Definition
The designated FAA air traffic representative responsible for coordinating air traffic operations with the Transportation Security Administration and other security agencies during incidents involving security threats, special security events, or temporary flight restrictions. The Air Traffic Security Coordinator acts as the focal point for transmitting security-related instructions, restrictions, and clearances between security authorities and the air traffic control system.
Plain English
The person at the FAA whose job is to handle the air traffic side of security situations. When something happens that requires security agencies and air traffic control to work together — like a hijacking, a presidential movement, or a flight restriction over a sensitive area — this is the official who passes information between the two sides and keeps the airspace coordinated.
Context Anchor
A pilot may hear about this role indirectly during security-related air traffic control handling, facility coordination, or reports involving suspicious or unauthorized aircraft activity.
Why Pilots Care
Their decisions can affect flight routes, delays, or restrictions during security events.
Intuition Check
Do not read "coordinator" as just a general helper. In this term, it means an assigned air traffic control role responsible for connecting security-related information and actions between the proper aviation and security channels.
Example Sentence 1
During the temporary flight restriction over the stadium, instructions to air traffic control were issued through the Air Traffic Security Coordinator.
Example Sentence 2
The Air Traffic Security Coordinator ensured that all facilities implemented the new security measures consistently.