National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) represents the U.S. FAA air traffic controller workforce of dedicated and well-trained men and women. Air traffic control specialists (ATCS) work in airport control towers, terminal radar approach control facilities, and in air route traffic control centres. These employees coordinate the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of over 140 million operations and nearly one billion aviation passengers within the National Airspace System (NAS) each year. Airports Division (ARP).

NATCA’s purpose is two-fold: it not only serves its membership, it also strives to further the public’s interest in safe and efficient air transportation.