air traffic controller
noun [ C ] uk/ˌeə træf.ɪk kənˈtrəʊ.lər/ us/ˌer træf.ɪk kənˈtroʊ.lɚ/
航空交通管理员，空管
a person who manages aircraft from the ground as they take off, fly, and land
an air traffic controllers' strike 空中交通管制员的罢工
She likes aviation but didn't want to fly, so she became an air traffic controller. 她喜欢航空但不想飞行，所以当了一名空中交通管制员。
See: air traffic control
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- In bad weather, the air traffic controllers manually direct pilots as they circle the airport waiting to land.
- Pilots report turbulence by radioing air traffic controllers.
- Weather data is relayed to air traffic controllers all over the country.