AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE
Providing air traffic services is a joint activity, which is performed by professionally expert personnel by means of state-of –art technology. Air traffic control service is the executive part of this activity, and it is provided with the objective of preventing collisions between aircraft, between aircraft and any obstacles on the maneuvering area, and for maintaining a fast and orderly flow of air traffic. This is how the most important product of our company, which is the safety of air traffic, is produced.
In correspondence with legal rules and regulations, and international civil aviation standards, we provide public aeronautical services to the users of Armenian airspace at the airports of Yerevan- “Zvartnots”, Gumri-“Shirak”, Stepanavan.
Air Traffic Service consists of three types of services:
1. Air Traffic Control Service, which is divided into:
- Area Control Service
This service is provided by the control centre – ACC Yerevan unit, which provides air traffic control service especially to transit flights in Yerevan control area.
- Approach Control Service
This service is provided by the Approach Control Units- APP Yerevan, APP Gumri units. These units provide air traffic services to these stages of controlled flights, which are related to approach or departure from an aerodrome.
- Aerodrome Control Service
This service is provided by Aerodrome Control Tower- TWR Yerevan, TWR Gumri, and TWR Stepanavan units. This service is provided to all aerodrome traffic.
2. Flight Information Service
This service provides advice and information which is useful for the safe and efficient performance of flights.
3. Alerting Service
This service informs the appropriate institutions and authorities about aircraft, which need to be searched for, or which need to be provided with rescue service.
