air traffic controller
noun
: a person who is responsible for remotely monitoring and directing the movements of aircraft as part of a system of air traffic control
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Key Facts As essential workers, air traffic controllers would again work without pay through the shutdown.
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The departments that house both the TSA and the Federal Aviation Administration, which employs air traffic controllers, are among those that would be impacted by a partial shutdown.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Among other topics were the decisions by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army, as well as air traffic controllers at the airport.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Other topics expected to be discussed include the approval of helicopter routes near DCA, the experience level of the air traffic controllers working in the tower at the time of the crash, the visibility study, and the testing of the barometric altimeters.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The departments that house both the TSA and the Federal Aviation Administration, which employs air traffic controllers, are among those that would be impacted by a partial shutdown.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Among other topics were the decisions by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army, as well as air traffic controllers at the airport.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Other topics expected to be discussed include the approval of helicopter routes near DCA, the experience level of the air traffic controllers working in the tower at the time of the crash, the visibility study, and the testing of the barometric altimeters.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Air traffic controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20traffic%20controller. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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