Before any runway use program is implemented, the ________ must coordinate with and encourage participation from the airport proprietor, local community, and aircraft operators who regularly use the airport.

• A. Air Traffic Manager or designee
• B. Air Traffic Control Specialists
• C. Regional Air Traffic Division
• D. Regional Flight Standards Division

Answer: (A)

The person responsible for local coordination with the airport proprietor, local community, and regular airport users is the Air Traffic Manager at the airport, or a designee. This role sits at the facility level and is the natural liaison for safety-related changes, bringing together the airport owner, community stakeholders, and the airlines and operators who use the field. They lead the planning, communicate the intent of the runway use program, gather input, address concerns, and set up the steps needed for a smooth rollout.

Air Traffic Control Specialists are the ones who implement and manage the actual air traffic control duties once the plan is in place, not the primary coordinators of stakeholder engagement. Regional offices—like the Regional Air Traffic Division or Regional Flight Standards Division—operate at a higher level, handling broad policy, standards, and oversight rather than coordinating a specific airport’s runway use program with local stakeholders.