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Airfield Operations Specialists
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.
- US jobs
- 15,190
- Median wage
- $56,850 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
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- Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements.
- Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.
- Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields.
- Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies.
- Initiate or conduct airport-wide coordination of snow removal on runways and taxiways.
- Manage wildlife on and around airport grounds.
- Coordinate communications between air traffic control and maintenance personnel.
- Perform and supervise airfield management activities, including mobile airfield management functions.
- Plan and coordinate airfield construction.
- Monitor the arrival, parking, refueling, loading, and departure of all aircraft.
- Train operations staff.
- Coordinate with agencies, such as air traffic control, civil engineers, or command posts, to ensure support of airfield management activities.
Other job titles for this occupation (28)
Airfield Operations Specialist · Airport Operations Agent · Airport Operations Coordinator · Airport Operations Officer · Airport Operations Specialist · Flight Follower · Operations Agent · Operations Coordinator · Operations Officer · Operations Specialist · Airfield Services Officer · Airline Agent · Airline Dispatcher · Airport Agent · Airport Operations Crew Member · Airport Ramp Agent · Airport Security Officer · Airport Services Supervisor · Airport Supervisor · Aviation Operations Specialist · Flight Information Expediter · Flight Operations Agent · Flight Operations Coordinator · Flight Operations Engineer · Flight Operations Planner · Flight Operations Specialist · Ground Operations Crew Member · Ramp Agent