Precise rules for safe procedures

Air traffic runs according to strict rules worldwide. Air traffic control plays a decisive part in its optimisation as it configures the airspace to the advantage of all users.

Knowing who is flying and when and where
Air traffic control increases the safety, efficiency and environmental sustainability of air traffic. It alone possesses the technical means such as radar and navigational equipment to guarantee the safety of flights in all visibility conditions. Air traffic control always knows which aircraft are flying and when and where. They brief the pilots in the uninterrupted traffic flow of the skies and help them to reach their destinations unhindered and as directly as possible.

Civil and military airspace
Civil aviation does not have the same goals as military. However, different users often have to share the same airspace. Air traffic control allows, for example, military air combat exercises, helicopter transports and airline flights to run smoothly and unhindered.

Mapping out procedures
Airspace is constantly undergoing change. Altered general political or operational conditions require new procedures. Air traffic control has the necessary expertise for this and makes its specialists available.