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

On Tuesday, when the president was departing Washington for a trip to the West Coast, the Marine One pilot tried to contact the tower at DCA three times to alert air traffic controllers that the presidential helicopter was minutes away from liftoff. — Kathryn Krupnik, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Growing air traffic is putting more pressure on pilots and air traffic controllers, especially during airport ground operations where aircraft converge on runways and taxiways. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Standard protocols require air traffic controllers to pause all other air traffic three minutes before Marine One is set to take off. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

The air traffic controller was in contact with both the commercial pilot and Marine One pilot during the loss of separation. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for air traffic controller

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