ATC stands for what in aviation?

• A. Air Transport Control
• B. Air Traffic Control System
• C. Air Traffic Control
• D. Air Traffic Coordination

Answer: (C)

ATC stands for Air Traffic Control. This is the service that guides and protects aircraft as they move through controlled airspace and on the ground, ensuring safe and orderly flow. Controllers provide clearances, instructions, and separation from other aircraft, using radio communication, radar, and position reporting to keep traffic spaced and organized from takeoff through landing.

The other terms aren’t the standard name for the service. Air Transport Control isn’t used as a formal designation. Air Traffic Control System would refer to the whole network or infrastructure of control, not the personnel and service you interact with. Air Traffic Coordination isn’t the official term for the ATC function.