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

My wife has a file of World War II letters written by her father that provide a weekly account of his adventures as an Army air traffic controller stationed in India. — Gary Barron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

The flight was scheduled to land at San José Mineta International Airport, but stopped its climb around 20,000 feet and began squawking 7700, broadcasting a general emergency code to air traffic controllers. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

While the plane was near Florida’s Gulf Coast, less than 20 minutes before the crash, an air traffic controller warned that the turn they’d requested toward the Bahamas could take them into a thunderstorm. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

The construction of Terminal B also partially obstructed air traffic controllers’ views of two taxiways. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for air traffic controller

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