2. Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-
based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through
controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in
non-controlled airspace. The primary purpose of ATC worldwide is to
prevent collisions, organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and
provide information and other support for pilots.In some countries,
ATC plays a security or defensive role, or is operated by the military.
What is The Meaning of Air Traffic Control?
3. History of Air Traffic Control
1903
1910
In the decade following the Wright Brothers’ first
powered flight on Dec. 17, 1903, aviation captured
the public imagination, but practical applications
lagged.
4. History of Air Traffic Control
First pilot with licence in Turkey, Capt.Fesa EVRENSEV1909
1910 First Sea plane was produced
5. History of Air Traffic Control
Thomas Benoit started the first Schedule air service an 18-mile
seaplane route over Tampa Bay in Florida in 1914. But his
business died with the end of the tourist season
1914
World War I accelerated development of aviation technology,
aircraft manufacturing and pilot training.People were beginning to
realize that unless the means were developed to control and direct
airplanes,they would crash into each other
1914
1918
6. History of Air Traffic Control
Transcontinental airmail service was established in 1920. But
airplanes could fly only during daylight,
1920
On Feb. 22, 1921, the U.S. Postal Service conducted a daring
night-flying experiment,lighting the transcontinental route with a
series of bonfires
1921
7. History of Air Traffic Control
Vecihi K-VI was produced in Gaziemir and İstanbul by Vecihi
HÜRKÜŞ
But,Unfurtunetly Our goverment gave a punisment because he
flighed without permition
1925
8. History of Air Traffic Control
As increases in aircraft speed, traffic and capacity led to safety
concerns and delays, the leaders of the new industry concluded that
action was needed to set and maintain safety standards.
In 1921, Croydon Airport, London was the first airport in the world to
introduce air traffic control.
In 1927, Ford Motor Company produced the first plane for carrying
passengers commercially. The Ford Trimotor seated only 12
The first Airport Traffic Control Tower, regulating arrivals, departures
and surface movement of aircraft at a specific airport, opened in
Cleveland in 1930
Radar was secretly developed by several nations before and
during World War II. The term RADAR was coined in 1940 by
the United States Navy as an acronym for RAdio Detection
And Ranging
1921
1927
1930
1940
9. History of Air Traffic Control
Chicago Convention signed in 1944
The Chicago Convention established the rules and regulation for aircraft,
airspace and safety. It was signed by 52 signatories and is still the legal
bedrock for commercial aviation today.
10. ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)
ICAO was originally created to promote the safe and efficient
development of civil aviation.
1956
1947
1960
on June 30, 1956, two planes collided over the Grand Canyon,
killing all 128aboard.
History of Air Traffic Control
EUROCONTROL is the European Organisation for the Safety of
Air Navigation. Founded in 1960, it is aninternational
organisation working for seamless, pan-European air traffic
management. EUROCONTROL is a civil organisation and
currently has 41 member states; its headquarters are
in Haren, City of Brussels.
Turkey attended the EUROCONTOL in 19891989
