Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control

Catalog description

The non-ATC student will experience entry-level Air Traffic Control coursework that covers aspects of the terminal and en route options within the ATC profession. This course provides students with a fundamental knowledge of the U.S. air traffic control system and develops content knowledge in the following areas: (a) the Federal Aviation Administration, its mission, organization and operation; (b) the air traffic control career; (c) navigational aids current and future; (d) airspace; (e) communications; (g) ATC procedures; (h) rudimentary control tower operations; (l) rudimentary non-radar operations; and (j) rudimentary radar operations.