William J. Hughes Technical Center WJHTC
The FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center, beside Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey, is the agency's national test base. It researches, tests and validates air traffic control, communications, navigation, airport, aircraft safety and security systems, and supports FAA field facilities around the clock.
History
It opened on July 1, 1958, as the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center under the Airways Modernization Board and came under the FAA on November 1, 1959. It became the FAA Technical Center in 1980 and was named for Congressman William J. Hughes in 1996. In 2025 the campus was redesignated the Frank A. LoBiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security Campus.
What is there
Laboratories and test facilities, the airport and a research hangar on more than 5,000 acres. Other tenants include Department of Homeland Security units, the Federal Air Marshal Service training center, Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City and the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing.
Where this comes from
Wikipedia, "William J. Hughes Technical Center", read 2026-10-30 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Hughes_Technical_Center). faa.gov pages refused automated reads on 2026-10-30.
Source
FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data, 28-day cycle effective 2026-10-01 (FAA NASR subscription). Facility data changes every 28 days; check current FAA publications before flight.
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