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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Air Traffic Controllers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Control air traffic on and within vicinity of airport, and movement of air traffic between altitude sectors and control centers, according to established procedures and policies. Authorize, regulate, and control commercial airline flights according to government or company regulations to expedite and ensure flight safety.

Air Traffic Controllers · O*NET 53-2021.00 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

7 of 19tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

18 matched to the tools air traffic controllers use. Showing 18.

  • Microsoft Outlook

    MCP server

    Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

    Microsoft Outlook

  • Adobe Acrobat Sign

    App

    Make (make.com)

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server

  • Office Powerpoint

    MCP server

  • Powerpoint

    MCP server

  • Adobe Acrobat

    App

    Adobe Acrobat is PDF editing software that can be used to create, convert and share PDF documents. It can convert documents in Microsoft Office formats to PDFs, and vice versa. PDFs can be viewed, annotated, and signed using Adobe Sign and the free Acrobat Reader mobile app.

  • Adobe Pdf Services

    MCP server

  • Adobe Sign

    MCP server

  • Excel

    Skill

  • Excel

    MCP server

  • Microsoft 365 Excel

    App

    Make (make.com)

  • Microsoft Outlook

    App

  • PowerOffice

    App

    Make (make.com)

  • SAP S/4HANA

    MCP server

    SAP S/4HANA is an intelligent ERP suite that helps businesses manage finance, supply chain, manufacturing, and operations in real time.

    SAP S/4HANA

  • SAP S/4HANA

    App

    Make (make.com)

  • Spreadsheet

    Skill

  • Spreadsheetcom

    App

The tools this job actually uses

19 documented for this occupation. Showing 19, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Adobe Acrobathot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • SAP softwarehot
  • Advanced technologies and oceanic procedures ATOP
  • Automated radar terminal systems ARTS
  • Center TRACON automation systems CTAS
  • Direct-to-tool software
  • En route descent advisor EDA
  • Expedite departure path EDP software
  • Final approach spacing tool FAST
  • Flight simulation software
  • Multi-center traffic management advisor McTMA
  • Really Simple Syndication RSS
  • Traffic management advisor TMA software

What this job involves

24 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Inform pilots about nearby planes or potentially hazardous conditions, such as weather, speed and direction of wind, or visibility problems.
  2. Issue landing and take-off authorizations or instructions.
  3. Transfer control of departing flights to traffic control centers and accept control of arriving flights.
  4. Provide flight path changes or directions to emergency landing fields for pilots traveling in bad weather or in emergency situations.
  5. Alert airport emergency services in cases of emergency or when aircraft are experiencing difficulties.
  6. Monitor or direct the movement of aircraft within an assigned air space or on the ground at airports to minimize delays and maximize safety.
  7. Direct pilots to runways when space is available or direct them to maintain a traffic pattern until there is space for them to land.
  8. Monitor aircraft within a specific airspace, using radar, computer equipment, or visual references.
  9. Direct ground traffic, including taxiing aircraft, maintenance or baggage vehicles, or airport workers.
  10. Contact pilots by radio to provide meteorological, navigational, or other information.
  11. Maintain radio or telephone contact with adjacent control towers, terminal control units, or other area control centers to coordinate aircraft movement.
  12. Determine the timing or procedures for flight vector changes.
  13. Initiate or coordinate searches for missing aircraft.
  14. Provide on-the-job training to new air traffic controllers.
  15. Check conditions and traffic at different altitudes in response to pilots' requests for altitude changes.
  16. Relay air traffic information, such as courses, altitudes, or expected arrival times, to control centers.
  17. Inspect, adjust, or control radio equipment or airport lights.
  18. Compile information about flights from flight plans, pilot reports, radar, or observations.
  19. Organize flight plans or traffic management plans to prepare for planes about to enter assigned airspace.
  20. Conduct pre-flight briefings on weather conditions, suggested routes, altitudes, indications of turbulence, or other flight safety information.
  21. Analyze factors such as weather reports, fuel requirements, or maps to determine air routes.
  22. Review records or reports for clarity and completeness and maintain records or reports, as required under federal law.
  23. Complete daily activity reports and keep records of messages from aircraft.
  24. Monitor, direct, or sequence the movement of aircraft within an assigned air space or on the ground at airports to minimize delays and maximize safety.
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