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Pam Mitchell, Erwin Tobey, and David Tomczak, Phoenix ATCT Tower controllers are trained to quickly spot anything that may affect the safe flow of aircraft on and around the airport surface, whether it’s debris on runways, […]

Bill Buvens, Dallas-Fort Worth TRACON An aircraft lined up to land on the wrong runway at a busy airport like Dallas-Fort Worth International is a fairly rare event, especially in poor weather conditions, when jets are […]

Jesse Fisher, Miami ATCT The scenario had all the makings of a disaster. It was dark. Traffic volume was heavy and complex. The local control positions inside Miami Tower were combined. The radio frequency was congested. […]

Randy Neu, Pueblo (Colo.) ATCT On the morning of Memorial Day last year, a calm, confident, soothing voice, belonging to Pueblo Tower Controller Randy Neu, was the difference between life and death. Because of poor weather, […]

James Sawyer and Kevin Winn, Boston ATCT The intricacies of Boston’s Logan Airport are well known to both pilots and controllers and others who operate various equipment around the tarmac. It’s a small layout, with many […]

Kevin Rojek, Chicago Midway ATCT Chicago Municipal Airport, or “Munie,” as early pilots knew it, earned the title of “World’s Busiest,” after serving more than 100,000 passengers in 1932, just five years after it opened. In […]