Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZDC) is an Area Control Center located in Leesburg, Virginia, United States. The primary responsibility of ZDC 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 Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area, the New York Metropolitan Area, and Philadelphia among many other areas.
Washington Center is the 3rd busiest Air Traffic Control Center in the United States. In 2004-2005, Washington Center was responsible for handling 4,884,000 flights. The Washington ARTCC currently covers 165,000 square miles (430,000 km2) of airspace that includes airports in Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina.
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