Seattle ARTCC

 (1962-Active) - One of 22 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the United States. Established in 1962 in Auburn, King County, Washington. Assigned an FAA ID of ZSE. Active FAA Air Traffic Control Center. Also known as Seattle Center.

History
The Seattle ARTCC is located at 3101 Auburn Way South, Auburn Washington. and was opened at this location in 1962.

The original Seattle ARTCC was located at the Boeing Field Administration Building in 1940 and control instructions were relayed to pilots via company phone lines. In 1950, Seattle ARTCC moved to the Seattle Tacoma Airport (SeaTac) Administration Building, where the first radio was commissioned in the facility allowing direct controller to pilot. In 1962 the ARTCC moved from SeaTac to its current location in Auburn, Washington.

The Seattle ARTCC airspace encompasses some 261,000 square miles including all of Washington, most of Oregon and portions of Montana, Idaho, Nevada, and California. The center boundaries extend from the Canadian border to Northern California and from western Montana to 150 miles off the Pacific Coast. There are nine approach controls in Seattle Center’s airspace.

The Seattle Center also works with Vancouver and Edmonton Control Centers to the north, Salt Lake City center to the east, and Oakland Center to the south and west.

Current Status
Active FAA ARTCC facility in Auburn, King County, Washington.

See Also:
 * FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers
 * JSS and FAA Radar Sites

Sources:
 * Facility Orientation Guide - Seattle ARTCC, Federal Aviation Administration, June 2014.

Links:
 * Wikipedia - Seattle ARTCC