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{{Organization
 
|OrganizationName=Air Traffic Organization
|OrganizationType=Administrative and Support Agencies
|Mission=To provide safe, efficient, and environmentally sustainable air traffic services to the U.S. National Airspace System. The ATO aims to modernize air traffic control systems, enhancing capacity and efficiency while promoting safety and reducing environmental impact.
|ParentOrganization=Federal Aviation Administration
|TopOrganization=Department of Transportation
|Employees=34000
|OrganizationExecutive=Chief Operating Officer
|Services=Air traffic control; Airspace management; Traffic flow management; NextGen implementation
|HeadquartersLocation=38.88686, -77.02295
|HeadquartersAddress=800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591
|Website=https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic
}}
{{Infobox government agency
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name    = Air Traffic Organization
|agency_name    = Air Traffic Organization
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|jurisdiction    = [[Federal government of the United States]]
|jurisdiction    = [[Federal government of the United States]]
|employees      = 35,000+
|employees      = 35,000+
|chief1_name    = Tim Arel
|chief1_name    = Teri Bristol
|chief1_position = Chief Operating Officer of the Air Traffic Organization
|chief1_position = Chief Operating Officer of the Air Traffic Organization
|chief2_name    = Frank Mcintosh and Katrina Smith
|chief2_name    = Randy Park
|chief2_position = Deputy Chief Operating Officers of the Air Traffic Control Organization
|chief2_position = Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the Air Traffic Control Organization
|parent_agency  = [[United States Department of Transportation]]
|parent_agency  = [[United States Department of Transportation]]
|child_agency    =
|child_agency    =
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'''''Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities (TRACONs)'''''<br />
'''''Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities (TRACONs)'''''<br />
Controllers in TRACONs monitor aircraft in the departure, descent and approach phases of a flight. Each TRACON can handle air traffic for several different airports in its vicinity. Recently, TRACONs in major metropolitan areas have been consolidated to handle many busy airports from a single facility. Consolidated TRACONs include [[Potomac Consolidated TRACON]], [[New York TRACON]], [[Boston Consolidated TRACON]], [[Southern California TRACON]] and [[Northern California TRACON]]Some smaller regions have also received consolidated TRACON facilities, such as Great Lakes TRACON at [[Kalamazoo Airport]] in Central and Western [[Michigan]].
Controllers in TRACONs monitor aircraft in the departure, descent and approach phases of a flight. Each TRACON can handle air traffic for several different airports in its vicinity. Recently, TRACONs in major metropolitan areas have been consolidated to handle many busy airports from a single facility.  
 
Consolidated TRACONs include  
 
* [[Potomac Consolidated TRACON]]
* [[New York TRACON]]
* [[Boston Consolidated TRACON]],
* [[Southern California TRACON]]  
* [[Northern California TRACON]]
 
Some smaller regions have also received consolidated TRACON facilities, such as Great Lakes TRACON at [[Kalamazoo Airport]] in Central and Western [[Michigan]].
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