Visitor Information
The William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC), is the aviation's premiere research, development, engineering, test and evaluation facility. If you have any questions regarding the WJHTC that cannot be answered below please submit your question to the 9-ACT-Visitor-Program@faa.gov mailbox. A Visitor Program Team Representative will respond to your submission.
To gain access to the Center, visitors must go to the Security Operations Center (SOC), Building 320, located near the main entrance to the Center to obtain a temporary visitor badge. The security contractor will attempt to locate your point of contact prior to granting access. Call (609) 485-5210 for more access information. The SOC is open from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm only.
The Technical Center is open to the public from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, except all Federal holidays.
⇣ Directions to the Technical Center
Visitor Access Requirements
All Visitors
All visitors must check in with the FAA Security Operations Center, and shall be transported by the FAA Shuttle Bus or escorted by a Tech Center employee. Visitors must be sponsored by an FAA employee or FAA contractor, have a sanctioned reason for the visit, produce current government-issued photo identification that has an expiration date, sign in on a visitor's log, be under continuous escort by personnel possessing valid FAA ID media, and properly display an FAA visitor badge while at the facility.
International Visitors
Foreign Visitors must have an FAA employee submit a visit request through the FAA's automated IVP.
This request is processed through AXF (Personnel Security) and approved by the Facility Manager, and generally takes 7-10 days to process.
NOTE: If the visitor has status as a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) and holds a Green Card, per 1600.69C; visits by legal permanent residents are not processed through the IVP. The individual must be vetted by the SSE to make sure that their status is valid. LPRs are processed via the DHS SAVE database available to AXF.
The foreign visitor's information can be forwarded to Laura Gorman (laura.gorman@faa.gov) and Kara Pozza (Kara.Pozza@faa.gov) (AXF) for processing, and in turn will be forwarded to Michael Sears (Facility Manager) for approval.
Information needed:
- Copy of green card (via secure email, encrypted)
- Sponsor information
- Purpose of visit
- Time and length of visit
- Where visiting
Directions to the Technical Center
GPS
Set your GPS to the nearby Atlantic City International Airport. (ACY). The FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center is co-located with the Atlantic City Airport and is near the Atlantic City Expressway exit #9.
From New York City And Northern NJ From Parkway
From Exit 44 South: Take Garden State Parkway (toll) south to Exit 44. Make right turn and stay on county route 575 for 4.7 miles (cross US-30) to fourth traffic signal. At county route 563 (Tilton Road) turn left and go about 2.5 miles to traffic circle. Take the 4th exit onto Access Rd/Amelia Earhart Blvd. Continue to follow Amelia Earhart Blvd to the William J. Hughes Technical Center.
From Exit 38 South - Atlantic City Expressway: Take Garden State Parkway (toll) south to exit 44Garden State Parkway (toll) to Exit 38, off right (Philadelphia via Atlantic City Expressway) proceed to exit 9W (toll) turn right on county route 646 (Delilah Road), proceed to traffic circle. Take the 3rd exit onto Access Rd/Amelia Earhart Blvd. Continue to follow Amelia Earhart Blvd to the William J. Hughes Technical Center.
From Washington, D.C./ Baltimore, MD
Take I-95 North to I-295 and cross the Delaware Memorial Bridge (toll). After crossing bridge proceed east on US-40 (follow signs for Atlantic City). Continue for about 50 miles to intersection of US-322 (Black Horse Pike). A large shopping center and the Atlantic City Race Course will be on your left. Proceed about one mile on US-40/322, turn left on county route 646 (Delilah Road) and follow signs to FAA Technical Center and Atlantic City International Airport via Delilah Road. Continue for about 2.5 miles to traffic circle. Take the 3rd exit onto Access Rd/Amelia Earhart Blvd. Continue to follow Amelia Earhart Blvd to the William J. Hughes Technical Center.
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Camden, NJ
Take the Walt Whitman bridge and/or route 42 (North-South Freeway) to the Atlantic City Expressway (toll). Depart expressway at Exit 9E, make left at end of exit ramp on county route 646, (Delilah Road) and proceed for .5 mile to traffic circle. Take the 3rd exit onto Access Rd/Amelia Earhart Blvd. Continue to follow Amelia Earhart Blvd to the William J. Hughes Technical Center.
From Northeast PA/Trenton-Princeton, NJ
Take NJ Route 206 to Hammonton, NJ and intercept US-30 east for about 13 miles to Route #563 (Tilton Road). Continue on Tilton Rd to the traffic circle. Take the 4th exit onto Access Rd/Amelia Earhart Blvd. Continue to follow Amelia Earhart Blvd to the William J. Hughes Technical Center.
From Cape May, NJ And Points South Via Cape May-Lewes, Delaware Ferry
Take Garden State Parkway north to Exit 38. Exit off ramp marked Philadelphia via Atlantic City Expressway, proceed to Expressway Exit 9W (toll) off right to county route 646 (Delilah Road), turn right, proceed to traffic circle. Take the 3rd exit onto Access Rd/Amelia Earhart Blvd. Continue to follow Amelia Earhart Blvd to the William J. Hughes Technical Center.
From Atlantic City Via Us-30 (White Horse Pike)
Travel west on US-30 then take right turn ramp to county route 646 (Delilah Road). Go 5 miles to traffic circle. Take 1st exit onto Access Rd/Amelia Earhart Blvd. Continue to follow Amelia Earhart Blvd to the William J. Hughes Technical Center.
From Atlantic City Via Expressway
Enter the Atlantic City Expressway via Arkansas and Atlantic or Arctic Avenues (near Convention Hall). Proceed through the toll plaza and proceed to Expressway Exit 9W (toll) off right to county route 646 (Delilah Road), turn right, proceed to traffic circle. Take the 3rd exit onto Access Rd/Amelia Earhart Blvd. Continue to follow Amelia Earhart Blvd to the William J. Hughes Technical Center.