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* [http://www.srh.noaa.gov/zma/ Chicago Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU)] ([[National Weather Service|NWS]]/[[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]) |
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*[http://www.faa.gov/about/office%5Forg/headquarters%5Foffices/ato/artcc/chicago/ Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center] |
*[http://www.faa.gov/about/office%5Forg/headquarters%5Foffices/ato/artcc/chicago/ Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center] ([[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]) |
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*[http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crh/cwsu/index.php?site=zau Chicago Center Weather Service Unit] ([[National Weather Service|NWS |
*[http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crh/cwsu/index.php?site=zau Chicago Center Weather Service Unit] ([[National Weather Service|NWS]]) |
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Revision as of 22:21, 22 February 2014
"Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZAU), (radio communications, "Chicago Center") is one of 22 [1] FAA Area Control Centers located at 619 W. New Indian Trail Rd. Aurora, Illinois, United States.[2]
The primary responsibility of Chicago 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).
Chicago Center is the 5th busiest ARTCC in the United States. Between January 1st, 2012 and December 31st 2012, Chicago Center handled 2,343,281 aircraft operations.[3] Chicago Center covers approximately 91,000 square miles of the Midwestern United States, including parts of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Chicago Center lies adjacent to 4 different Air Route Traffic Control Centers, including Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center, Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center, Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center, and Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center. ZAU overlies or abuts many approach control facilities (including, but not limited to, Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, the Quad Cities, Peoria, Springfield, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids approaches).
References
- ^ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (2010, April 28). Air route traffic control centers. Retrieved from http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/artcc/
- ^ StuckMic.com. (2012). Illinois Center/EnRoute Facility Locations - Contact Information. http://www.stuckmic.com/atc-facility-directory/illinois-centerenroute-facilities-90
- ^ Federal Aviation Administration. (2013). Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS). Retrieved from http://aspm.faa.gov/opsnet/sys/Center.asp
