The best way to become an air traffic controller is to start at a college or university that offers a program that is recognized by the FAA. There are currently 23 FAA accredited schools that offer an air traffic control College Training Initiative (CTI) program, as of November 2007. (see list below) The receipt of […]

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I’m amazed that in the 6 years I’ve been at Chicago Executive Airport, Air Traffic Control Tower, there have only seen a handfull of tower visitors each year. I’m not sure if people think the tower is not accessible, or maybe that we just do not want them there. We actually feel the opposite. I […]

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I was hired by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2001, a week or two after the September 11th attacks. It sure was interesting times, but here are some photos and recollections of my 8-week experience at the academy. The FAA’s air traffic control training program is held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the Mike […]

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Prior to becoming an air traffic controller, I worked on the “line” at Fort Lauderdale International Airport, at a FBO called National Jets. The experience gave me a great introduction into the world of aviation. Since I didn’t have a pilots license, like many of the line-crew that were working on theirs, it was a […]

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Name: Jason Messina
Age: 32
Location: Illinois
Occupation: Air Traffic Control Specialist at Chicago Executive Airport Air Traffic Control Tower
(Wheeling, IL)
High School: Chaminade-Madonna College Prep H.S. (Hollywood, FL)
College: Miami-Dade Communtiy College (Miami, FL) Major - Aviation Administration
Idolize: People that are motivating and take pride in what they do.
I’m an air traffic controller working at Chicago Executive Air Traffic […]

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Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
National Air Traffic Controllers Associaton (NATCA)
Chicago Terminal Radar Approach Control (C90 TRACON)
Palwaukee Airport Pilots Association (PAPA)

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