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Afternoon Airport Ramp Controller Jobs in Florida

... airport, utilizing surveillance radar-like targets and camera imagery. Dimensions of Position ... controller, experience handling aircraft on the airport ramp. Position is subject to drug and/or ...

... airport, utilizing surveillance radar-like targets and camera imagery. Dimensions of Position ... controller, experience handling aircraft on the airport ramp. Position is subject to drug and/or ...

... airport, utilizing surveillance radar-like targets and camera imagery. Dimensions of Position ... controller, experience handling aircraft on the airport ramp. Position is subject to drug and/or ...

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What is the difference between Afternoon Airport Ramp Controller vs Ground Operations Coordinator?

AspectAfternoon Airport Ramp ControllerGround Operations Coordinator
CertificationsTypically requires airfield safety and communication certificationsOften requires logistics or operations management certifications
Work EnvironmentOn the airport ramp, managing aircraft movements and ground handlingOffice and on-site coordination of ground services and logistics
Employer & Industry UsageAirlines, ground handling companies, airportsAirlines, airport authorities, logistics firms

The Afternoon Airport Ramp Controller primarily focuses on managing aircraft ground movements and safety on the ramp during their shift, requiring specific certifications and working directly on the airfield. In contrast, the Ground Operations Coordinator oversees broader ground logistics, often from an office setting, coordinating various ground services. Both roles are essential in airport operations but differ in scope, environment, and certifications.

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Infographic showing various Afternoon Airport Ramp Controller job openings in Florida as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 82% Full Time, 14% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 94% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution.

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Job description

Summary

Incumbent is responsible for the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic on the Non-movement areas of the airport, utilizing surveillance radar-like targets and camera imagery.

Dimensions of Position

Incumbent works under the general supervision of the Ramp Tower Manager who relies on the incumbent to perform established duties independently. On new or revised procedures, the manager gives detailed instructions and observes and checks work during or immediately after completion according to complexity of the task or until satisfied the incumbent is able to perform the procedure independently.

Accountability

  1. Makes decisions involving:
    1. The sequence and separation of gate traffic ready for pushback and engine start.
    2. Plans the sequence of arriving traffic, using provided electronic aids, prior to arrival at the airport.
    3. The merging of arriving and pushback traffic that will assure all aircraft equitable treatment and provide for minimum delays.
  2. Determines the usability of and resolves problems with:
    1. Communications equipment
    2. Video Camera displays (radar and imagery)
    3. STARS (radar) display
    4. ASDE-X (radar) display
    5. Gate Management computer programs
  3. The Ramp Tower is a positive control facility. Incumbent will be required to instruct aircraft how and when to push-back, instruct aircraft when to taxi, who to follow, taxi route, intermediate hold points, route clearance limit, and frequency transfer points.
  4. Incumbent will initiate, and respond to, necessary coordination with the FAA ATCT Ground Control Position concerning the movements of inbound and outbound aircraft.
  5. Execute procedures required of the local Surface Movement Guidance and Control System Plan (SMGCS) during periods of reduced visibility, execution of the local Ice Threat Management Plan during periods of aircraft anti-icing, and the local Gate Hold program when initiated by the ATCT.
  6. Provide flight crews with, when required, field conditions, altimeter settings, weather conditions, operating status of navigational aids and NOTAMS. Provide the ATCT with pilot reported adverse weather, bird activity and unsafe or unusual airport activities or conditions.
  7. Determine whether a given situation is or may develop into an emergency; and notifies, via “Crash Phone”, emergency services.
  8. Performs lower grade level duties as necessary to meet operational requirements and for proficiency maintenance.
  9. Provides OJT training to others.

Requirements

Education: High School Graduate

Experience:

Previous aviation experience is desired as a minimum i.e. airline dispatcher, pilot, air traffic controller, experience handling aircraft on the airport ramp. Position is subject to drug and/or alcohol testing per RVA's non-DOT policy (pre-employment, random, reasonable cause/suspicion, post-accident).