Definition
A central computing facility operated by the U.S. Department of Transportation that provides data processing services supporting the FAA and other DOT agencies, including handling of aeronautical information used in flight planning and air traffic operations.
Plain English
A government computer center that runs the data systems used by the FAA and other transportation agencies.
Context Anchor
Seen in FAA acronym and abbreviation lists, and occasionally in administrative or system-support references connected with Department of Transportation information systems.
Why Pilots Care
Pilots rarely interact with DOTCC directly, but many of the data services they rely on — including aeronautical information processing — are supported by it. Knowing the acronym helps when reading FAA documents that reference it.
Example Sentence 1
The acronym list noted that DOTCC handles the data processing supporting several FAA aeronautical information systems.
Example Sentence 2
NOTAMs and other messages move through the DOTCC before reaching pilots.