Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center

Air traffic control center in Ohio, United States

Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZOB) or Cleveland Center is located at 326 East Lorain Street, Oberlin, Ohio, United States.[1] The center is located about 30 miles (48 km) outside of the city of Cleveland.[2] The Cleveland ARTCC is the 11th busiest of the 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the United States. In 2024, Cleveland Center handled 2,104,758 aircraft.[3] It oversees airspace over portions of Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, as well as the southernmost portion of Ontario, Canada.[4]

The Air Route Traffic Control Center was first planned in 1958. The site was chosen due to Oberlin's location near Cleveland, though far enough away from the metropolis to be safe in case of war. The nearby community of Medina, Ohio was also under consideration, but lobbying by the Oberlin city government brought the center to its present location.[2]

During the September 11 attacks, the Cleveland ARTCC handled the radio traffic from United Airlines Flight 93, which was inside the center's airspace from before the hijacking to the time of its crash.[5]

## References

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1. ^ FAA Contract Opportunities. Advertisement. Federal Aviation Administration. Posted 31 Mar. 2011. Retrieved 22 Sept. 2012.
2. ^ a b Wildavsky, Aaron B. Leadership in a Small Town. Totowa, NJ: Bedminster, 1964. Print.
3. ^ "Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS)". aspm.faa.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
4. ^ See ZOB on this map, which shows the boundaries of each ARTCC's jurisdiction.
5. ^ "Staff Report – "We Have Some Planes": The Four Flights – a Chronology" (PDF). National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

## External links

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* Cleveland Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU) (NWS/FAA)
* Frequencies for Cleveland Center

41°17′50″N 82°12′23″W﻿ / ﻿41.297251°N 82.206382°W﻿ / 41.297251; -82.206382