Facility Spotlight

Aspen Tower (ASE), is a level 5 ATCT/TRACAB that was commissioned in 1974. The radar was commissioned in 1989. Controllers at ASE work Class D airspace extending from the surface to 10,300 feet. Above that is […]

“Guam is known for its hospitality and this carries over to our local. We have several members who are excellent cooks and they are always making community meals for the rest of the members,” says Guam […]

The Rochester International Airport Control Tower (RST) was commissioned on Sept. 5, 1960, and the Tracab was commissioned on Sept. 1, 1973. There are 17 controllers that work at RST and all are NATCA members! This […]

Twenty-nine NATCA members work at Kansas City Tower (MCI). The airspace of this level 9 facility is a 40-mile radius of Kansas City with altitudes between 3,000 feet and 15,000 feet. MCI works closely with Kansas […]

Los Angeles ARTCC was commissioned on March 15, 1937, in Burbank, Calif. In 1943, the Center moved to 7th and Flower Streets in Los Angeles, then to Inglewood in 1946, and finally to Palmdale, its current […]

Forty-six NATCA members work at SDF in Louisville, Ky., a level 8 up/down facility that was commissioned in October of 1998. The controllers work the airspace within 50 nautical miles from the airport and an altitude […]