AIP
United States of America
GEN 3.3−1
15 MAR 07
Federal Aviation Administration Nineteenth Edition
GEN 3.3 Air Traffic Services
1. Responsible Authority
1.1The authority responsible for the overall
administration of air traffic services provided for civil
aviation in the U.S. and its territories, possessions and
international airspace under its jurisdiction is the
Associate Administrator for Air Traffic Services,
acting under the authority of the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA).
Postal Address:
Director
Air Traffic Operations Program (ATP−1)
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20591
U.S.A.
Telephone: 202−267−9155
Telex: 892−562
Commercial Telegraphic Address: FAA WSH
AFTN Address: KDCAYAYX
2. Area of Responsibility
2.1Air traffic services as indicated in the following
paragraphs are provided for the entire territory of the
conterminous U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Panama Canal Zone,
as well as the international airspace in oceanic areas
under the jurisdiction of the U.S. which lies within the
ICAO Caribbean (CAR), North Atlantic (NAT),
North American (NAM) and Pacific (PAC) regions.
3. Air Traffic Services
3.1With the exception of terminal control services at
certain civil aerodromes and military aerodromes, air
traffic service in the U.S. is provided by the Air
Traffic Operations Program, FAA, Department of
Transportation (DOT), U.S. Government.
3.2Air Traffic control is exercised within the area of
responsibility of the U.S.:
3.2.1On all airways.
3.2.2In Class B, C, D, and E Airspace; and
3.2.3Within the Class A airspace whose vertical
extent is from 18,000 feet to and including FL 600
throughout most of the conterminous U.S. and, in
Alaska, from 18,000 feet to and including FL 600 but
not including the airspace less than 1,500 feet above
the surface of the earth and the Alaskan Peninsula
west of longitude 160°00 West. (A complete
description of Class A airspace is contained in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 14,
Part71.)
3.3Air traffic control and alerting services are
provided by various air traffic control (ATC) units
and are described in ENR 1.1.
3.4Radar service is an integral part of the air traffic
system. A description of radar services and
procedures is provided in ENR 1.1.
3.5The description of airspace designated for air
traffic services is found in ENR 1.4.
3.6Procedural data and descriptions are found in
ENR 1.5.
3.7Numerous restricted and prohibited areas are
established within U.S. territory. These areas, none of
which interfere with normal air traffic, are explained
in ENR 1.5. Activation of areas subject to intermittent
activity is notified in advance by a Notice to
Airmen (NOTAM), giving reference to the area by its
identification.
3.8In general, the air traffic rules and procedures in
force and the organization of the air traffic services
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