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Figure 2-8 shows the Fort Worth, Texas Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZFW) and the geographical area that it covers. The Center has approximately 350 controllers. Most are certified and some are in on-the-job training. 

## Sectors 

The airspace controlled by a Center may be further administratively subdivided into smaller, manageable pieces of airspace called sectors. A few sectors extend from the ground up, but most areas are stratified into various levels to accommodate a wide variety of traffic. Each sector is staffed by a set of controllers and has a unique radio frequency that the controller uses to communicate with the pilots. As aircraft transition from one sector to another, they are instructed to change to the radio frequency used by the next sector. Each sector also has secure landline communications with adjacent sectors, approach controls, areas, ARTCCs, flight service centers, and military aviation control facilities. 

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The ARTCC at Fort Worth, Texas is subdivided into sectors that are categorized as follows: 

