air traffic controller

noun

A person who operates an air traffic control system, to expedite the safe flow of aircraft.

Meanings

nounair traffic controller (plural air traffic controllers)

plural air traffic controllers

  1. A person who operates an air traffic control system, to expedite the safe flow of aircraft.

Translations

Catalan controlador aeri
  • controlador aerioperator of air traffic control system
Danish flyveleder
  • flyvelederoperator of air traffic control system
Dutch luchtverkeersleider
  • luchtverkeersleideroperator of air traffic control system
Esperanto aviada reganto
  • aviada regantooperator of air traffic control system
Finnish lennonjohtaja
  • lennonjohtajaoperator of air traffic control system
French contrôleur du trafic aérien, contrôleur aérien
  • contrôleur du trafic aérienoperator of air traffic control system
  • contrôleur aérienoperator of air traffic control system
  • aiguilleur du cieloperator of air traffic control system
German Fluglotse, Fluglotsin
  • Fluglotseoperator of air traffic control system
  • Fluglotsinoperator of air traffic control system
Greek ελεγκτής εναέριας κυκλοφορίας
  • ελεγκτής εναέριας κυκλοφορίας (elegktís enaérias kykloforías)operator of air traffic control system
Hungarian légiirányító, légiforgalom irányító
  • légiirányítóoperator of air traffic control system
  • légiforgalom irányítóoperator of air traffic control system
Icelandic flugumferðarstjóri
  • flugumferðarstjórioperator of air traffic control system
Indonesian pengendali lalu lintas udara
  • pengendali lalu lintas udaraoperator of air traffic control system
Japanese 航空管制官
  • 航空管制官operator of air traffic control system
Korean 항공교통관제사
  • 항공교통관제사 (hanggonggyotonggwanjesa)operator of air traffic control system
Malay pengawal lalu lintas udara
  • pengawal lalu lintas udaraoperator of air traffic control system
Norwegian Bokmål flygeleder, flyveleder
  • flygelederoperator of air traffic control system
  • flyvelederoperator of air traffic control system
Polish kontroler ruchu lotniczego, kontrolerka ruchu lotniczego
  • kontroler ruchu lotniczegooperator of air traffic control system
  • kontrolerka ruchu lotniczegooperator of air traffic control system
  • startowyoperator of air traffic control system
  • startowaoperator of air traffic control system
Portuguese controlador de tráfego aéreo
  • controlador de tráfego aéreooperator of air traffic control system
Romanian controlor de trafic aerian, controlor al aerului
  • controlor de trafic aerianoperator of air traffic control system
  • controlor al aeruluioperator of air traffic control system
Russian авиадиспе́тчер
  • авиадиспе́тчер (aviadispétčer)operator of air traffic control system
Spanish controlador de tránsito aéreo, controlador de tráfico aéreo
  • controlador de tránsito aéreooperator of air traffic control system
  • controlador de tráfico aéreooperator of air traffic control system
Swedish flygledare
  • flygledareoperator of air traffic control system
Cite this entry
APA

air traffic controller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20traffic%20controller

MLA

“air traffic controller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20traffic%20controller. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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