Memphis ARTCC quick facts

Area of control:

Memphis Center controls air traffic in the airspace covering approximately 120,000 square miles. FAA facilities in this area consist of Memphis Center, 17 Control Towers, and 10 Flight Service Stations. Providing assistance to pilots on our portion of the airway system are 13 VOR's, 24 VORTAC's, and 5 TACAN's.

Awards:

Southern Region Air Traffic Facility of the year 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995

FAA Air Traffic Facility of the Year 1968, 1986, 1990, 1994

During it's 56 years of operation, Memphis Center has had 7 "Chief Controllers", they are:

Donald Tisdale

Gerald Fox

William "Woody" Parker

James Kosicki

Charles Sears

Charles R. Taylor

Cecil A. Hoyer