TRACON facilities

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Air traffic control facility
gptkbp:alternativeName Approach control
Terminal approach control
gptkbp:controlAltitude Typically up to 10,000 feet
gptkbp:controls Airspace around airports
gptkbp:coordinates En route centers
Control towers
gptkbp:equipment Radar
Radio communication systems
gptkbp:established 1940s
gptkbp:example New York TRACON
Potomac TRACON
Southern California TRACON
gptkbp:fullName Terminal Radar Approach Control facilities
gptkbp:function Control air traffic in terminal areas
Provide radar approach and departure control services
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TRACON facilities
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:numberInUS Over 100
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Federal_Aviation_Administration
gptkbp:regulates FAA Order JO 7210.3
gptkbp:responsibility Handling arrivals and departures
Issuing clearances
Providing traffic advisories
Sequencing and separation of aircraft
Vectoring aircraft for approach
gptkbp:staffedBy Air traffic controllers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Standard_Terminal_Automation_Replacement_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8