Based in Swanwick, Hampshire the National Air Traffic Service has developed into one of the worlds leading Air Traffic Management specialists. NATS - Advancing aviation, keeping the skies safe.
What better way to be one of the best in what they do than to efficiently use every inch of a densely populated island's skies – The British Isles? Each year they handle 2.4 million flights and 250 million passengers in this airspace (2017). In addition to providing services to 13 United Kingdom airports they manage all the upper airspace. Now sought after globally (spanning Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America) for their expertise, let's see why ...
Dealing with bad weather is one of the most difficult components of the job that air traffic controllers are required to manage. It is unpredictable by nature and aircraft are required to fly different flight paths often far from their usual routes. Unusual flight patterns are created, that magnify the complexity of that airspace and increases the workload on each controller. Take for example 24 hours of flight data (14 February 2014) to illustrate you. Why then? It remains one of the worst days of weather in the UK despite it's romantic connection. Severe gales with heavy rain lashed much of the British Isles, winds of 60–70mph persisted, there were even gusts of 80–90mph along coastal regions. Basically extremely testing and difficult flying conditions!
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