Aviation Dictionary

Air route traffic control center (ARTCC)

Provides ATC service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans within controlled airspace and principally during the en route phase of flight.

Dictionary Term

Air route traffic control center (ARTCC)

Definitions

Provides ATC service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans within controlled airspace and principally during the en route phase of flight.
A facility established to provide air traffic control service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans within controlled airspace and principally during the en route phase of flight

References

Instrument Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2014
Instrument Procedures Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2017