Airport Jobs
This person flies the airplane?
Who is a pilot?
This radar system helps track aircraft in the sky?
What is radar?
This is the busiest airport in the world by passengers.
What is Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport?
This U.S. agency screens passengers and luggage.
What is TSA (Transportation Security Administration?
Before take off, pilots must receive this from air traffic control.
What is clearance?
This worker communicates with pilots from a control tower to prevent mid air collisions?
Who is a traffic controller?
This system guides planes during low visibilty landings.
What is the Instrument Landing System (ILS)/
This airport is one of the largest in the world by land size.
What is Denver International Airport?
Liquids in carry-on luggage must be in containers no larger than this amount.
What is 3.4 ounces?
This word describes when a plane moves on the ground to the runway.
What is taxiing
This person creates flight plans and checks weather conditions before departure.
Who is a flight dispatcher?
This device records cockpit conversations and flight data.
What is a black box (flight data recorder)?
Airports that allow flights between countries must have this government agency on site.
What is customs or border control?
This emergency sytem inflates if cabin pressure drops.
What are oxygen masks?
This document lists passnegers and cargo weight to balance the aircraft/
What is a weight and balance sheet or manifest?
This mechanic repairs and maintains aircraft engines and systems.
Who is an aircraft mechanic(aviation maintenance technician)?
This lighting system helps pilots see the runway at night?
What are runway lights?
This word describes a flight that stops at one airport before going to its final destination.
What is a layover?
This code word signals that a plane has been hijacked?
What is squawk 7500?
This weather condition can cause flights to be delayed due to limited visibilty.
What is fog?
This professional studies bird activity near airports to prevent bird strikes.
Who is a wildlife management specialist?
This satellite-based system helps planes navigate worldwide.
What is GPS (Global Positioning System)?
This term describes a major airport where passengers switch planes to reach many destinations.
What is a hub?
This is the term for the force that lifts an airplane into the air.
What is lift?
What is holding pattern?