 2024, Oakland Center handled 1,738,338 aircraft. Domestically, KZOA Center covers approximately 140,000 square miles of the Western United States, including parts of California, and Nevada, and KZAK Oceanic also covers 18.7 million square miles of the Pacific Ocean, roughly 9.5% of the Earth's total surface area, making this the largest Area Control Center in the world by controlled surface area. Oakland Center lies adjacent to 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center
Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZID), (radio communications, "Indy Center") is one of 22 established FAA Area Control Centers, and is physically located at 1850 South Sigsbee Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, (United States). The primary responsibility of Indianapolis Center is sequencing and separation of over-flights, arrivals, and departures in order to provide safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of aircraft filed under instrument flight rules (IFR). Indianapolis Center is the 12th busiest ARTCC in the United States. In 2024, Indianapolis Center handled 2,097,778 aircraft operations. Indianapolis Center covers approximately 73,000 square milesFAA. Department of Transportation. Facility orientation guide; Indianapolis ARTCC Indianapolis, Indiana. Retrieved from StuckMic.com FAA - Air Traffic Control Facility Orientation Guides. http://www.cdn.stuckmic.com/images/data/525/indianapolis.pdf of the Midwestern United States, including parts of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
