How do they match: Air Traffic Controllers

  • Inform pilots about nearby planes or potentially hazardous conditions, such as weather, speed and direction of wind, or visibility problems.
  • Compile information about flights from flight plans, pilot reports, radar, or observations.
  • Conduct pre-flight briefings on weather conditions, suggested routes, altitudes, indications of turbulence, or other flight safety information.
  • Contact pilots by radio to provide meteorological, navigational, or other information.
  • Relay air traffic information, such as courses, altitudes, or expected arrival times, to control centers.