Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZOB) or Cleveland Center is located at 326 East Lorain Street, Oberlin,

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, 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

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was also under consideration, but lobbying by the Oberlin city government brought the center to its present location. During the

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, the Cleveland ARTCC handled the radio traffic from

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, which was inside the center's airspace from before the hijacking to the time of its crash.

References

External links

Cleveland Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU)
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