# Airfield Operations Specialists > Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures, monitoring and maintaining flight records, and applying knowledge of weather information. - Code: 53-2022.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 53-2022) - Family: [Transportation & Material Moving](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-53), one of its 57 occupations - Tasks: 27 tasks (14 core and 13 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-2022.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/53-2022.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements. Core task · Task 23939 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 2. Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation. Core task · Task 10613 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 3. Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields. Core task · Task 23940 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021 4. Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies. Core task · Task 20456 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021 5. Initiate or conduct airport-wide coordination of snow removal on runways and taxiways. Core task · Task 23941 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 6. Manage wildlife on and around airport grounds. Core task · Task 20457 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 7. Coordinate communications between air traffic control and maintenance personnel. Core task · Task 10621 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 8. Perform and supervise airfield management activities, including mobile airfield management functions. Core task · Task 10622 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021 9. Plan and coordinate airfield construction. Core task · Task 10614 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 10. Monitor the arrival, parking, refueling, loading, and departure of all aircraft. Core task · Task 10616 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 11. Train operations staff. Core task · Task 10618 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021 12. Coordinate with agencies, such as air traffic control, civil engineers, or command posts, to ensure support of airfield management activities. Core task · Task 10615 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 13. Relay departure, arrival, delay, aircraft and airfield status, and other pertinent information to upline controlling agencies. Core task · Task 10619 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 14. Provide aircrews with information and services needed for airfield management and flight planning. Core task · Task 10630 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 15. Coordinate with agencies to meet aircrew requirements for billeting, messing, refueling, ground transportation, and transient aircraft maintenance. Supplemental task · Task 10626 · Rated by 69 people who do the job, August 2021 16. Use airfield landing and navigational aids and digital data terminal communications equipment to perform duties. Supplemental task · Task 10632 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021 17. Receive, transmit, and control message traffic. Supplemental task · Task 10623 · Rated by 68 people who do the job, August 2021 18. Maintain air-to-ground and point-to-point radio contact with aircraft commanders. Supplemental task · Task 10617 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 19. Procure, produce, and provide information on the safe operation of aircraft, such as flight planning publications, operations publications, charts and maps, or weather information. Supplemental task · Task 10620 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 20. Anticipate aircraft equipment needs for air evacuation and cargo flights. Supplemental task · Task 10629 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 21. Post visual display boards and status boards. Supplemental task · Task 10633 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 22. Receive and post weather information and flight plan data, such as air routes or arrival and departure times. Supplemental task · Task 10624 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 23. Conduct departure and arrival briefings. Supplemental task · Task 10631 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 24. Collaborate with others to plan flight schedules and air crew assignments. Supplemental task · Task 10627 · Rated by 69 people who do the job, August 2021 25. Maintain flight and event logs, air crew flying records, and flight operations records of incoming and outgoing flights. Supplemental task · Task 10625 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 26. Coordinate changes to flight itineraries with appropriate Air Traffic Control (ATC) agencies. Supplemental task · Task 10628 · Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021 27. Check military flight plans with civilian agencies. Supplemental task · Task 10634 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021 ## More in Transportation & Material Moving - [Air Traffic Controllers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-2021.00): 23 tasks - [Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-1041.00): 6 tasks - [Aircraft Service Attendants](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-6032.00): 18 tasks - [Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-2011.00): 24 tasks - [Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-3011.00): 11 tasks - [Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-6031.00): 14 tasks - [Aviation Inspectors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-6051.01): 13 tasks - [Bridge and Lock Tenders](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-6011.00): 18 tasks - [Bus Drivers, School](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-3051.00): 17 tasks - 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