ATC
American-
Air Traffic Control.
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Air Transport Command.
abbreviation
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air-traffic control
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(in Britain) Air Training Corps
Example Sentences
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The model now providing depoliticized ATC in nearly 100 countries is an aviation public utility, funded entirely by system fees and charges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
The FAA employs around 45,000 people, of which ATC staff number about 14,000.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
“Wow! In the years I’ve been doing this, I’ve never heard a ATC controller tell a plane to ‘Stop, stop, stop,’” he says in the video.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024
ATC media officials didn’t immediately respond to emails sent after the hearing seeking comment.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024
If you are not used to that sort of give-and-take, New York ATC can be very, very intimidating.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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