Air Traffic Organization

Air Traffic Organization
ATO
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Agency overview
FormedNovember 2003
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
Employees35,000+
Agency executives
  • Tim Arel, Chief Operating Officer of the Air Traffic Organization
  • Frank Mcintosh and Katrina Smith, Deputy Chief Operating Officers of the Air Traffic Control Organization
Parent agencyUnited States Department of Transportation
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes

The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is an air navigation service provider in the United States. The ATO is the operational division of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The ATO also provides air navigation services to private and commercial clients and the U.S. military. Their operational range covers 29.4 million square miles of airspace over the United States, and portions of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico.

The organization operates a number of service units whose functions range from safety monitoring, workforce training, information technology, operational performance metrics, weather observation, and interface with the U.S. Department of Defense.

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