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NATCA on Wednesday, May 25, celebrated the wonderful career of Safety and Technology Director Dale Wright with a retirement dinner honoring his nearly four decades in air traffic control and his tireless work in support of […]

Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZTL) is a level 12 facility responsible for 104,000 square miles of airspace. Administrator Elwood Quesada of the newly named Federal Aviation Agency under President Dwight Eisenhower commissioned this facility, […]

There are 11 NATCA members out of 13 controllers at Waterloo (ALO). It is a level 5 tower and TRACON. The current tower was built in 1987. ALO is responsible for Class Delta airspace with Approach […]

Raleigh-Durham Tower (RDU) is a level 9 facility that was commissioned in May of 1987. There are 43 NATCA members at the facility. The facility is responsible for 40 miles of airspace surrounding the area which […]

Seattle Tower (SEA) is a level 9 facility with 26 NATCA members. The control tower was commissioned in 2005. SEA has Class B and D airspace, with Seattle Approach and Boeing field surrounding it. “The fleet […]

There are 15 NATCA members out of 16 controllers at Lake Charles ATCT (LCH). It is a level 6 up/down tower and TRACON facility. The TRACON airspace extends about 90 miles east from the Louisiana-Texas border, […]