2. ATC System and National Airspace
System (NAS)
Communications
Global Satellite
Navigation
Satellite System
(GNSS)
SATCOM Radar
Differential
Ground
GNSS/Integrity
Stations Radar
Stations
NAVAIDs Airport Traffic
Control Tower
Air/Ground (ATCT )Systems
Communications
Airport Landing,
Weather, Lighting
3. The Way We Were
1938
1938
1926
1926 Civil
1958
1958
Civil
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Aeronautics
Aeronautics Federal
Federal Aviation
Branch
Branch Authority
Authority Aviation Agency
Agency
1967 - present
Federal Aviation Administration
1940
Civil
Aeronautics
Civil Aeronautics
Administration
Administration
1940
1934
Bureau of
Air Commerce
Bureau of
1934
Air Commerce
4. Department of Transportation
Secretary of
Railroads Highways
Transportation
Pipelines and
Marine Navigation
Hazardous Materials
Human Resource Security and
Management FAA Hazardous Materials
Financial Administrator International
Services Aviation
Airports Aviation Safety
Commercial Space Region and Center
Transport Operations
Information Air Traffic
Services Organization Communications
5. FAA Primary Offices
Human Resource Security and
Management
Secretary of Hazardous Materials
Transportation
Financial International
Services FAA Aviation
Administrator
Airports Aviation Safety
Commercial Space FAA Region and Center
Transport Administrator Operations
Information Services Communications
Air Traffic
Acquisition and NexGen and
Business
Organization
Ops Planning
Strategy and Finance
Performance Operations
6. Regions and Regional Offices
ANE
Human Resource Secretary of SecurityEngland)
(New and
Management Transportation
AGL Hazardous Materials
Seattle
(Great Lakes)
ANM AEA
(Eastern) Boston
Financial (Northwest Mountain) International
Services FAA
ACE Chicago
Aviation
New York
AWP Administrator
(Central)
(Western-Pacific)
Airports Aviation Safety
Los Angeles Kansas
City
Commercial Space ASO
Region and Center
ASW
(Southern)
Transport (Southwest) Operations
Atlanta
Information Services Ft. Worth Communications
AAL Air Traffic
Acquisition and NexGen and
(Alaska Region)
Business
Organization
Ops Planning
Anchorage
Strategy and Finance
Performance Operations
7. ATO Organization
FAA
Administrator
Acquisition and NexGen and
Business Ops Planning
ATO COO
Strategy and
Performance Finance
Operations
ATO COO
EnRoute Terminal Flight Service
8. ATO Service Areas
FAA
Northwest Administrator
Mountain
(ANM)
Western
Acquisition and NexGen and
Business Ops Planning
ATO COO
Central
Eastern
Strategy and
Performance Southern (ASO) Finance
Southwest (ASW)
Operations
EnRoute Terminal Flight Service
9. Operations
ATO COO
Operations
EnRoute Terminal Flight Service
10. Flight Services Service Areas
Lockheed-Martin
Consolidated Washington
Service Area D.C.
Alaska
Alaska (FAA)
16. Air Traffic Facility Organization Chart
AIR TRAFFIC
MANAGER
•
ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
SUPPORT MANAGER MANAGER
FRONT LINE SUPPORT
MANAGER SPECIALIST
AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROLLER
17. Automated Flight Service Stations
(AFSS)
• VFR search and rescue service
• Assistance to lost aircraft and aircraft
in emergency situations
• Relay of ATC clearances
• Airport Advisory Service
• Broadcast aviation weather and NAS
information
• Receive and process IFR flight plans
• Monitor Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs)
• Origin of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs)
• En route communications
• Pilot briefings
18. AFSS Positions
Flight Data/
Weather En Route Flight
Observation NOTAM/ Preflight Inflight Broadcast
Position Advisory Service Position Position
position Coordinator
(EFAS) Position
Position
19. Inflight Position
MOUNTAIN RANGE
OBSTRUCTING
SIGHT
N6456T
“NOVEMBER SIX FOUR FIVE
SIX TANGO, DENVER RADIO,
WEATHER IN SALT LAKE
CITY…”
DENVER
AFSS SALT LAKE CITY
20. Terminal Facilities
AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL
TOWER (ATCT)
Provides ATC service to aircraft
operating on or in the vicinity of the
airport
TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH
CONTROL (TRACON)
Provides radar service to arriving,
departing, and some en route aircraft
21. Tower Team
Local Tower Tower Ground Clearance Flight
Controller Associate Coordinator Controller Delivery Data
22. Terminal Radar Team
Radar Radar Radar Flight Data
Controller Associate Coordinator
26. Traffic Management Programs
REROUTES ESP – EN ROUTE
SEQUENCING PROGRAM
SEVERE
20 MILES-IN-TRAIL
WEATHER
GROUND ASP – ARRIVAL
TMS SEQUENCING
PROGRAM
DSP – DEPARTURE
STOP !
PROGRAMS
SEQUENCING
FIX
PROGRAM HOLD
REDUCE
GDP – GROUND DELAY
SPEED
PROGRAM
27. Airspace
FL 600 CLASS A
18,000 MSL
CLASS E
14,500 MSL
CLASS B
CLASS C
Nontowered
CLASS D
Airport 700 AGL 1,200 AGL
CLASS G CLASS G CLASS G
