The Fort Worth Center Weather Service Unit (ZFW CWSU) is located at
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Route Traffic Control Center
(ARTCC) in Fort Worth, Texas. The CWSU is staffed by four National Weather
Service (NWS) meteorologists. Our hours of operation are from 5:30 am to
9:30 pm daily.
Fort Worth Center is one of 21 ARTCCs in the United States and covers
portions of 5 states (Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana),
covering over 174,000 square miles of airspace. Within the Fort Worth Center
area, there are 18 radar approach control facilities, and 87 airports with
instrument approaches. Among these, the Dallas/Fort Worth airport (DFW) is
consistently one of the world's busiest, and weather conditions affecting
DFW arrivals and departures can have a major impact on the entire National
Airspace System (NAS). This center handles over 2 million aircraft operations
per year, or almost 6000 per day.
Our main responsibility is to provide up to the minute weather information
and briefings to the ZFW Traffic Management Unit (TMU) and control room
supervisors. Special emphasis is given those weather conditions that would
be hazardous to aviation or would impede the flow of air traffic in the
National Airspace System. CWSU meteorologists also issue Center Weather
Advisories (CWA). CWAs are aviation weather warnings for thunderstorms, icing,
turbulence, and low IFR ceilings and visibilities.
Click to view a detailed map of the
high and low altitude specialties in Fort Worth ARTCC.
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National Weather Service
Air Route Traffic Control Center
Fort Worth Center Weather Service Unit
13800 FAA Road
Fort Worth TX 76155
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