Air Traffic Controller (video game)
Encyclopedia
is a simulation computer game series that simulates the operation of an airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 developed by TechnoBrain. The games simulate the job of an air traffic controller
Air traffic controller
Air traffic controllers are the people who expedite and maintain a safe and orderly flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system. The position of the air traffic controller is one that requires highly specialized skills...

. The player's mission is to direct planes onto the correct ILS, land them on the runway, taxi them to the correct gate, and to direct takeoffs.

Air Traffic Controller was released in Japan in July 1998. Its sequel Air Traffic Controller 2 was released in 2005. Air Traffic Controller 3 was released in 2008.

Initially released as a computer game, there have also been three PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...

 versions, a Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...

 and a Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

 version.

Air Traffic Controller

The game features 6 airports. Players direct the air traffic for arrival and departures. There is only one channel of communication.
  • Air Traffic Controller
    • Airports Featured: Miyazaki Airport
      Miyazaki Airport
      Miyazaki Airport is an airport located south southeast of Miyazaki, a city in the Miyazaki Prefecture of Japan.-Airlines and destinations:-Access:The airport is connected to various locations by bus...

      , Hiroshima-Nishi Airport
      Hiroshima-Nishi Airport
      is an airport in Nishi Ward, located southwest of Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:Hiroshima's first airport opened in Naka-ku, Hiroshima in 1940, but was destroyed during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945...

      , Matsuyama Airport
      Matsuyama Airport
      -Statistics:...

      , Osaka International Airport
      Osaka International Airport
      or Osaka-Itami International Airport is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is classified as a first class airport....

      , Nagoya Airfield and Tokyo International Airport
      Tokyo International Airport
      , commonly known as , is one of the two primary airports that serve the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. It is located in Ōta, Tokyo, south of Tokyo Station....

      .

  • Air Traffic Controller Power Up Kit 1
    • Airports: Saga Airport
      Saga Airport
      is an airport in the Kawasoe area of Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:*...

      , Fukuoka Airport
      Fukuoka Airport
      , formerly known as Itazuke Air Base, is an international and domestic airport located east of Hakata Station in Fukuoka, Japan. It is officially designated a second class airport. It is operating at full capacity, and cannot be further expanded. Flights stop at 10 p.m...

       and Komatsu Airport
      Komatsu Airport
      is an airport located west southwest of Komatsu Station in the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It serves the southern Ishikawa Prefecture including the capital Kanazawa , and the northern Fukui Prefecture including the capital Fukui.- Overview :Japan Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu...

      .

  • Air Traffic Controller Power Up Kit 1 Value Pack
    • Airports: ATC + Power Kit 1

  • Air Traffic Controller Power Up Kit 2
    • Airports: Kansai International Airport
      Kansai International Airport
      is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano , Sennan , and Tajiri , in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The airport is off the Honshu shore. The airport serves as an...

      , Narita International Airport
      Narita International Airport
      is an international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is located east of Tokyo Station and east-southeast of Narita Station in the city of Narita, and the adjacent town of Shibayama....

       and New Chitose Airport
      New Chitose Airport
      , is an airport located south southeast of Chitose and Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area. By land area, it is the largest airport in Hokkaidō....

      .

  • Air Traffic Controller Power Up Kit 2 Value Pack
    • Airports: ATC + Power Kit 2

  • Air Traffic Controller Power Up Kit 3
    • Airports: none.

  • Air Traffic Controller Complete
    • Airports: ATC + Power Kit 1 + Power Kit 2

Air Traffic Controller 2

Air Traffic Controller 2 made many improvements. The game is now in 3D, more airport gates, and increased to five channels of communication: Approach, Tower, Ground, Delivery, and Departure. New features included ground movements (e.g. towing planes to gates), giving correct Standard Instrument Departure
Standard Instrument Departure
Standard instrument departure routes, also known as departure procedures are published flight procedures followed by aircraft on an IFR flight plan immediately after take-off from an airport.- Introduction :...

, use of radar vectors, and changing channel frequency. The choice of Standard Terminal Arrival Route
Standard Terminal Arrival Route
In aviation, a standard terminal arrival route or standard terminal arrival is a published procedure followed by aircraft on an IFR flight plan just before reaching a destination airport.-Description:...

 distance eliminates the speed instruction in previous version.

In the game, there are a few conditions that will cause game over. These include head-on
Head-On
Head-On is a 2004 film written and directed by Fatih Akın.-Synopsis:Cahit Tomruk is a Turkish German in his 40s. He has given up on life after the death of his wife and seeks solace in cocaine and alcohol. One night, he intentionally drives his car head-on into a wall, and barely survives...

, near miss
Near miss (safety)
See Close Call, for the 2002 film.A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage – but had the potential to do so. Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevented an injury, fatality or damage; in other words, a miss that was nonetheless very near...

, pilots' pressure bar reaching 100%, or failed to accumulate enough points to pass that particular stage. The points are awarded according to how fast to reply a response. A slow or non-response will raise the pressure bar. Other ways that increase pressure bar include instructing the plane to take off in tailwind
Tailwind
A tailwind is a wind that blows in the direction of travel of an object, while a headwind blows against the direction of travel. A tailwind increases the object's speed and reduces the time required to reach its destination, while a headwind has the opposite effect...

 or tower failing to give the plane permission to land or go-around. Additional points are awarded at the end of the stage, but before deciding whether there's enough points to pass, for minimal % in pressure bar. More bonus points are awarded if the pressure bar is at 0%.

Tokyo: BigWing A (Alpha)

  • Airport: Tokyo International Airport
    Tokyo International Airport
    , commonly known as , is one of the two primary airports that serve the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. It is located in Ōta, Tokyo, south of Tokyo Station....

  • Release date: 2001
  • Airlines: Japan Airlines
    Japan Airlines
    is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...

    , All Nippon Airways
    All Nippon Airways
    , also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...

    , Skymark Airlines
    Skymark Airlines
    is a low-cost airline headquartered at Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, operating scheduled passenger services within Japan...

    , Hokkaido International Airlines
    Hokkaido International Airlines
    , also known as is a Japanese low-cost airline operating scheduled service between Tokyo and cities in Hokkaidō. It is headquartered in the in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, and its main base of operations is Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo...

    , Japan Air System
    Japan Air System
    was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines, headquartered in the JAS M1 Building at Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo. In contrast to JAL and ANA, its international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by...

     (Before merger with Japan Airlines), Japan Coast Guard
    Japan Coast Guard
    The , formerly the Maritime Safety Agency, is the Japanese coast guard. Comprising about 12,000 personnel, it is under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and is responsible for the protection the coast-lines of Japan...

    , China Airlines
    China Airlines
    China Airlines is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of Republic of China . Although not directly state-owned, the airline is owned by China Airlines Group, which is owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation...

     and EVA Air
    EVA Air
    EVA Airways Corporation "; ) is an airline based at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, operating passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully...

    .


There is also an airline company named after the developer of the game TechnoBrain, TechnoBrain Airlines (ICAO: TBA). Whenever TechnoBrain Airlines plane appears, special events are triggered.

Tokyo: BigWing B (Bravo)

  • Airport: Tokyo International Airport
    Tokyo International Airport
    , commonly known as , is one of the two primary airports that serve the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. It is located in Ōta, Tokyo, south of Tokyo Station....

  • Release date: 2001


Largely the same as Tokyo: BigWing A, but with a stage set in the evening.

Kagoshima Island Control

  • Airport: Kagoshima Airport
    Kagoshima Airport
    -External links:* *...

    , New Tanegashima Airport
    New Tanegashima Airport
    , also known as Tanegashima Airport, is located on Tanegashima, one of the Osumi Islands in the Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan.- Airlines and destinations :...

    , Yakushima Airport
    Yakushima Airport
    is located on Yakushima in Yakushima, Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* Japan Airlines...

  • Airlines: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, JALways
    JALways
    , formerly , was an international airline registered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, with its headquarters on the third floor of the at Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture and its main hub at Narita International Airport. The airline had a secondary hub at Osaka's Kansai...

    , Japan Air System, J-Air
    J-Air
    , is a regional commuter airline with its headquarters in the Terminal Building in Nagoya Airfield and in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai District, Aichi, Japan and its main hub at Nagoya Airfield. J-Air previously had its headquarters in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture. Its operations include scheduled...

    , Oriental Air Bridge
    Oriental Air Bridge
    is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Nagasaki Airport and in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It operates charter services throughout southern Japan, as well as scheduled services between Nagasaki and Fukuoka. Its main base is Nagasaki Airport, with a hub at Fukuoka Airport. The airline...

     and Polar Air Cargo
    Polar Air Cargo
    For the Russian aviation company see: Polar AirlinesPolar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. is an American cargo airline based in Purchase, Harrison, New York, USA. It operates scheduled all-cargo services to North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East...

  • Release date: 2002
  • Special feature: Radio control, For communications with Tanegashima Airport and Yakushima Airport.
  • Special event: During Stage 2-3, if all aircraft land before 10:15, a Rocket
    Rocket
    A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine. In all rockets, the exhaust is formed entirely from propellants carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction...

     will launch from Tanegashima Space Center
    Tanegashima Space Center
    The is one of Japan's space development facilities. It is located on Tanegashima, an island located 115 km south of Kyūshū. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan was formed...

    .


TechnoBrain released an updated version in 2005. Changes include the merger between Japan Airlines and Japan Air System, as well as other features.

Komatsu Base Aviation Festival

  • Airport: Komatsu Airport
    Komatsu Airport
    is an airport located west southwest of Komatsu Station in the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It serves the southern Ishikawa Prefecture including the capital Kanazawa , and the northern Fukui Prefecture including the capital Fukui.- Overview :Japan Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu...

  • Airlines: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Air Nippon
    Air Nippon
    , is a regional airline based in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. A wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways , it mainly operates short routes and flights to isolated islands in support of ANA's domestic services...

    , Japan Air System and Japan Air Self-Defense Force
    Japan Air Self-Defense Force
    The , or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other aerospace operations. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining an extensive network of ground and air early warning radar systems...

    .
  • Release date: 2002
  • Special feature: No Delivery Control, jobs taken over by Ground Control.
  • Special event: During Stage 1-3 and 2-1, there will be an air show
    Air show
    An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called "static air shows"....

    . Stage 2-2, It has been replaced by a Q&A, player must answer questions correctly to complete the stage.

Tokyo: BigWing Complete

  • Airport: Tokyo International Airport
  • Special feature: Airbus Beluga
    Airbus Beluga
    -External links:*...

     makes an appearance as the last plane to approach, land, and park in the airport at the last stage.

Nagoya: Jumble Airport

  • Airport: Nagoya Airfield
  • Airlines: All Nippon Airways, Nakanihon Air Service
    Nakanihon Air Service
    Nakanihon Air Service is a general aviation company headquartered in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, by Nagoya Airfield near Nagoya.- History :...

    , Japan Air System
    Japan Air System
    was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines, headquartered in the JAS M1 Building at Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo. In contrast to JAL and ANA, its international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by...

     (later merged with Japan Airlines
    Japan Airlines
    is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...

    ), China Eastern Airlines
    China Eastern Airlines
    China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Changning District, Shanghai, China. It is a major Chinese airline operating international, domestic and regional routes. Its main hubs are at Shanghai Pudong...

    , J-Air
    J-Air
    , is a regional commuter airline with its headquarters in the Terminal Building in Nagoya Airfield and in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai District, Aichi, Japan and its main hub at Nagoya Airfield. J-Air previously had its headquarters in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture. Its operations include scheduled...

     (airline subsidiary of Japan Airlines), Japan Air Self-Defense Force
    Japan Air Self-Defense Force
    The , or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other aerospace operations. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining an extensive network of ground and air early warning radar systems...

    , Northwest Airlines
    Northwest Airlines
    Northwest Airlines, Inc. was a major United States airline founded in 1926 and absorbed into Delta Air Lines by a merger approved on October 29, 2008, making Delta the largest airline in the world...

    , Thai Airways International
    Thai Airways International
    Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is the national flag carrier and largest airline of Thailand. Formed in 1988, the airline's headquarters are located in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, and operates out of Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thai is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Thai is a...

    , and Varig
    Varig
    VARIG was the first airline founded in Brazil, in 1927. From 1965 until 1990 it was Brazil's leading and almost only international airline...

  • Release date: 2003

Narita: Star Light Airways

  • Airport: Narita International Airport
  • Special feature: At stage 4-1, snowing occurs. At stage 4-3, Concorde
    Concorde
    Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde was a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, a supersonic transport . It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation...

     makes a special appearance at the end.

Okinawa: A Wake on the Southward Raise

  • Airport: Naha Airport
    Naha Airport
    -Incidents:* On December 1, 1994, Ramzi Yousef planted a bomb on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, with the intent of mass murder. The bomb exploded on the Boeing 747-283B en route from Cebu to Tokyo, killing one passenger...

    , Kadena Air Base
    Kadena Air Base
    , is a United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Kadena Air Base is the hub of U.S. airpower in the Pacific, and home to the USAF's 18th Wing and a variety of associate units.-Units:The 18th Wing is the host unit at Kadena...

  • Special feature: "Okinawa Approach Control(Kadena rapcon)". SR-71 makes an appearance as the last plane to approach, land, and park in Kadena Air Base at the last stage.

Sendai: First Flight, First Control

  • Airport: Sendai Airport
    Sendai Airport
    is an airport located in Natori, Miyagi, south southeast of Sendai Station, Sendai, Japan.-History:In 1940, the Imperial Japanese Army built Sendai Airport in order to use it for the Kumakaya Army Flight School, Masda Branch School Trainee Training Center. It was called by several names: Natory...

  • Special feature: Flight training in Civil Aviation College. No delivery channel. In stage 2-1, all runways are closed in the beginning due to low visibility by the fog.

Chitose: SnowScape

  • Airport: New Chitose Airport
    New Chitose Airport
    , is an airport located south southeast of Chitose and Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area. By land area, it is the largest airport in Hokkaidō....

  • Special feature: during stage 2-2 and 2-3, snowstorm forces the runways to be closed.

Kansai: Cross Over Area

  • Airport: Kansai International Airport
    Kansai International Airport
    is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano , Sennan , and Tajiri , in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The airport is off the Honshu shore. The airport serves as an...

  • Special feature: Taxiway will be closed in stage 2-2 due to an object fallen off a plane. The runway lights malfunctioned in stage 2-3, resulting in closure of the runway.

Fukuoka: Oriental Wings

  • Airport: Fukuoka Airport
    Fukuoka Airport
    , formerly known as Itazuke Air Base, is an international and domestic airport located east of Hakata Station in Fukuoka, Japan. It is officially designated a second class airport. It is operating at full capacity, and cannot be further expanded. Flights stop at 10 p.m...

  • Special feature: stage 2-1 to 2-3, circling approach (not used now) to runway 34. Taxiway will be closed in stage 1-3 due to breakdown of nose gear.

Tokyo: BigWing Dual Site

  • Airport: Tokyo International Airport
  • Special Feature: In stage 2-2 and 2-3, China's and Russia's presidential plane plus Air Force One
    Air Force One
    Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign of any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. In common parlance the term refers to those Air Force aircraft whose primary mission is to transport the president; however, any U.S. Air Force aircraft...

     makes an appearance.

Osaka: InterCity Airport

  • Airport: Osaka International Airport
  • Special feature: Contains 2 mini-games within the game - directing the pilot to a gate parking and controlling the ground vehicle to move planes around. This is a first in the video game.

Narita: Complete

  • Airport: Narita International Airport
  • This series combined "Narita: Gate of Japan" and "Narita: Star Light Airways" onto the same disc, with minor content changes.

Centrair International Airport

  • Airport: Chūbu Centrair International Airport
    Chubu Centrair International Airport
    is an airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya in central Japan.Centrair is classified as a first class airport and is the main international gateway for the Chūbu region of Japan...

  • Special feature: Stage 2-3 features Airbus A380
    Airbus A380
    The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. Due to its size, many airports had to modify and improve facilities to accommodate it...

    . Stage 2-2 and 2-3 feature Boeing 747LCF
    Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter
    The Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter or Dreamlifter is a wide-body cargo aircraft. Cargo is placed in the aircraft by the world's longest cargo loader...

    .

Kansai: Brightly Path

  • Airport: Kansai International Airport
  • Special feature: An additional 4000m runway is opened for use. An airship
    Airship
    An airship or dirigible is a type of aerostat or "lighter-than-air aircraft" that can be steered and propelled through the air using rudders and propellers or other thrust mechanisms...

     can be seen in stage 2-3.

Air Traffic Controller 3

This sequel provides more camera angles with higher flexibility. The aircraft are now to scale with real aircraft. Arrivals and departures are now combined into a single box with strips outlining details of each flight. The strips can be ordered according to user preferences. Even more gates are added in this version. Planes taxiing can now choose any taxiway, instead of limited by up to 4 routes in previous version. Rules are identical to previous version. It also features first non-Japan airport, Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. It was officially known as the Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, when it was closed and replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok, 30 km to the west...

 in Hong Kong. Additionally, a fictional airline called TechnoAir (based on the company's name, abbreviated TBA) features here as it did in ATC2, presenting problems that the player has to solve or work around. TBA does not make any appearance in Kai Tak.

Tokyo BigWing

  • Airport: Tokyo International Airport
  • Airlines: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Skymark Airlines, Hokkaido International Airlines, Japan Coast Guard
  • Release date: February 25, 2008
  • Version: 1.03B (Patch from official site)
  • Special Events: During Stage 3, first aircraft take off from runway 16L will encounter bird strike and taxi back to the gate. Stage 6, aircraft landed at either runway 34L and 34R will trigger microburst
    Microburst
    A microburst is a very localized column of sinking air, producing damaging divergent and straight-line winds at the surface that are similar to, but distinguishable from, tornadoes, which generally have convergent damage. There are two types of microbursts: wet microbursts and dry microbursts...

     and windshear
    WindShear
    The Windshear Full Scale Rolling Road Wind Tunnel is an automotive wind tunnel in Concord, North Carolina.In January 2008 Wind Shear, a division of US machine tool builder Haas Automat-80.7ion, completed construction on one of the most advanced automotive wind tunnels in the world. The full-scale...

    , causing closure of runway 34L and 34R for a time.

Okinawa BlueCorridor

  • Airport: Naha Airport
  • Airlines: Japan Airlines, Japan Transocean Air
    Japan Transocean Air
    , or JTA, is an airline based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It operates domestic services. Its main base is Naha Airport.- History :...

    , All Nippon Airways, Skymark Airlines
    Skymark Airlines
    is a low-cost airline headquartered at Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, operating scheduled passenger services within Japan...

    , Japan Coast Guard
    Japan Coast Guard
    The , formerly the Maritime Safety Agency, is the Japanese coast guard. Comprising about 12,000 personnel, it is under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and is responsible for the protection the coast-lines of Japan...

    , China Airlines
    China Airlines
    China Airlines is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of Republic of China . Although not directly state-owned, the airline is owned by China Airlines Group, which is owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation...

    , China Eastern Airlines
    China Eastern Airlines
    China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Changning District, Shanghai, China. It is a major Chinese airline operating international, domestic and regional routes. Its main hubs are at Shanghai Pudong...

    , Asiana Airlines
    Asiana Airlines
    Asiana Airlines Inc. is one of South Korea's two major airlines, along with Korean Air. Asiana has its headquarters in Asiana Town in Osoe-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul...

    , Galaxy Airlines, Japan Air Self-Defense Force
    Japan Air Self-Defense Force
    The , or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other aerospace operations. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining an extensive network of ground and air early warning radar systems...

    , Ryukyu Air Commuter
    Ryukyu Air Commuter
    is an airline headquartered in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It operates domestic passenger services from the island of Okinawa to the Ryūkyū Islands and Amami Islands.-Code data:*ICAO Code: RAC*Callsign: RYUKYU-History:...

  • Release date: July 2, 2008
  • Version: 1.03 (Patch from official site)

Osaka ParallelContact

  • Airport: Osaka International Airport
  • Airlines: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Japan Air Commuter
    Japan Air Commuter
    is a Japanese airline based in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. It operates feeder services in support of Japan Airlines. Its main base is Kagoshima Airport, with hubs at Osaka International Airport, Amami Airport and Fukuoka Airport. - History :...

    , and JAL Express
    JAL Express
    , is a low-cost airline with its headquarters in the on the grounds of Osaka International Airport and in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, and its main hub at Osaka International Airport. The airline also maintains Tokyo offices in the Japan Airlines Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan...

  • Release date: October 24, 2008
  • Special events: During Stage 1, a towing car carrying "Techno Air" Boeing 737
    Boeing 737
    The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...

     lost power and stop at the taxiway for a while. "Techno air" causes some troubles in all other stages.

ANA Edition

  • Airport: Tokyo International Airport
  • Airlines: All Nippon Airways
  • Release date: November 1, 2008
  • Featuring the ANA Gold Jet and the ability to see how parts move on the aircraft such as the flaps and landing gear. It also lets you view the aircraft 360°.

English Version of Tokyo BigWing

  • Airport: Tokyo International Airport
  • Release date: November 17, 2008
  • Version: 1.06
  • All Japanese Airlines have been replaced with generic colour name (e.g. blue, red, yellow, and green) due to copyright issue.

Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport

  • Airport: Kai Tak Airport
    Kai Tak Airport
    Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. It was officially known as the Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, when it was closed and replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok, 30 km to the west...

  • Airlines: Cathay Pacific Airways, Dragon Air, China Eastern Airlines
    China Eastern Airlines
    China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Changning District, Shanghai, China. It is a major Chinese airline operating international, domestic and regional routes. Its main hubs are at Shanghai Pudong...

    , Air France
    Air France
    Air France , stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...

    , Northwest Airlines
    Northwest Airlines
    Northwest Airlines, Inc. was a major United States airline founded in 1926 and absorbed into Delta Air Lines by a merger approved on October 29, 2008, making Delta the largest airline in the world...

    , Eva Air
    EVA Air
    EVA Airways Corporation "; ) is an airline based at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, operating passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully...

    , All Nippon Airways
    All Nippon Airways
    , also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...

    , Japan Airlines
    Japan Airlines
    is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...

    , Garuda Indonesia
    Garuda Indonesia
    PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk , publicly known as Garuda Indonesia, is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mystical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. It is headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia...

    , Air Hong Kong
    Air Hong Kong
    AHK Air Hong Kong Limited is the only all cargo airline based in Hong Kong, with its main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline operates an express freight network to 12 destinations in nine countries, including China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of China , Singapore,...

  • Release date: February 27, 2009
  • Version: 1.00
  • Featuring first airport outside of Japan

Sendai Airmanship

  • Airport: Sendai Airport
    Sendai Airport
    is an airport located in Natori, Miyagi, south southeast of Sendai Station, Sendai, Japan.-History:In 1940, the Imperial Japanese Army built Sendai Airport in order to use it for the Kumakaya Army Flight School, Masda Branch School Trainee Training Center. It was called by several names: Natory...

  • Airlines: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Hokkaido International Airlines, Ibex Airlines
    Ibex Airlines
    is an airline headquartered in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. It operates domestic services from Tokyo. Its main base is Sendai Airport, Natori, Miyagi.-History:...

    , Eva Air, Asiana Airlines, Japan Coast Guard, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Aviation University
  • Release date: June 26, 2009
  • The function of speed reduction is returned.

New Chitose Snow Day

  • Airport: New Chitose Airport
    New Chitose Airport
    , is an airport located south southeast of Chitose and Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area. By land area, it is the largest airport in Hokkaidō....

  • Airlines: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Hokkaido International Airlines, Ibex Airlines, Skymark Airlines, SAT Airlines
    SAT Airlines
    OJSC "SAT Airlines — Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy" , commonly known as SAT Airlines, is an airline based in Sakhalin, Russia. It provides scheduled regional air services in Russia's Far East and to destinations in the People's Republic of China, South Korea and Japan. Other services include charter...

    , Nippon Cargo Airlines
    Nippon Cargo Airlines
    , or NCA, is a cargo airline based in the Onarimon Yusen Building in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates scheduled cargo services in Asia and to Europe and the North America. Its main base is Narita International Airport outside Tokyo.- History :...

    , China Eastern Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, Japan Coast Guard, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Hokkaido Air System
    Hokkaido Air System
    , or HAC, is an airline with its headquarters on the property of Okadama Airport in Okadamachō, Higashi-ku, Sapporo. It operates scheduled domestic services in Hokkaidō. Its main base of operations is Okadama Airport.- History :...

  • Air Force One (official airliner of the USA President) and Escort One (jet fighters escorting Air Force One) make appearance at the very end.
  • Release date: October 22, 2009

Kansai International Airport Cross Over

  • Airport: Kansai International Airport
    Kansai International Airport
    is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano , Sennan , and Tajiri , in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The airport is off the Honshu shore. The airport serves as an...

  • Airlines: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Skymark Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Eva Air, China Eastern Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Thai Airways International
    Thai Airways International
    Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is the national flag carrier and largest airline of Thailand. Formed in 1988, the airline's headquarters are located in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, and operates out of Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thai is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Thai is a...

    , Air France, Finnair
    Finnair
    Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters on the grounds of Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at Helsinki Airport. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. The largest...

    , United Airlines
    United Airlines
    United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees (which includes the entire holding company United Continental...

    , Nippon Cargo Airlines, United Parcel Service
    United Parcel Service
    United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...

    , Japan Coast Guard
  • Release date: February 25, 2010 (Limited Edition), March 19, 2010 (Regular)
  • Altitude separation and visual approach features are added
  • There is also ability to control Osaka International Airport and Kobe Airport
    Kobe Airport
    is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, south of Sannomiya Station Japan. It primarily handles domestic flights, but can also accommodate international charter flights. In the first year of operation the airport handled 2,697,000 passengers with an average load factor of...

     aircraft traffic
  • Bird management to chase birds away from a runway causes the runway to be momentarily closed in the middle of stage 4.

Expansion Pack 1

  • Airport: Tokyo International Airport, Osaka International Airport.
  • Airlines: Japan Airlines (both airports), All Nippon Airways (both airports), JAL Express
    JAL Express
    , is a low-cost airline with its headquarters in the on the grounds of Osaka International Airport and in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, and its main hub at Osaka International Airport. The airline also maintains Tokyo offices in the Japan Airlines Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan...

     (Osaka), Japan Air System
    Japan Air System
    was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines, headquartered in the JAS M1 Building at Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo. In contrast to JAL and ANA, its international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by...

     (Osaka), Japan Air Commuter
    Japan Air Commuter
    is a Japanese airline based in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. It operates feeder services in support of Japan Airlines. Its main base is Kagoshima Airport, with hubs at Osaka International Airport, Amami Airport and Fukuoka Airport. - History :...

     (Osaka), Ibex Airlines (Osaka), Hokkaido International Airlines (Tokyo), Skymark Airlines (Tokyo), Skynet Asia Airways
    Skynet Asia Airways
    is a low-cost airline with its headquarters, the , on the first floor of the in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It operates services mainly between Miyazaki/Kumamoto/Nagasaki and Tokyo. Beginning September 2007, flights to Kagoshima will be introduced. Recently, the airline has announced it...

    , Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Tokyo)
  • Release date: June 21, 2010 (download only)
  • Each airport has 2 additional stages. Concorde
    Concorde
    Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde was a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, a supersonic transport . It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation...

     makes an appearance in Tokyo International Airport. Skynet Asia Airways, previously included in ATC2, makes a return appearance to Tokyo International Airport. An All Nippon Airways jet tests on the taxiway in the new international terminal in Tokyo International Airport. A plane which belongs to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport conducts an ILS
    Instrument Landing System
    An instrument landing system is a ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching and landing on a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high-intensity lighting arrays to enable a safe landing during instrument...

     testing on Tokyo International Airport's 4th runway, the D runway.
    Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and JAL Express use their old liveries in one of two stages in Osaka International Airport while Japan Air System and Japan Air Commuter use their liveries prior to the merger with Japan Airlines. Ibex Airlines, previously included in ATC2, makes a return appearance to Osaka International Airport. Commercial YS-11 makes an appearance in Osaka International Airport.

Tokyo Dream Gateway

  • Airport: Tokyo International Airport
  • Airlines: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Hokkaido International Airlines, Skymark Airlines, Skynet Asia Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
    Shanghai Airlines
    Shanghai Airlines is an airline headquartered in the Jing'an District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, but its operations remain separate post-merger, retaining its distinct brand and livery....

    , China Airlines, EVA Air, Thai Airways International, AirAsia X
    AirAsia X
    AirAsia X is a long-haul, budget airline based in Malaysia. The airline is operated by AirAsia X Sdn. Bhd. . It commenced operations on 2 November 2007. Its first service flew from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, to Gold Coast Airport in Australia...

    , Hawaiian Airlines
    Hawaiian Airlines
    Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a major airline of the United States. It is the largest airline based in the State of Hawai'i, and is the 11th largest commercial airline in the country. Based in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, the airline operates its main hub at Honolulu International...

    , United Airlines, Japan Coast Guard, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
  • Release date: August 26, 2010 (Limited Edition), September 27, 2010 (Regular)
  • Features the new D-Runway, new international terminal, and new control tower.
  • In stage 4, there is heavy fog around the airport which forces all runways except 34R to be shut down for 30 minutes.

Expansion Pack 2

  • Airport: Sendai Airport, New Chitose Airport
  • Airlines: Japan Airlines (both airports), All Nippon Airways (both airports), Hokkaido International Airlines (both airports), Ibex Airlines (both airports), EVA Air (Sendai), Aviation University (Sendai), Asiana Airlines (Sendai), Cathay Pacific Airways (New Chitose), China Eastern Airlines (New Chitose), China Airlines (New Chitose), Japan Coast Guard (New Chitose), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (New Chitose), SAT Airlines (New Chitose), Skymark Airlines (New Chitose)
  • Release date: October 18, 2010 (download only)

Kagoshima Islandline

  • Airport: Kagoshima Airport
    Kagoshima Airport
    -External links:* *...

    , Yakushima Airport
    Yakushima Airport
    is located on Yakushima in Yakushima, Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* Japan Airlines...

    , Tanegashima Airport, Amami Airport, Kikai Airport
    Kikai Airport
    , also known as Kikaijima Airport or Kikaiga Shima Airport, is located in Kikai, a town on Kikai Island , one of the Amami Islands in the Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan....

    , Tokunoshima Airport
    Tokunoshima Airport
    is an airport in Amagi, Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan.Government of Japan is considering that this airport is used as a part of US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma's new address.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:...

    , Okinoerabu Airport
    Okinoerabu Airport
    is located on Okinoerabujima in Wadomari, Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.-Airlines:-External links:* Japan Airlines...

    , Yoron Airport
    Yoron Airport
    is a third-class airport that serves travelers to and from Yoronjima in Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* from Japan Airlines...

  • Airlines: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Skymark Airlines, Oriental Air Bridge
    Oriental Air Bridge
    is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Nagasaki Airport and in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It operates charter services throughout southern Japan, as well as scheduled services between Nagasaki and Fukuoka. Its main base is Nagasaki Airport, with a hub at Fukuoka Airport. The airline...

    , Skynet Asia Airways, Nakanihon Air Service
    Nakanihon Air Service
    Nakanihon Air Service is a general aviation company headquartered in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, by Nagoya Airfield near Nagoya.- History :...

    , China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Japan Coast Guard, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Nippon Cargo Airlines
  • Release date: December 17, 2010 (Limited Edition), January 21, 2011 (Regular)
  • In stage 4, there are 2 planes doing touch-and-go(both planes) and simulation ILS training(plane 2).
  • In stage 5, a typhoon approaches. Most planes going to the islands in the south return to Kagoshima because airports are closed.

Ibaraki Airshow

  • Airport: Ibaraki Airport
  • Airlines: Skymark Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Japan Coast Guard, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, United States Air Force
    United States Air Force
    The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

    , United States Navy
    United States Navy
    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

  • Release date: March 24, 2011

Honolulu International Airport

  • Airport: Honolulu International Airport
    Honolulu International Airport
    Honolulu International Airport is the principal aviation gateway of the City & County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaii and is identified as one of the busiest airports in the United States, with traffic now exceeding 21 million passengers a year and rising.It is located in the Honolulu...

  • Airlines: Japan Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines, China Airlines, UPS, Washin Air
  • Release date: July 22, 2011 (Limited Edition)

Expansion Pack 3

  • Airport: Kansai Airport, Kagoshima Airport
  • Airlines: Solaseed Airlines (new appearance on Kansai)
  • Release date: September 26, 2011 (download only)

Airport Hero for PSP

Developed by Sonic Powered and TechnoBrain exclusively for PSP. All games have two modes of play. The main mode is operation mode where there is two stage for easy, medium and hard difficulty. The second mode is challenge mode where players will face special situations. The airlines in the game are fictional. There is also an airline named after the developer Sonic Powered called Air Sonic. The games are:

Boku wa Koukuu Kanseikan: Airport Hero Narita

  • Release date: June 15, 2006
  • Airport: Narita International Airport
    Narita International Airport
    is an international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is located east of Tokyo Station and east-southeast of Narita Station in the city of Narita, and the adjacent town of Shibayama....



Players direct planes from and to international airports including JFK International Airport, Frankfurt International Airport
Frankfurt International Airport
Frankfurt am Main Airport , or simply Frankfurt Airport, known in German as Flughafen Frankfurt am Main or Rhein-Main-Flughafen, is a major international airport located in Frankfurt, Germany, southwest of the city centre....

, Heathrow International Airport, etc. There are also domestic flights. Includes an encyclopedia explaining the equipment and personnel in an airport plus the type of airplanes in the game. An Airbus Beluga
Airbus Beluga
-External links:*...

 makes an appearance in Operation 6.

Boku wa Koukuu Kanseikan: Airport Hero Naha

  • Release Date: September 28, 2006
  • Airport: Naha Airport
    Naha Airport
    -Incidents:* On December 1, 1994, Ramzi Yousef planted a bomb on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, with the intent of mass murder. The bomb exploded on the Boeing 747-283B en route from Cebu to Tokyo, killing one passenger...



Players will not only direct commercial planes but also military jets, patrol planes and helicopters. Players also direct American military planes. Includes a gallery where players can unlock videos giving brief explanation of planes they control in the airport.

Boku wa Koukuu Kanseikan: Airport Hero Shin Chitose

  • Release date: February 22, 2007
  • Airport: New Chitose Airport
    New Chitose Airport
    , is an airport located south southeast of Chitose and Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area. By land area, it is the largest airport in Hokkaidō....



Players will control the new Chitose airport plus the Chitose Air Base
Chitose Air Base
, is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force base located in Chitose, Hokkaidō, adjacent to New Chitose Airport. It is the JASDF's primary base in northern Japan and tasked with monitoring Japan's maritime borders with Russia. It was also Hokkaidō's primary civilian airport until the opening of New Chitose...

. Also includes scenarios during winter where runways will sometimes be covered in thick snow and need to be shut down for clearing. There is a replay option where players can choose to record gameplay for future viewing. A NAMC YS-11
NAMC YS-11
The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner built by a Japanese consortium, the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. The program was initiated by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1954, the aircraft was rolled out in 1962, and production ceased in 1974.-Development and design:In...

 makes an appearance in Operation 6.

Boku wa Koukuu Kanseikan: Airport Hero Haneda

  • Release date: October 7, 2010
  • Airport: Haneda Airport


Operation mode includes scenario from the old three runway airport and the new four runway airport. It has a replay mode similar to the Shin Chitose game.

Boku wa Koukuu Kanseikan: Airport Hero Kanku

  • Release date: December 9, 2010
  • Airport: Kansai International Airport
    Kansai International Airport
    is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano , Sennan , and Tajiri , in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The airport is off the Honshu shore. The airport serves as an...



The first game in the series to include night scenarios.

Air Traffic Controller for Nintendo DS

This version of the game was released in the United States by Majesco under the name Air Traffic Chaos
Air Traffic Chaos
Air Traffic Chaos is an air traffic controller simulation video game developed and published by Majesco Games for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It has previously been released in Japan under the name ぼくは航空管制官 , and later in Europe under the title Air Traffic Controller by DS...

.

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