IFATCA's Spotlight Podcast

Spotlight Episode 23 - Iceland


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In this IFATCA Spotlight episode, host Torsten Raue speaks with Icelandic controllers Eygló and Mái about their member association FIF and Iceland's unique ATC environment. Both stumbled into the profession from computer science backgrounds. Iceland operates three controlled airports and manages one of the world's largest oceanic airspaces at 5.6 million square kilometers. Key challenges include extreme and rapidly changing weather at Keflavik, crossing runways, and increasing NATO military traffic. The episode also covers Iceland's strong CISM program, ongoing modernization projects including surface movement radar, and both controllers' ambitions to help shape the future of Icelandic aviation.

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