Airport Observation

The moment the car entered the airport parking lot, the heart began to compete. The jet fuel, the car exhaust, and the scent of hot asphalt pavement attack the five senses with exotic escape images and free images that only come from the airport. During the flight, I felt the vibration of the engine and the aircraft when the plane took off. I saw people listening to MP3s and playing video games. I heard the couple behind me talking about the weather in Florida and the possibility of rain.

The main way to directly control the airport environment is to visually observe it from the airport control tower. Tower is a structure of high windows in the airport premises. Air traffic controllers separate aircraft in flight near the airport normally in the 5 to 10 nautical miles (9 to 18 km), although depending on airport procedures and aircraft and vehicles traveling on the taxiway and runway at the airport, And responsible for efficient movement. Air traffic controllers at large airports can also use surveillance displays to help air traffic control. The air traffic controller can approach and depart from air traffic using a radar system called secondary surveillance radar. These displays include data labels that contain maps of the area, the location of the various aircraft, and other information described on the aircraft's identification information, speed, altitude, and local procedures.

The airport or tower controller controls aircraft near the airport and uses visual observation at the airport tower. The airspace of the tower is often a radius of 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) around the airport, but its size and shape may vary greatly depending on traffic type and traffic volume. In some countries, all of the air traffic control is done by the military. In other countries, military controllers are only responsible for military airspace and air force bases; private controllers maintain private air and private airport airspace. Historically, in most countries, this is part of the government and rulers are civil servants. However, in many countries the air traffic control system is partially or fully privatized, and in some countries it wants to do so.