Air Traffic

Air Traffic is an air-traffic-control game that challenges your spatial ability. You direct aircraft to organize and expedite traffic while preventing collisions, including in areas with limited radar coverage.

Direct aircraft

Aircraft beyond the radar range shown on screen are out of sight, but you can still direct them. You can maintain radar identification for safety or rely on your mental picture of the traffic for efficiency. As your reputation rises, additional radars unlock, allowing you to expand your radar network and improve coverage.

Wind direction and speed change constantly, limiting which runways are available. Aircraft take off and land into the wind unless it is safe to do otherwise, so you need to watch the forecast. You can change each runway’s procedures, including its initial and missed approach headings and altitudes.

Manage flights

Aircraft types differ in takeoff and landing distances, approach speeds and speed limits. If a plane stays airborne too long, it can run out of fuel and fall; when an airport is too busy to handle all flights, diverting arrivals to other airports can help prevent this.

The maps use real-world elevation data. Directing an aircraft to descend too early can lead to a crash, so you need to account for the terrain, especially in mountainous areas.

Navigation tools

You can develop your traffic network with custom waypoints, holding patterns, routes, departure procedures and arrival procedures. The game also lets you save, watch and share replays.

Cities and airports

The game includes airports in the following cities and regions:

• Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (RCTP) and Taipei Songshan Airport (RCSS).
• Kansai, Japan: Kansai International Airport (RJBB) and Kobe Airport (RJBE).
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai International Airport (OMDB) and Al Maktoum International Airport (OMDW).
• Los Angeles, United States: Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX), Long Beach Airport (KLGB) and Ontario International Airport (KONT).
• London, United Kingdom: London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), London Gatwick Airport (EGKK) and Farnborough Airport (EGLF).
• Denver, United States: Denver International Airport (KDEN).
• Frankfurt, Germany: Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) and Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (EDFH).
• Istanbul, Turkey: Istanbul Airport (LTFM).
• Sydney, Australia: Sydney Airport (YSSY).
• New York, United States: John F Kennedy International Airport (KJFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) and Laguardia Airport (KLGA).
• Amsterdam, Netherlands: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (EHAM) and Rotterdam Airport (EHRD).
• Brussels, Belgium: Brussels Airport (EBBR) and Brussels South Charleroi Airport (EBCI).
• Findel, Luxembourg: Luxembourg Airport (ELLX).

The game features 125 aircraft types and 345 airlines.