Understanding the Daily Life of an Air Traffic Controller

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1. 12 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

   4 corrections applied: Only 20 of the 22 US ARTCCs are in the continental US | Only 20 of the 22 US ARTCCs are in the continental US | AT-SAT was retired and replaced by the AT-SA for current FAA hiring | Controllers take a separate ATCS medical, not the airman Class II pilot medical

   Before

   There are 22 ARTCCs in the continental United States. / The 22 ARTCCs in the continental US handle... / pass the AT-SAT (Air Traffic Selection and Training) aptitude examination... / pass an FAA medical examination (Class II minimum)

   After

   There are 22 ARTCCs in the United States, 20 of which are in the continental US (the other two being Anchorage and Honolulu). / The 22 ARTCCs in the US handle... / pass the AT-SA (Air Traffic Skills Assessment) aptitude examination... / pass a dedicated FAA air traffic control specialist medical examination

   Why: The 22/20 ARTCC count, AT-SA rename, and dedicated ATC medical exam were correctly fixed at their primary locations, but two secondary leftover mentions of the retired 'AT-SAT' test name remained further down in the body text ('the AT-SAT tests cognitive skills that are not easily trained' and 'improves performance on the AT-SAT'). Fixed both remaining instances to 'AT-SA' so the retired test name no longer appears anywhere in the article. No issues found in FAQ.

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