How many Artcc are there in the US?

21 ARTCCs
There are 21 ARTCCs located throughout the United States. Each of these centers is responsible for controlling en route traffic over the United States and parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in a definitive amount of geographical area that can be in excess of 100,000 square miles.

What is the Artcc discrete frequency?

An ARTCC is divided into sectors. Each sector is handled by one or a team of controllers and has its own sector discrete frequency. As a flight progresses from one sector to another, the pilot is requested to change to the appropriate sector discrete frequency.

Is RCO same as FSS?

Remote communications outlets (RCO) are remote aviation band radio transceivers, established to extend the communication capabilities of Flight Information Centres (FIC) and flight service stations (FSS). While RCOs serve flight service stations, RTRs serve terminal air traffic control facilities.

What is the ARTCC discrete frequency at the cop?

(Refer to Figure 89.) What is the ARTCC discrete frequency at the COP on V208 southwest bound from HVE to PGA VOR/DME? a. 122.4.

What is a terminal used for on an airport?

An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from an aircraft. Within the terminal, passengers purchase tickets, transfer their luggage, and go through security.

How big is an ARTCC map?

An ARTCC map meanwhile is about the size of a queen sized bed and frightens us mere mortals. My best advice is to ask again on a freq if unsure. If that fails hit up 121.5 and say position and ask for a freq. The commercial guys do that all the time and it works well enough when someone is lost in frequency land.

Can I use ground level ARTCC boundaries published on FAA charts?

Ground level controlling ARTCC boundaries may not match low level ARTCC boundaries published on FAA charts. This ground level ARTCC boundary data should not be used for any other purpose than the matching of off airport points of departure/arrival with the corresponding controlling ARTCC for that point on the ground.

What is an air route traffic control center (ARTCC)?

Each Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) is almost a small town in itself. The Operations Room contains 50 to 60 consoles with large computer monitors displaying aircraft data blocks imposed on top of aviation landmarks and sector boundaries.

What is the ARTCC boundary between Fort Worth and Albuquerque?

The Fort Worth ARTCC boundary is close, so the air carrier is normally still climbing to its requested altitude as he crosses it. Fort Worth sees the aircraft handoff, but has traffic at FL260. The Fort Worth ARTCC controller calls Albuquerque ARTCC and asks that the air carrier be stopped at FL250.