CIAA Celebrates International Day of the Air Traffic Controller

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (20, October 2015) The Cayman Islands Airports Authority’s (CIAA) Air Traffic Control (ATC) unit has joined Air Traffic Controllers from around the world to celebrate the International Day of the Air Traffic Controller on Tuesday, 20th October.

The job of an Air Traffic Controller is largely unknown to many outside the aviation industry, despite the important role that they play. The dedicated men and women of CIAA’s Air Traffic Control unit are tasked with ensuring the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of aircraft in our islands.

While the profession of an Air Traffic Controller can be very rewarding, it can also be challenging. CIAA’s ATC’s use a traditional method to separate aircraft called procedural control, which means the controllers are heavily reliant on pilot reports of their position, and use this information to perform concise and complex calculations to ensure adequate separation is maintained between all aircraft on the ground and in the air.