On a sprawling campus in the middle of the nation, thousands of students learn how to take command of the nation’s skies. The Federal Aviation Administration Academy, near the Oklahoma City airport, ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median pay for air traffic controllers in 2023 was $137,380 per year or $66.05 per hour. Work Locations FAA air traffic controllers work at ...

Air traffic controllers on average earn in excess of $100,000 a year. Find out where they earn the most and the least. ... Most of your education comes from long-term, ...

CONTROL THIS 64.1 million: The number of takeoffs and landings that air traffic controllers handle in a given year 87,861: Average number of daily flights in the United States 5,000: Average nu… ...

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training -- but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution. Top News U.S. News ...

An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 11, 2023.

Being an air traffic controller is a demanding job, requiring a high level of skill, as well as physical and psychological stamina. Candidates must have at least a year of work experience, a ...

Christian Rushing of Lowcountry Flight Company and board member for the airport authority shares why Bryan County needs an ...

The United States' air traffic controllers ensure the safety of about 2 million passengers flying on more than 70,000 flights every day, equating to about 1 billion people per year, according to ...

The median salary for an air traffic control specialist is $127,805, according to the FAA. The rigorous hiring process including the passing of a test, medical and security background check and ...

The air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport, as of September 2023, had 19 fully certified controllers when the targets set by the FAA and controllers' union called for 30, per the Times.