How to Use air traffic control in a Sentence

air traffic control

noun
  • Planes were checking in with air traffic control to learn their ground speed.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
  • These were the last words air traffic control heard from Murcia.
    — Longreads, 1 Feb. 2024
  • What is air traffic control getting in the overhaul?
    — David Shepardson, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Local air traffic control called the crew, but did not receive a reply.
    — Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Things like weather or air traffic control flow programs do not count against the airline.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Things like weather or air traffic control flow programs do not count against the airline.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
  • What about the computers in charge of an air traffic control system?
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2023
  • Along the way, Russell made a few statements to air traffic control that have lived on.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
  • How will air traffic control adapt to a world with rockets blasting off as often as planes take to the skies?
    — Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2020
  • In the mile-high air of Denver, air traffic control might be needed to track his blasts.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2021
  • In turn, air traffic control could have seen the problem earlier.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
  • The flight's captain stopped the plane and notified air traffic control.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2021
  • The pilot did not ask for air traffic control to approve the maneuver.
    — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
  • The costs of air traffic control have continued to rise, as has the size of the controller workforce.
    — Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2016
  • There has been a lingering push by some to privatize air traffic control.
    — Scott Ramsden, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
  • The conversation over air traffic control radio was calmer, but no less dire.
    — Author: Avi Selk, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2018
  • On the aircraft, on the helicopter, in the air traffic control tower.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In air traffic control audio, the pilot could be heard reporting that a person was struck.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • There’s little to no margin for error in air traffic control given the safety risks.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
  • An air traffic control recording from earlier in the flight captured an exchange about his plans.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The base's air traffic control tower clears Death 21 for takeoff.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2018
  • Now delivery drones are common enough in some regions to require air traffic control.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The weather in the area was calm, and the pilots told air traffic control the injuries were due to a flight control issue.
    — Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The recorder will include any conversations in the cockpit and with air traffic control.
    — Jennifer Emily, Dallas News, 2 July 2019
  • There's broad agreement that the nation's air traffic control system has not kept pace with growing demand.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 1 July 2026
  • It was then used for air traffic control until the government sold it in 1999.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 13 July 2025
  • Schiavo was not surprised to hear that authorities said there was no air traffic control in use at the time of the crash.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026
  • The deviation put the ship outside the air traffic control clearance area.
    — Marcia Dunn, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Sep. 2021
  • In the short-term, the focus for air traffic control staff is the safety of travelers on the move through the holidays.
    — Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The airport is no longer bombed out and players can use the second floor to better contest snipers in the air traffic control tower.
    — Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021

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