r/ATC↗
A place for Air Traffic Controllers worldwide to come together!
Welcome to r/ATC, a subreddit dedicated to the art, science, and career of air traffic control. Please feel free to join our community and contribute! Please read the rules, though. Thank you!
69k subscribers217 posts / mo in Sep 2026186 authors / mosince 2011
r/ATC has 69k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 217 posts a month from 186 people. Top topics: Aviation Radio Communication, Air Traffic Control Shutdowns & Regulations and Aviation Pilots & ATC.
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- Aviation Radio Communication4.5%
- Air Traffic Control Shutdowns & Regulations3.0%
- Aviation Pilots & ATC2.3%
- Flight Simulations & ATC2.1%
- Instrument Flight0.4%
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