Air traffic management
Safe and efficient air travel.
Safe and efficient air travel.
As Aotearoa New Zealand’s air navigation service provider, we are responsible for delivering air traffic control and infrastructure to ensure all aircraft and passengers in our airspace arrive at their destination, safely and efficiently.
From departure to arrival, our air traffic controllers are responsible for ensuring safe separation of aircraft through our airspace and the safe and efficient operation of aircraft in and around airports. They also provide support and information to aircraft travelling in uncontrolled airspace.
We are responsible for ensuring the safe travel of all aircraft through 30 million square kilometres of airspace – one of the world’s largest areas of airspace – stretching across the South Pacific and Southern Oceans and the Tasman Sea, from 5 degrees south of the equator to Antarctica.
The airspace above New Zealand is divided up to keep all aircraft, passengers and airspace users safe. The airspace air traffic controllers are responsible for managing is called controlled airspace.
Watch the video to find out more about how we manage our airspace.
The systems developed by Airways and our partners maximise the efficient use of airspace and help to reduce delays.
We invest in new technology that enhances safety, saves millions of dollars for our customers, and delivers real economic and environmental benefits for our customers and the travelling public.
Find out more about Airways' Collaborative Flow Manager
Find out more about Performance Based Navigation
Find out more about Divergent Missed Approach Protection System