Airport Operations

As airport operations specialists, we are mainly responsible for ensuring the safe takeoff and landing of aircraft. We monitor and control the use of the airport, and provide information assistance to both airport users and the public. We also ensure compliance with all federal regulations and other requirements to ensure the operational readiness safety and security of the airport. Most of us has authority to take action and give direction to airport personnel in order to remain in compliance with regulations.

Core tasks:

• planning flight operations
• maintaining flight and events logs, air crew flying records, and flight operations records of incoming and outgoing flights
• monitoring and inspecting operational condition of runways, taxiways, navigational and meteorological aids
• coordinating with Operations and Maintenance to ensure all facilities of airfield remain in operational conditions
• maintaining NOTAM’s (Notices to Airmen) and weather reports
• identifying flight safety issues including violations of airfield clearing criteria and hazards to arriving, departing, and parked aircraft
• assessing damage to airfield property and monitoring necessary actions to repair and reopen airfield facilities
• coordinating with federal, international, and local agencies concerning flight planning, flight information on inbound/outbound flights, training route utilization, flight movement messages, search/ rescue operations, and base contingency/operational plans
• advising agencies on closure of runways, taxiways, aircraft parking aprons/spots, airfield repairs/construction, and availability of airfield lighting/navigational aid systems *coordinating with airfield management and crash crew regarding emergency situations on airfield
• coordinating with base agencies to ensure proper support to all base, transient VIP aircraft, passengers, and crews