Title
The rules and organisation of air traffic at airstrips during military operations: Based on experience gained on missions in Chad and Afghanistan
Authors
[ 1 ] Instytut Wsparcia i Zabezpieczenia Działań, Wydział Wojskowy, Akademia Sztuki Wojennej | [ P ] employee
Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)
Year of publication
2020
Published in
Article type
scientific article
Publication language
english
Keywords
EN
- ATC
- Air traffic
- Air traffic control (ATC)
- Landing sites
- Military missions
- Safety
- War-time operations
- Afghanistan
- Chad
PL
- Bezpieczeństwo międzynarodowe
- Kontrola ruchu lotniczego
- Lądowiska
- Misje wojskowe
- Operacje wojenne
- Ruch lotniczy
- Afganistan
- Czad (państwo)
Abstract
EN The aim of the article is to present the characteristics of airstrips used by Polish and allied aircraft during military operations in Chad and Afghanistan. The main goal is to examine their organisation and the management of air traffic by Polish ATC staff as well as to answer the question: How did Polish controllers plan the air operation? Answers to this question were sought through empirical and theoretical research. The theoretical methods were a study of literature (analysis, synthesis, abstraction, generalisation, interpretation, analogy and comparison). The empirical method – “opinion poll” took the leading role, which used different techniques conducted in a tested environment to gather the data (interviews with experts and an ex post facto experiment). Consequently, the article looks at the method of planning and preparing air operations and the rules of air traffic organisation in the area of responsibility of Polish controllers. The selected issues discussed herein include the rules of airspace segmentation, the adopted air traffic control solutions and the landing zone infrastructure used. All in all, the experience discussed herein constitutes valuable information regarding air traffic security and may prove helpful in organising landing zones and preparing air personnel for future operations conducted by Polish and allied Military Contingents at home and abroad.
Date of online publication
03.09.2020
Pages (from - to)
81 - 93
Copyrights to the institution
Akademia Sztuki Wojennej
License type
CC BY-NC-ND (attribution - noncommercial - no derivatives)
Open Access Mode
publisher's website
Open Access Text Version
final published version
Release date
03.09.2020
Date of Open Access to the publication
at the time of publication
Points of MNiSW / journal
20.0
Points of MNiSW / journal in years 2017-2021
70.0
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