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

Examples of air traffic controller in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company will deliver next-generation cooperative and non-cooperative radar systems, giving air traffic controllers reliable and secure information to support operations. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026

Technical failures twice knocked out the radar for air traffic controllers managing planes around Newark Liberty International Airport last spring, and those problems led to thousands of cancellations and delays at the major hub airport. —Josh Funk, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026

To get there, space agencies and air traffic controllers need two key types of information. —Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026

The shutdown meant critical entities like Transportation Security Officers, air traffic controllers and Federal Aviation Administration employees worked weeks without pay. —Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for air traffic controller

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