Nav Canada
| NAV CANADA | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Non-profit |
| founding | 1996 |
| Seat |
Ottawa Canada
|
| management | Neil R. Wilson , President and CEO |
| Number of employees | over 5000 |
| Branch | Air traffic, navigation |
| Website | navcanada.ca |
NAV CANADA is the Canadian air traffic control , which is responsible for civil air traffic . The not-for-profit state-owned company employs 2,000 air traffic controllers , 700 technicians and a further 800 flight specialists and other administrative staff. The headquarters are in the Canadian capital Ottawa .
Nav Canada monitors and manages 12 million aircraft movements per year for 40,000 airlines. The area of responsibility extends from the west coast to the east coast as well as into the arctic regions of Canada. This makes NAV CANADA the world's second largest air traffic control after flight movements.
history
The company began operations on November 1, 1996, due to extensive reorganization of flight operations in Canada . The technical equipment was taken over by taking over the tasks from Transport Canada . In addition to the technical equipment, a large part of the staff was also taken over.
tasks
The tasks include:
- Securing flight routes and civil air traffic in Canadian airspace from coast to coast,
- Securing air traffic according to international standards
Control centers
Area Control Centers
A district control point, engl. Area Control Center (ACC) is the air traffic control center of a flight information area (FIR) and monitors the airspace. It is responsible for the information and security of aviation in a state or a larger part of it. In Canada there are a total of 7 of these positions in Vancouver (CZVR), Edmonton (CZEG), Winnipeg (CZWG), Toronto (CZYZ), Montreal (CZUL), Moncton (CZQM) and in Gander (CZQX).
Air traffic control
In Canada, 42 of these air traffic controls ensure that aircraft are guided on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of air traffic control is to organize air traffic in order to avoid collisions; Furthermore, the organization and acceleration of the traffic flow, as well as the provision of information and support for the pilots.
Flight Information Centers
The Flight Information Centers provide pilots with all the information they need. A total of 8 information centers are responsible for the tasks. These are in: Kamloops, Edmonton, Winnipeg, London, North Bay, Quebec City, Halifax and Whitehorse.
additional
- 42 air traffic control points
- 57 flight service stations that provide pilots with current weather reports and other information, but do not give flight instructions and do not regulate air traffic
- 46 radar stations and 5 Automatic Dependent Surveillances (ADS), (German: Automatic on-board surveillance)
- over 1400 navigation and orientation control systems
NAVCANatm solutions
NAVCANatm solutions is a division of NAV CANADA and develops software systems for airspace surveillance. This includes the electronic systems: NAVCANsuite , NAVCANlink and NAVCANstrips .
Web links
- www.navcanada.ca Official website NAV CANADA (English, French)
- NAVANatm
Individual evidence
- ↑ Our Executive Team. NAV Canada, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Meet NAV CANADA. NAV Canada, accessed February 27, 2018 .