Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZAB) is located Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. The Albuquerque ARTCC is one out of 22 Air Route Traffic ... See more Control Centers in the United States. The primary responsibility is the separation of overflights, and the expedited sequencing of arrivals and departures along STARs (Standard Terminal Arrival Routes) and SIDs (Standard Instrument Departures) for the airspace over most of Arizona and New Mexico, as well as parts of California, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas.