Services for air traffic control (ATC)
With continued growth in air traffic volume and demands for increased airspace capacity, the proactive use of accurate weather information can help you to facilitate the mitigation of weather-related delays.
ATC briefing service
Provides real-time and forecast weather directly into air traffic control centres via the web, enabling:
- increased efficiency due to reduced delays from hold and runway changes;
- earlier responses to forecast weather conditions in the terminal control area;
- increased airfield capacity through better mitigation of weather effects;
- reduced reliance on information from pilots about the location and severity of convective cells in the terminal control area.
Key features
Air traffic controllers can look, not just at the current weather, but at both short range (up to six hours) and graphical forecasts out to five days.
- Unique interactive charts with pan, zoom and animation features.
- Colour-coded, low-visibility procedure index showing current weather conditions at a glance.
- Actual and forecast conditions to assist in scheduling and operational decision-making.
- Web-based service for flexible access delivering weather information to where it is needed most.
- Optional round-the-clock access to the Met Office’s leading aviation meteorologist.
Request further information on the briefing service
Optimum routes
The Met Office supplies five-day forecasts of optimum routes across the North Atlantic to National Air Traffic Services (NATS) at Swanwick. This enables them to identify where North Atlantic traffic will be entering controlled airspace and allows for more-effective manpower planning in particular UK air sectors.
A NATS case study (PDF, 75 kB)
Training and consultancy
The Met Office offers training to observers to meet ICAO requirements. We are contracted by the UK Met. Authority (CAA) to train all airfield observers and deliver comprehensive aviation meteorological training in line with your needs.
For more information about our aviation services, please contact our 24-hour Customer Centre or email: aviation@metoffice.gov.uk
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