[1] The Boston ARTCC currently covers 165,000 square miles (430,000 km2) of airspace that includes airports in Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, New York state and northeast Pennsylvania.
Area D overlies the eastern portions of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and most of Maine, as well as owning airspace extending around 150 miles (240 km) east of the coast.
Area E is primarily responsible for working traffic landing and departing New York metropolitan airports such as John F. Kennedy, Newark Liberty, and LaGuardia.
The New York TRACON underlies most of Area E. ZBW is bordered by the following ARTCCs/ACCs/FIRs: Boston ARTCC Operating Sector Boundaries and Frequencies[3] It is the job of the TMU to balance air traffic demand with system capacity to ensure maximum efficiency and utilization of the airspace.
The purpose of the CWSU is to provide weather consultation and advice to managers and staff within ZBW and to other FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) facilities.
The purpose of this unit is to provide data processing and monitor all flight plan related entries into the En Route Automatiom Modernization (ERAM) computer system.
These flight data messages are exchanged with other air traffic facilities and occasionally require format and content corrections.