Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center

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Air Route Traffic Control Center Federal Aviation Administration facility

Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center is a Federal Aviation Administration facility responsible for managing and coordinating en route air traffic over a large portion of the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Washington ARTCC	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Air Route Traffic Control Center ⓘ Federal Aviation Administration facility ⓘ
belongsToCategory	Air traffic control centers in the United States ⓘ Aviation infrastructure in the United States ⓘ
communicationType	ground-to-air radio ⓘ inter-facility landline coordination ⓘ
controls	instrument flight rules traffic ⓘ visual flight rules traffic ⓘ
controlsPhaseOfFlight	en route phase ⓘ
coordinatesWith	airport control towers ⓘ terminal radar approach control facilities ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employs	air traffic controllers ⓘ technical operations personnel ⓘ traffic management coordinators ⓘ
governingBody	United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
governingLaw	Federal Aviation Regulations ⓘ
handles	arrivals descending from cruise altitude ⓘ departures climbing to cruise altitude ⓘ overflights through its airspace ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Washington ARTCC
hasRole	ensuring safe separation of aircraft ⓘ managing air traffic flow ⓘ providing air traffic advisories ⓘ
locatedIn	United States East Coast region ⓘ
mission	maintain safe and orderly flow of air traffic ⓘ prevent collisions between aircraft ⓘ provide support for national airspace efficiency ⓘ
operatedBy	Air Traffic Organization ⓘ
operator	Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ
partOf	National Airspace System ⓘ United States air traffic control system ⓘ
primaryFunction	en route air traffic control ⓘ
regionServed	mid-Atlantic region of the United States ⓘ parts of the Eastern United States ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordinating en route air traffic ⓘ managing en route air traffic ⓘ
safetyObjective	maintain required separation minima between aircraft ⓘ manage traffic during adverse weather ⓘ
subordinateTo	Air Traffic Organization ⓘ surface form: Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Organization
typeOfTrafficControlled	civil aviation ⓘ military aviation ⓘ
uses	air traffic management automation systems ⓘ radar systems ⓘ radio communications ⓘ

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Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center → hasAbbreviation → Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington ARTCC

KIAD → isPartOfAirspaceRegion → Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center ⓘ