How do they match: Airfield Operations Specialists

  • Airport Operations Coordinator
  • Airport Security Coordinator
  • Flight Operations Coordinator
  • Operations Coordinator
  • Station Coordinator

  • Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures, monitoring and maintaining flight records, and applying knowledge of weather information.

  • Coordinate changes to flight itineraries with appropriate Air Traffic Control (ATC) agencies.
  • Coordinate communications between air traffic control and maintenance personnel.
  • Coordinate with agencies to meet aircrew requirements for billeting, messing, refueling, ground transportation, and transient aircraft maintenance.
  • Coordinate with agencies, such as air traffic control, civil engineers, or command posts, to ensure support of airfield management activities.
  • Initiate or conduct airport-wide coordination of snow removal on runways and taxiways.
  • Plan and coordinate airfield construction.
  • Procure, produce, and provide information on the safe operation of aircraft, such as flight planning publications, operations publications, charts and maps, or weather information.

  • Coordinate flight control or management activities.
  • Coordinate operational activities.
  • Communicate with others to coordinate vehicle movement.
  • Confer with coworkers to coordinate maintenance or cleaning activities.