Airfield Operations Specialist

Airfield operations specialists are essential to ensure airport ground and airside activities are conducted safely and efficiently. Those in this career can expect to work in a fast paced environment while conducting the majority of work duties outside.

On the job you will:

• Monitor the arrival, parking, refueling, loading, and departure of all aircraft
• Plan and coordinate airfield construction
• Coordinate with agencies such as air traffic control, civil engineers, and command posts to ensure support of airfield management activities, including mobile airfield management functions
• Maintain air-to-ground and point-to-point radio contact with aircraft commanders
• Train operations staff
• Relay departure, arrival, delay, aircraft and airfield status, and other pertinent information to upline controlling agencies
• Procure, produce, and provide information on the safe operation of aircraft, such as flight planning publications, operations publications, charts and maps, and weather information
• Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation