EXCLUSIVE: Inside Dubai Air Traffic Control

Exclusive look and access to the World's Busiest International Airport Air Traffic Control Center at Dubai Airport. Check out behind the scenes of Dubai Air Traffic Control (ATC).
Thanks to the invite and organization of Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) My dream came true! I visited the Dubai Int'l (DXB) Air Traffic Control tower and Dubai Al Maktoum (DWC) Air Traffic control unit.
This video shows behind the scenes of Air Traffic Control in Dubai, the busiest International airport in the world. It will show you all aspect of Air Traffic Control.
For more information, please visit
www.dans.gov.ae/

[@SamChui]

It has been my dream of over 7 years in the UAE to visit the Dubai Air Traffic Control tower. There were times I thought it was almost impossible and giving up. My persistence paid off finally! I was shown all the scenes at Dubai Air Traffic Control. Never give up your dream! Work hard towards the goal!

[@choibsl5115]

Very good!!

[@arshsachdeva1314]

Hi Sam a very happy new year may your dream of owning a private jet comes true

[@iannottingham804]

Wow, impressive, you are amazing. Thank you very much for sharing this video with us.

[@BilalARauf]

Sam Chui come to pakistan too brother

[@benjamingygi3327]

Your dream is amazing

[@ArifKhan001]

Air traffic controller is one of the worlds most high pressure jobs . Salute to the ATC

[@hamwarshwany2894]

Tbh only foreign people can handle this pressure as u can se they are all expat

[@zge]

hamwar Ali well my father is a local Emirati and he’s been in Dubai atc for over 30 years.

[@sanajaazzleen5545]

Nercottics can women work as in ATC?ask to ur dad pls

[@zge]

Sana Jaazzleen he said that it’s possible if you could handle a lot of stress, and by passing ATC school

[@BadWebDiver]

So true! It's fun to play on a simulator tho.

[@nawafabughazalah1345]

Airport operations are extremely complicated, and we still see passengers get mad when their flight is delayed. No one thinks how important it is to run a SAFE operation with ZERO accidents!

[@mybaymax8680]

Exactly!

[@KEITGAMER]

Our world is so unthankful

[@nzezonto]

Totally agree. We humans focus more on our own needs and forget everything around us and other people's needs and the work put in the services we take for granted just because ee bought a ticket.

[@iNovaWT]

Flights will always be delayed you can’t change other flights and weather etc. If theres a delay, wait or go home simple

[@sheilan6959]

Im always so grateful for delays because it means all precautions are being taken. I want them to take their time and not rush.

[@abdulkarimalbalushi5060]

I’m so proud to be part of this great team 👍🇦🇪

[@chopi__chopi]

Abdul Karim al Balushi inshallah sir we’ll done

[@255digitaltv7]

air traffic controll is my dream job but i have a challenge of my left hand deformed(since birth) bt i have full working right hand will i be accepted to study ATC?

[@hussainahmad8327]

Waw .love you

[@ArtangelesM]

Def something great to be proud of 👌🏾

[@mysterio980]

oyeee ABDULLAAAAAAAAAA ...... she wasnt wearing her scarf in the beginning of the video, so did they jail her for that???

[@herdeefrancisco9161]

As an ARFF I can say you are one of the luckiest person for having that experience. Taking video is strictly prohibited in Airport Aerodome and you didn’t only took some you also interviewed them. Legend!

[@MIKEkREATIONTV]

"legend"

[@mini_mozzer]

@@MIKEkREATIONTV fr all he did was interview some air controllers and now hes a legend

[@alexthelummy]

Thank you for bringing us to the area that we can’t get into it normally

[@SamChui]

Thank you AlexFlyer. I really want to show more than just normal flight reviews. Hope to cover more aspect of aviation when the opportunity arise.

[@alexthelummy]

Raksharh kaup you are a degree students,but you typed the word incorrectly.I can’t believe you can be a degree students,did you buy your degree?

[@alexthelummy]

Raksharh kaup you even don’t know how to write a sentence.........

[@FaisalKhan-yt5on]

Aviation is the marvel of human capabilities. Its just insane how much brilliance is at work to keep the aviation industry intact

[@s.m.hussain320]

Thank you to all of the ATCs for making air travel safe in the skies and as well on the ground!

[@anubhavgupta3562]

It's really difficult to manage Air Traffic at such busy Airports. Hats off to them...

[@flycow69]

Wow. As a private pilot in USA I am amazed how Dubai aviation is so advanced. Thanks for sharing. I remembered being a student in Morocco in early 70’s and the school trip that I treasured for life was a trip our French language teacher took us to visit Casablanca Control Tower that dream never left my My hunger to become a pilot. Thanks Monsieur Paraire for teaching me how to dream big. May you Rest In Peace.

[@newadventure7854]

Ohh proud of u

[@er.parthtandel7960]

My huge respect to this Profession!!!

[@annemaxwell9975]

Lovely to see the different nationalities all blended and doing a fabulous job in such a superior airport.

[@sarahpedersen1463]

This is nothing but an experience I had one time in 2016 when I flew to the Dubai International Airport. As you all know, Dubai is in a desert, and it rarely ever rains, but that day there had been an insane rain shower. Since there's no sewers in Dubai, everything was flooded, including the runways. So we ended up circulating around the airport for at least half an hour before we could land, and I just found it funny how everything was so chaotic only because of rain. I'm from Denmark, so I'm used to it, but it's a totally different thing in Dubai. I also remember that we could see all the other planes in line behind us after we'd landed, and it made me realize how many aircrafts actually land in Dubai every day. It's a lot. But anyway, I just wanted to share it because I've flown to Dubai plenty of times, but this is the one time that really stands out to me. Thanks for reading :)

[@iamjayprakash]

That's cool . Its good to hear your story ..thank you sharing to me

[@asemotakelvin5854]

hello beautiful angel how are you my dear

[@SefrozaMafuru]

The head of each sensitive department is a native resident of Dubai,,what a great approach of trust and confidence to the people😍❤

[@tahir0258]

Hi, Sam,, thanks for bringing this opportunity for the normal people who r not working at the airport and they r not aware of it that how the air traffic is controlled. im proud of it that i have worked at Dubai airport as an engineer for almost 17 years in Air Traffic Control Tower. i joined the Dubai airport in 2002 and worked till Feb 2019.. hell of difference between 2002 and 2019 Dubai airport. it was a golden era of my life to work at such a nice place, Dubai airport. latest equipment, skilled personnel and effective management which made this happen.

[@blackvulcan100]

My son lived in Mirdif which is on the flight path for DXB we would sit on the roof top of his house and watch the approach and departures. He now lives in NZ so no longer have the opportunity. Love Dubai and love DXB.

[@AFJ_]

Hey Sam, been with you since you just had a few thousand subscribers. It’s been amazing to watch your videos go from basic passenger reviews, to be treated to a backstage tour of Dubai’s ATC. Keep it up, and can’t wait to watch you hit 1 millions subscribers!

[@colleenward3425]

BEAUTIFUL DUBAI. .N their voices so calm n soothing to the ear

[@inigo4688]

Well done Sam! That was a really comprehensive behind the scenes look at the whole operation. People usually don't think about the tech ops side of it, and it was really interesting to see the server room required to run the ATC part, along with all the rest!

[@udirt]

i was at first shocked to see rackmount Sun servers in there, but then i remembered that those systems are so complex they need years to build and test before running for another long period. load issues aren't really common since it's sized to the job from the start. (with rarest exceptions)

[@alaudeenabdulhameed87]

Long Live Dubai. What a talented professional team that handles Dubai Airport air traffic control. Hats off to them

[@dxb8788]

finally seeing the faces of every single person I spoke with for the last 5 years hahaha

[@karansingh-gj5dk]

are u a pilot sir. which plane ur flying right now and how to become pilot.how much will it cost?

[@minhion7642]

karan singh you Need to make the ppl then you will find a Airline they will accept you and there you will ne teached how to fly the Airline plane Edit= is false lol

[@minhion7642]

Then you need to make atpl

[@minhion7642]

The Cost Are min 170000€

[@moneebkhan3744]

@@minhion7642 no it doesnt

[@cdanielson1]

As a controller here in the U.S. I thoroughly enjoyed this video Sam. Their equipment is years ahead of ours!

[@martynas.6649]

A salute to all traffic controllers! A dream! Missing seeing my favorite airports being busy! Can't wait to see my favorite aircrafts on the runways again!! Love you UAE - DXB and DWC !!!

[@thankgodnnaji1357]

I was inside the house,the noice was much I came out and saw the flight landing.I stood for 20 mins,I saw 8-9 aircraft taking off to their various destinations.THEY OPERATE 1200-1300 aircraft daily.May Allah be praised

[@jokerash]

There are 3 types of ATCs : ground control, departure/approach control , and radar control. First manages the ground operations (taxi, runway selection, terminal clearance, etc), second manages landing / takeoff and it's local to the airport like the first one. Radar control is for traffic transiting the country's airspace.

[@YoanGraf]

There are waaay more than 3 positions. Depending airports, you might have : Delivery, apron, ground, planner, aerodrome, dep/app and radar. Now that's just for civilian traffic. If you add military one, you get even more positions, like precision app, mil guidance, tactical atco and so on.. But usually the guy managing landings, departures and all movements on the runway is absolutely not the approach controller. It's the ADC, or aerodrome controller.

[@sliferxxxx]

In the US, you generally have three types of facilities: ATCT, TRACONS and ARTCC. ATCT= Airport Traffic control towers, TRACON= Terminal radar approach control, ARTCC= Air route traffic control center. Lots of facilities are either of these three or combinations. Within each facility, there are a multitude of positions. Ex: MIA is a combination tracon and atct or what we call an up-down.

[@yaishmatheen4274]

@@YoanGraf aren’t runways usually controlled by tower? for example, u contact delivery, ramp, ground and then when u need t/o clearance u contact tower usually when holding short?

[@YoanGraf]

@@yaishmatheen4274 Absolutely correct ! ADC is another name given to the tower controller.

[@mishu002]

Agree!

[@colleenward3425]

we get on a flight n never kno how it's done n how much dedication goes into it ....watching this is AMMMMMAAAAZING. ...so much brains needing to be in this position. ..keep up the good work guys

[@747-pilot]

Yes, I know! I could never do this job! It requires an insane level of MULTITASKING ability. Your brain has to work *_in parallel_* at 100 miles per hour!

[@delightmedia1556]

13:07 was very savage. I like that engineer guy hahaha

[@lillianodhiambo2575]

Bumpy is pilots fault lol

[@bongkarkardus]

Lol

[@donkeykong6919]

lol savage it is :-) but he is so honest

[@dreadlock17]

Salute to my fellow ATC from all over the world. ❤ from 🇲🇾

[@bryanwu8148]

I really enjoyed the time lapse of the airport! Wish there was more of it! Also, great video as always. Keep up the great work!

[@jopethandrewaguillon2916]

Oh my I've been wanting to watch a video like this inside an ATC. nice! best video!! thanks

[@thisischetan]

thank you for sending us at our departures on time. underappreciated people.

[@melri4392]

This was so cool thank you for shooting and sharing this.

[@ruthdavidson-schaller2245]

What an awesome video, Sam!!! It must have been such an amazing experience for you! Keep up the fantastic work.

[@DUIA77]

One word AMAZING. Thank you, Sam, for the great behind the scenes video of Dubai ATC. Other ATC around the world should follow Dubai state of the art equipment.

[@799ramon]

Sam, this is an excellent, excellent vlog that gives me an idea of how a modern air traffic control operates. Thanks for the visual experience. Alternately, take us to another less modern air traffic control center to give us a different but widely used experience.

[@richardfrancis5406]

Super great video...thanks for sharing and it was cool for Dubai to share behind the scenes look at their ATC

[@shekarc]

Sam: This video is EXCEPTIONAL!!! You are a consummate Aviation Vlogger, not just airplane reviews, but also Control towers like this. The type of videos is what one would expect from National Geographic or BBC. You are amazing!! Thank you, thank you (100 times here!)

[@bharateeyudu6042]

Fantastic one Sam. Thanks much for taking us through the world's busiest Airport's ATC operations. Dubai airport is my favourite one too and now I understood the reason behind the smooth landing ;)

[@afsalaflafasla]

I’m so proud to be part of this great team

[@GhulamNabi-xy3ym]

Dubai air port is best air port on the world I,m so proud to be part of this air post الحمدللہ

[@Dutchbird757]

You'll be amazed how busy this airport has got and how much the delays/holdings have reduced over the past years. A job well done by DANS.

[@mutebiashiraf6651]

You're one of the best courageous people I have ever seen. Don't give up too

[@milenagonzalezvzla6866]

Thanks! to the guys for keeping everyone safe!

[@hoopsheavenpa]

Beyond impressive! The ATC simulator is amazing!

[@pandersonnike]

This is very informative Sam! It truly shows how much work goes in the air traffic control tower on a daily basis. Thank you for the video!

[@lorifrederick2367]

Wow. This was fascinating. Wish it was an hour long. Thank you for bringing such an awesome video. Loved it.

[@aircraftandships]

What a wonderful video and can’t believe how small those aircraft look on that massive airport

[@MSUniverse1111]

Thanks for the amazing video .

[@shaqirib]

This is awesome. It was interesting to see what is normally hidden to us and moreso seeing that I have a general love for aviation. It's eyeopening! Great video, Sam!

[@syedsadiq4446]

Salute to these guys for making our safe landings and departures

[@ronissac3699]

Oh my God....what a sight .so much to see and understand ..so much to learn....a very hard-working team ...

[@sdawdawdawdawda1897]

One of the best videos I had seen in my life!

[@blackman777lechu6]

Please do more of this videos please!!! They’re amazing

[@MrAnaintay]

World busies Airport, Amazing and your introduction about staff and there responsibilities everything wow.

[@hashaliphilemonasher6136]

Watching from Namibia Windhoek. Thanks Dubai you are doing well indeed

[@globalview1912]

Thank you so much for showing us Dubai ATC ❤❤❤

[@rahulkhanna4278]

Thank you Sam for entertaining all of us I really love planes and I love traveling it’s very fun experience..!!😊

[@kerrysammy3277]

Fascinating is an understatement. We have seen lots of planes, inside and out, pilots at their controls, but inside ATC, no. Is this a first? This ATC tower is so sophisticated. A function of importance that can never be underestimated, nor understated. For plane spotters, it's heaven. Everyone is so eloquent in English. The training simulator is beyond imagination. Congratulations!

[@dantradingalerts1292]

Incredibly informative- love these videos ✈️

[@drivingparadox]

Very insightful. Thank you

[@kudakwashemuzoriwa2748]

Wow congratulations man, you are doing a great thing thanks for keeping the world informed!

[@ZyciewKanadzieAnitaBeataVlog]

Great video Sam! How amazing that you were allowed to make it. I went once to Dubai from Toronto - just for the sake to fly the A380, once it first came to a service - so I share you love for flying and understand that it isn't always about the destination, but it's lovely to just experience the flights. BTW that Thani guy has a very beautiful beard style :) Best for 2019 - as many landings as take offs!

[@princea.6122]

Thank you for these amazing insights and the fantastic video!

[@beaubritton4362]

WOW, and extra control room. That is amazing.

[@tawsifamin5773]

By far.. it is your best work Sam. Very informative for new aviation lovers. Thank You So Much.

[@pdavis647]

Thank you Sam for giving us such great in-depth into the Dubai control tower.There has been many documentaries shown about this airport,but not as detailed as this Thank you!

[@capterick]

Hey SAM, I just recently found this awesome channel and guess what? now its my favorite, learning a lot, thanks for sharing this amazing job, best regards from Colombia, good job!!!!

[@ferre347]

Thank you for taking us in! Very interesting

[@muhammadmoazzam89000]

Thank you so much Sam for this wonderful video 👍👍👍👍👌👌👏👏♥️♥️

[@Whiskeysim]

Very neat video Sam, thanks for tanking the time to fly to Dubai and do some filming of an amazing piece of architecture.

[@bertranddeloye]

Awesome, very interesting as always !

[@VenkitK]

💐The most awaited video in my life.. Inside ATC.. 💐

[@awaisishaq8009]

Its a dream to visit Dubai ATC tower...good work Mr chui

[@bradyzollars8212]

I’m not a huge fan of the A380 but I can never get over how amazing it looks on takeoffs!

[@gangulyrox]

That 360-degree ATC simulator was awesome!

[@mjanetl5099]

Omg thank you for this video. Its amazing and interesting. And to those great people who give their best to monitor the air traffic i salute all of you..

[@craigwillis3372]

Sam this is one of the BEST video pieces you have done! You are able to get access to these places and its fantastic! I have always felt safe in the air but feel also very safe when on the ground as you taxi for take off or come into land and Dubai is now top of the list. A great bunch of blokes explaining what they do and also how about the simulator!! Runway 03 cleared for take off. I have sent a link to the boss of Emirates here in Australia...I know he will be impressed as indeed I was....thanks Sam!!

[@rednaks4499]

I visited 3 years ago the ATC of brussels, it's far far behind this one, dubai ATC is so impressive, great job!

[@AtekerTV]

Wow amazing, the busiest airport in the world, the traffic is so huge, Big up to them, they are doing an amazing job to keep the flow going.

[@babayaga164]

One of the best airports in the world, wow just wow

[@earavichandran]

This is amazing. You have done a great job. Very happy to see what's happening behind arrival and departure a d what is going inside ATC. Excellent coverage. Thanks for making the best video.

[@hamaadhussain6841]

Amazing video Sam. I have been watching your vids for over a year and a half and you always make amazing and educational videos

[@MP-jg9xm]

Watching those wings flex, is my fav part! The shear power behind those engine 😍😍😎

[@dale2540]

Very cool to be able to see how it works up in the ATC tower, thanks :)

[@heerdilip]

Hi Sam, really awesome. I enjoyed so much but you must have enjoyed more being there physically. Keep it up 👌🏻

[@aviationslovenia8181]

Awesome video, you're doing a great job... it's the most beautiful airport in the world 😍👌

[@wxm555]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@asante4226]

You are doing a great job. I am proud of you all up there.

[@nenebobo]

Ohh Man, you are better than National Geographic, Ultimate Airport , Well done, keep moving

[@sobhanrakin1586]

ভফগ

[@BillyLapTop]

Wonderful presentation Sam. I am especially happy to see how the doors are opening up for you to bring us these fantastic pieces of information. Plus it is very commendable how open the aviation authorities are in the UAE for sharing this information. They have a great operation and one can see nothing was spared in creating a world class system. The tower simulator is mind blowing and one can readily see they only want the best training possible. Thank you to the authorities and to you for sharing this great data.

[@jitmijar3463]

Thanks a lot Sam for make this video

[@Eduardomiramar22]

Wow 😲 I am amazed by this control tower and all it’s all controllers I have only seen it on drama shows but never precisely only dedicated to the TOWER CONTROLER OPERATORS Shout out from Georgia 🇺🇸

[@michaelcastillo1666]

These guys are well advanced. Simulator is out of this world.

[@iamjayprakash]

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[@meineo4049]

ATC simulator is so amazing, it's what I'm doing in my smartphone Apps Game as an ATC controller. Thanks Sam good job.

[@shamailah1]

What app do you use ?

[@kadershirazi5015]

Plz app name?

[@feyo5718]

Incredible, probably air traffic control in Dubai the best job in the world.

[@sarahkyomugisamwesigye2838]

Air space and Airport business is a marvel. We salute you team for the outstanding work. 👏

[@HarunRashid-hr9rn]

Absolutely amazing video... !!

[@davidshipp7363]

The Dubai Airport Control Tower looks so cool. I also like the Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Los Angles, New York-Kennedy, and Paris Charles De Gaulle control towers.

[@farangtravels3956]

This is totally Awesome... A really GREAT video 😀😀😀🛫🛫🛫😀😀😀

[@keacyut777]

This airport is impressive. Salute to all the crew! I always don't mind delayed flights just missing luggage. Safety is the number one priority of airports ans not just the comfort of passengers

[@canfood2176]

Daaaamn ..... this video is very great ... thank you sam ❤❤🙋🙋🙋