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Air traffic control

Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through controlled airspace. The primary purpose of ATC is to prevent collisions, organise and expedite the flow of air traffic, and provide information and other support for pilots. In some countries, ATC can also provide…

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Language

History

Airport traffic control tower

Airports without a control tower (mandatory frequency airport)

Area control centre / en-route centre

Radar coverage

Problems

Call signs

Technology

Proposed changes

ATC regulations in the United States

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Air traffic control

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related to Privatisation · 26
Air traffic control → Another, As, ATC, Both, Canada, December, FAA, FAA Contract Tower Program, Federal, Gatwick Airport, German, Germany, In, Many, November, Proponents, Some, Sometimes, The, The United States
related to Call signs · 23
Air traffic control → AAL872, ABC, An, As, ATC, BAW832, By, C-GABC, Cessna, EC-IZD, ICAO, In, N11842, N12345, NATO, Speedbird, The, There, These, This
related to history · 22
Air traffic control → AMRS, Approach, Army, ARTCC, ATC, Chicago, Cleveland, Croydon Airport, England, February, In, It, London, Newark, Over, Post Office, The, They, Today's, United States
related to Proposed changes · 21
Air traffic control → America, April, ATC, ATCs, China, Digital European Sky, EU, Eurocontrol, Europe, European, In, In April, In Europe, In October, Instead, Istanbul, Research, SESAR, Single, Single European Sky ATM
see also · 15
Air traffic control → Air, Air Traffic ControlTower, Airport, Aviation, Direction, Distribution Equipment, International System, Mobile Air Traffic Control, Process, Service, SuRveillance Message Conversion, TEC, Tower, United StatesNon-towered, UnitsForward
related to ATC regulations in the United States · 8
Air traffic control → Also, CTO, FAA, FAA Order, Terminal Radar Approach Control, The United States, TRACON, Within
related to External links · 7
Air traffic control → Control, Internet Archive, NASA, The, Traveler Meets Air Traffic, US, YouTube-video
related to Traffic · 6
Air traffic control → Air, Errors, Separation, TCAs, United States, US Federal Aviation Administration
related to Airport traffic control tower · 5
Air traffic control → In, Remote, RVT, The, This
related to Area control centre / en-route centre · 4
Air traffic control → An, Area, Each, IFR

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Important terminology

air traffic control atc aircraft services airport controllers flight service radar united navigation airspace pilots tower system delays states aviation

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Canadainstance ofbut they are common in other countries0.80text
SESARinstance ofhave implemented modernization programs0.80text
NextGeninstance ofhave implemented modernization programs0.80text
many othersinstance ofhave implemented modernization programs0.80text
especially in developing nationsinstance ofhave implemented modernization programs0.80text
still rely on legacy radar systemsinstance ofhave implemented modernization programs0.80text
voice-based communicationinstance ofhave implemented modernization programs0.80text
which limit efficiencyinstance ofhave implemented modernization programs0.80text
safetyinstance ofhave implemented modernization programs0.80text
AAL872 or VLG1011instance ofThere are written call signs with a two or three letter combination followed by the flight number0.80text
Air traffic controlrelated to Airport traffic control towerThe0.60section
Air traffic controlrelated to Airport traffic control towerIn0.60section

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    Air traffic control

    Nodes94
    Edges93
    Triples150
    Avg. degree1.98
    Density0.021277
    Components1
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