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Key contacts at NATS are listed on the right. If you’re unsure who to contact, submit your query below and we’ll answer, or route you to the most appropriate person, as quickly as possible.
Please note: we do not have information on the status of individual flights.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I find information about jobs at Ferronats?
AENA, the Spanish aviation authority, has selected ferroNats to provide air traffic control services at Alicante, Valencia, Ibiza, Sabadell, Seville, Jerez, Vigo, A Coruna, Melilla and Madrid Cuatro Vientos. More…
What can air traffic control do about the environment?
In 2008, we set a headline target to, by March 2020, have co-operated with the industry in reducing ATM CO2 emissions by an average of 10% per flight (against a 2006 baseline). Reducing aviation’s environmental impact and saving fuel are top of the agenda for our customers, the airlines and airports. Last year, we delivered over 50 emissions improvements and … More…
Who owns NATS?
NATS is now owned 49% by the Government; 42% by The Airline Group, a consortium of UK airlines; 4% by BAA and 5% by an Employee Share Trust.
The Airline Group, which owns 42 per cent of NATS, comprises:
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Is it really stressful being a controller?
Controllers are chosen for a number of qualities. Chief among them are: the ability to stay calm under pressure, the ability to make decisions while processing different types of information and excellent spatial awareness. More…
How long does it take to become an air traffic controller?
Students train at the College of Air Traffic Control for up to 12 months and work on high-tech computer simulators which recreate real air traffic situations for practical training. They are taught by instructors who have been controllers themselves. More…
Do controllers work shifts?
Yes. This is a 365-day, 24-hour business. Controllers work in shifts (each called a Watch).
So do engineers and support staff crucial to the smooth function of the operation. More…
What is a go around? Are they safe?
A go-around is a standard safety procedure in which an aircraft approaching an airport breaks off its approach and flies a circuit before landing. It occurs whenever a pilot or air traffic controller believes that it would be safer to ‘go around’ than to continue with the landing. More…
NATS is part of the SESAR project – what does this mean for air traffic control in the UK?
SESAR is the technical component of Single European Sky initiative to harmonise air traffic control across European airspace. By 2020, air traffic will have doubled and SESAR’s aim is to ensure that, using interoperable systems, it is controlled even more safely, with minimal delay and with fewer emissions. We are working with the air navigation service providers for France, Spain, Germany, Italy and Sweden. More…
How many flights and passengers do you move each year?
NATS is the UK’s leading provider of air traffic management services. We safely handled 2.1 million flights in 2010, moving more than 200 million passengers. We release monthly and annual figures relating to the number of flights we manage. More…
How many flights and passengers do you move each year?
NATS is the UK’s leading provider of air traffic management services. We safely handled 2.1 million flights in 2010, moving more than 200 million passengers. We release monthly and annual figures relating to the number of flights we manage. More…
Where are NATS’ main centres?
NATS has two main air traffic control centres. The largest is the Swanwick Centre, near Fareham in Hampshire, which houses en route and terminal control operation rooms for the skies above Wales and much of southern England. More…
Where do I find information about jobs at Ferronats?
AENA, the Spanish aviation authority, has selected ferroNats to provide air traffic control services at Alicante, Valencia, Ibiza, Sabadell, Seville, Jerez, Vigo, A Coruna, Melilla and Madrid Cuatro Vientos. More…
Is it really stressful being a controller?
Controllers are chosen for a number of qualities. Chief among them are: the ability to stay calm under pressure, the ability to make decisions while processing different types of information and excellent spatial awareness. More…
How long does it take to become an air traffic controller?
Students train at the College of Air Traffic Control for up to 12 months and work on high-tech computer simulators which recreate real air traffic situations for practical training. They are taught by instructors who have been controllers themselves. More…
Do controllers work shifts?
Yes. This is a 365-day, 24-hour business. Controllers work in shifts (each called a Watch).
So do engineers and support staff crucial to the smooth function of the operation. More…