AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES

AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES



Introduction

Part 24 comprises air traffic control, flight information and alerting services to ensure the safety
and efficient operation of air traffic throughout the world.
The world's airspace is divided into a series of contiguous flight information regions (FIRs)
within which air traffic services are provided. In some cases, the flight information regions
cover large oceanic areas with relatively low air traffic density, within which only flight
information service and alerting service are provided. In other flight information regions, large
portions of the airspace are controlled airspace within which air traffic control service is
provided in addition to flight information and alerting services.
The prime objective of air traffic services, as defined in this Directive, is to prevent collisions
between aircraft, whether taxiing on the manoeuvring area, taking off, landing, en-route or in
the holding pattern at the destination aerodrome. This Directive also deals with ways of
expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of air traffic and of providing advice and
information for the safe and efficient conduct of flights and alerting service for aircraft in
distress. Therefore flight information centre and air traffic control units have been established
in Ghana.



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