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# Tasks & work activities — airport operations officer
Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 53-2022.00 (Airfield Operations Specialists).
## Task statements
- **[Core]** Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.
- **[Core]** Plan and coordinate airfield construction.
- **[Core]** Coordinate with agencies, such as air traffic control, civil engineers, or command posts, to ensure support of airfield management activities.
- **[Core]** Monitor the arrival, parking, refueling, loading, and departure of all aircraft.
- **[Core]** Train operations staff.
- **[Core]** Relay departure, arrival, delay, aircraft and airfield status, and other pertinent information to upline controlling agencies.
- **[Core]** Coordinate communications between air traffic control and maintenance personnel.
- **[Core]** Perform and supervise airfield management activities, including mobile airfield management functions.
- **[Core]** Provide aircrews with information and services needed for airfield management and flight planning.
- **[Core]** Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies.
- **[Core]** Manage wildlife on and around airport grounds.
- **[Core]** Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements.
- **[Core]** Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields.
- **[Core]** Initiate or conduct airport-wide coordination of snow removal on runways and taxiways.
- **[Supplemental]** Maintain air-to-ground and point-to-point radio contact with aircraft commanders.
- **[Supplemental]** Procure, produce, and provide information on the safe operation of aircraft, such as flight planning publications, operations publications, charts and maps, or weather information.
- **[Supplemental]** Receive, transmit, and control message traffic.
- **[Supplemental]** Receive and post weather information and flight plan data, such as air routes or arrival and departure times.
- **[Supplemental]** Maintain flight and event logs, air crew flying records, and flight operations records of incoming and outgoing flights.
- **[Supplemental]** Coordinate with agencies to meet aircrew requirements for billeting, messing, refueling, ground transportation, and transient aircraft maintenance.
- **[Supplemental]** Collaborate with others to plan flight schedules and air crew assignments.
- **[Supplemental]** Coordinate changes to flight itineraries with appropriate Air Traffic Control (ATC) agencies.
- **[Supplemental]** Anticipate aircraft equipment needs for air evacuation and cargo flights.
- **[Supplemental]** Conduct departure and arrival briefings.
- **[Supplemental]** Use airfield landing and navigational aids and digital data terminal communications equipment to perform duties.
- **[Supplemental]** Post visual display boards and status boards.
- **[Supplemental]** Check military flight plans with civilian agencies.
## Detailed work activities
- Assist others during emergencies.
- Communicate with others to coordinate vehicle movement.
- Confer with coworkers to coordinate maintenance or cleaning activities.
- Coordinate flight control or management activities.
- Coordinate operational activities.
- Inspect facilities to ensure compliance with security or safety regulations.
- Inspect facilities, equipment or supplies to ensure conformance to standards.
- Inspect facilities.
- Inspect work sites to identify potential environmental or safety hazards.
- Maintain facilities.
- Meet with coworkers to communicate work orders or plans.
- Monitor vehicle movement or location.
- Pilot aircraft.
- Plan flight operations.
- Plan work operations.
- Record operational details of travel.
- Remove snow.
- Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures.
- Train transportation or material moving personnel.