Questions tagged [air-traffic-control]
Air Traffic Control (ATC) is a service of ground-based controllers that directs and coordinates aircraft to improve safety and efficiency.
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When does ATC use track or azimuth or route for holding instruction?
JO7110.65Bb says when issuing a holding instruction, you specify the Radial, course, bearing, track, azimuth, airway, or route on which the aircraft is to hold.
HOLD (direction) OF (fix/waypoint) ON (...
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Flight Following best practice for student pilot
Student pilot here. I am planning my solo cross country flight, I'll be requesting a VFR flight following once I've reached my cruise altitude. From departure KW29 - landing at KSBY - landing at KMIV -...
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Where/what is the (legal/administrative) distinction between "flying high" and "orbiting low"?
Or, to put it another way, how high do you have to get before air traffic control is no longer concerned with you, and/or how low do you have to descend from orbit before checking in?
I'm familiar ...
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Trying to figure out what ATC refers to as "WREKL" relating to arrivals at SFO
I'm a new aviation enthusiast so sorry if I don't use terminology correctly. I live near a class C airport (OAK) and not that far from a class B airport (SFO) and watch inbound/outbound aircraft when ...
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How much less safe is it to have remote air traffic controllers instead of in-person air traffic controllers?
I read on ABC news:
The air traffic control tower overseeing airspace over Nashville International Airport was operating at an extremely limited amount of staffing on Tuesday, forcing some approach ...
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What this two triangle symbols in on Airport Diagram?
What this two triangle symbols on FAA Airport Diagram means? Is in the FAA Airport diagram or IAP Chart
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What will be the difference between the FF-ICE/R2 and ADS-C?
how much of a difference will the FF-ICE/R2 and ADS-C actually show, once fully deployed?
As I understand:
FF-ICE/R2 will allow Aircrafts to send updates, in flight, about the change of the ...
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Which US military aircraft routinely make their presence known via ADS-B and air traffic communications, and which don't? Is it mission-dependent?
From the BBC's June 18, 2025 US moves 30 jets as Iran attack speculation grows
At least 30 US military planes have been moved from bases in America to Europe over the past three days, flight tracking ...
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Where can I see cutout side views of ATC towers?
I'm curious what's in the lower levels. Offices? Radars? Break room with vending machines?
Can the controllers eat their lunch out on the tower balcony?
I'm looking for a website that tells all this.
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Is there a publicly accessible source to understand the reason for a diversion?
A few days back, the inner-German flight LH2020 from Munich to Düsseldorf was diverted and returned to Munich. Here's the flightradar24 recording of the flight. After initially heading towards ...
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is there a shortage of air traffic controllers in sweden/nordics/europe? [closed]
Im moving to uni for sweden for my bachelors in econ, wanted to know if i can be up for ATC roles and if there is a shortage there. I dont speak swedish and im not a european so will I face any ...
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FEAST - Plan Aircraft
I'm currently preparing for the FEAST assignment with FEAST-EUROCONTROL practice exercises. One of the exercises (plan aircraft) we have to decide which aircraft has priority to land first by taking a ...
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Why declare a Pan-Pan for engine failure as opposed to a Mayday call?
I know this sounds stupid, loss of an engine is very serious, especially if you have two as opposed to four (380), although one engine is sufficient depending on weight:
Google says
In aviation, an ...
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How does Cirrus' "Safe Return" actually interface with air traffic control and obtain clearance to land somewhere?
CNN's May 6, 2025 Is this the future of flying? An FAA-certified airplane that can land on its own includes:
Aircraft manufacturer Cirrus is launching the first Federal Aviation Administration-...
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How should this apron layout be described so that the flight crew can understand it clearly?
As shown in the figure. Because Gates 264, 265 and 266 are too close to the terminal building, the aircraft has to be towed to the position of the red line on taxiway J3 after being pushed back,then ...
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