ZBW
Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZBW) is located at 35 Northeastern Boulevard,Nashua, NH. The Boston ARTCC is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the United States.
The primary resposibility of ZBW is the separation of overflights, and the expedited sequencing of arrivals and departures along STARs (Standard Terminal Arrival Routes) and SIDs (Standard Instrument Departures) for the Boston Metropolitan Area, the New York Metropolitan Area, and many other areas.
Boston Center is the 16th busiest Air Traffic Control Center in the United States. In 2006, Boston Center was responsible for handling 1,798,000 flights.[1] The Boston ARTCC currently covers 165,000 square miles of airspace that includes airports in Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, New York State, and Northeast Pennsylvania.[2]
Basic Breakdown of Sectors
ZBW has a total of 30 sectors. These are broken down into Low Altitude, High Altitude, and Super High Altitude sectors, with 17 low sectors, 10 high sectors, and 1 super high sector. There are also 2 Low-High Altitude sectors which usually cover from the surface to unlimited and do not fit into any of the other sector categories. Within the Center, there are 5 Areas, which other ARTCCs often refer to as Specialties.
Area Breakdown
In ZBW, the Areas are labeled A through E.
Area A covers...
Area B covers...
Area C covers...
Area D covers...
Area E covers...
ZBW is bordered by the following ARTCCs/ACCs/FIRs:
- a
- a
- a
- a
Sectors and Frequencies
Boston Center Sector Maps[1]
Area A
Low Altitude Sectors
- ART 08 (Watertown 08) -
- ALB 22 (Albany 22) -
- HNK 23 (Hancock 23) -
High Altitude Sectors
- UCA 09 (Utica 09) -
- DNY 24 (Delancey 24) -
Super High Altitude Sectors
- RKA 10 (Rockdale 10) -
Area B
Low Altitude Sectors
- GDM 36 (Gardner 36) -
- CON 37 (Concord 37) -
- MPV 52 (Montpelier 52) -
High Altitude Sectors
- ATHENS 38 (ATHENS 38) -
- CAM 39 (Cambridge 39) -
- PLB 53 (Plattsburg 53) -
Area C
Low Altitude Sectors
- SARDI 32 (SARDI 32) -
- ERICK 33 (ERICK 33) -
- PVD 34 (Providence 34) -
- BOSOX 47 (BOSOX 47) -
High Altitude Sectors
- HTO 31 (Hampton 31) -
- BOS 46 (Boston 46) -
Area D
Low Altitude Sectors
- SURRY 15 (SURRY 15) -
- PARSO 16 (PARSO 16) -
High Altitude Sectors
- MLT 01 (Millinocket 01) -
- AUG 02 (Augusta 02) -
Low-High Altitude Sectors
- ACK 17 (Nantucket 17) -
- CAPE 18 (Cape 18) -
Area E
Low Altitude Sectors
- SWF 05 (Stewart 05) -
- PWL 06 (Pawling 06) -
- CTR 07 (Chester 07) -
- DXR 19 (Danbury 19) -
- CANAN 21 (CANAN 21) -
High Altitude Sectors
- IGN 20 (Kingston 20) -
References
- ^ NATCA, Boston ARTCC - http://zbw.natca.org
- ^ http://testimony.ost.dot.gov/test/pasttest/99test/Challan1.htm