Airfield Operations Specialists

What Does a Airfield Operations Specialists Do?

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.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements.
• 2Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.
• 3Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields.
• 4Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies.
• 5Initiate or conduct airport-wide coordination of snow removal on runways and taxiways.
• 6Manage wildlife on and around airport grounds.
• 7Coordinate communications between air traffic control and maintenance personnel.
• 8Perform and supervise airfield management activities, including mobile airfield management functions.

Required Skills

• Active Listening
• Monitoring
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Adobe Photoshop
• Aircraft noise monitoring system software
• Apache HTTP Server
• Decision Support Technologies Propworks
• Extensible markup language XML
• FileMaker Pro
• Ground transportation management system
• Internet Protocol Television Systems
• Intuit QuickBooks
• Linux

Airfield Operations Specialists Salary