Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZME) (radio communications, "Memphis Center") is one of 22 United States

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The primary responsibility of Memphis Center is sequencing and separation of over-flights, arrivals, and departures in order to provide safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of aircraft filed under

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(IFR). Memphis Center is the 11th busiest ARTCC in the United States. Between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017, Memphis Center handled 2,145,204 aircraft operations. Memphis Center covers approximately 120,000 square miles FAA. Department of Transportation Facility orientation guide; Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center. Retrieved from StuckMic.com FAA - Air Traffic Control Facility Orientation Guides. http://www.cdn.stuckmic.com/images/data/525/memphis.pdf of the

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. Memphis Center lies adjacent to five Air Route Traffic Control Centers: Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center, Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center,

Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZHU) 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. ...

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, and Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center. ZME overlies or abuts many approach control facilities (including Memphis, Fayetteville, Nashville, Huntsville, Jackson, Little Rock, Chattanooga, and Columbus AFB).

Breakdown of airspace

Memphis Center is broken down into 37 sectors divided into six and areas and Traffic Management Unit (TMU).

References

External links

MemphisCenter Weather Service Unit (CWSU)
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