Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZBW), (radio communications, "Boston Center") is located in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. The Boston ARTCC is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the United States.
The primary responsibility 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 14th busiest Air Traffic Control Center in the United States. In 2010, Boston Center was responsible for handling 1,721,000 flights. The Boston ARTCC currently covers 165,000 square miles (430,000 km2) of airspace that includes airports in Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, New York state and northeast Pennsylvania.
Read more about Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center: Sectors, Areas, Traffic Management Unit (TMU), Center Weather Service Unit, Flight Data Communications Unit
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