ACO is a FAA Acronym for: Aircraft Certification Office. ACOs assist with:
- Design approval and certificate management
- US production approvals
- Engineering and analysis questions
- Investigating and reporting aircraft accidents, incidents, and service difficulties
- Designated Engineering Representatives (DER) oversight
Currently there are 10 FAA Aircraft Certification Offices (ACOs) :
| ACO Address & Contact Info | Geographic Area of Service |
|---|---|
| Anchorage ACO 222 West 7th Avenue, #14 Anchorage, AK 99513-7587 PH: (907) 271-2668 FAX: (907) 271-6365 |
Alaska |
| ACO Address & Contact Info | Geographic Area of Service |
|---|---|
| Atlanta ACO One Crown Center 1895 Phoenix Blvd, Suite 225 Atlanta, GA 30349 PH: (770) 703-6035 FAX: (770) 703-6097 |
Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee |
| ACO Address & Contact Info | Geographic Area of Service |
|---|---|
| Boston ACO 12 New England Executive Park Burlington, MA 01803 PH: (781) 238-7151 FAX: (781) 238-7170 |
Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont |
| ACO Address & Contact Info | Geographic Area of Service |
|---|---|
| Chicago ACO 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 107 Des Plaines, IL 60018 PH: (847) 294-7358 FAX: (847) 294-7834 |
Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin |
| ACO Address & Contact Info | Geographic Area of Service |
|---|---|
| Denver ACO Technical Operations Center (TOC) 26805 East 68th Avenue, Room 214 Denver, CO 80249 PH: (303) 342-1080 FAX: (303) 342-1088 |
Colorado Montana (eastern portions) Utah Wyoming |
| ACO Address & Contact Info | Geographic Area of Service |
|---|---|
| Fort Worth ACO 2601 Meacham Boulevard Fort Worth, TX 76193-0100 PH: (817) 222-5100 FAX: (817) 222-5959 |
Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma Texas |
| ACO Address & Contact Info | Geographic Area of Service |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles ACO 3960 Paramount Boulevard Lakewood, CA 90712-4137 PH: (562) 627-5200 FAX: (562) 627-5210 |
Arizona California Hawaii Nevada |
| ACO Address & Contact Info | Geographic Area of Service |
|---|---|
| New York ACO 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410 Westbury, NY 11590 PH: (516) 228-7300 FAX: (516) 794-5531 |
Delaware District of Columbia Maryland New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia |
| ACO Address & Contact Info | Geographic Area of Service |
|---|---|
| Seattle ACO 1601 Lind Avenue, SW Renton, WA 98055-4056 PH: (425) 917-6400 FAX: (425) 917-6590 |
Idaho Montana (western portions) Oregon Washington |
| ACO Address & Contact Info | Geographic Area of Service |
|---|---|
| Wichita ACO 1801 Airport Road, Room 100 Mid-Continent Airport Wichita, KS 67209 PH: (316) 946-4100 FAX: (316) 946-4107 |
Iowa Kansas Missouri Nebraska |
[...] Office (ACO) is the field branch of the FAA Aircraft Certification Service. The project ACO has geographic responsibility for finding the design complies with applicable airworthiness [...]