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Eyes on the Skies: Managing Air Traffic in Canada

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Eyes on the Skies: Managing Air Traffic in Canada

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Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Permanent Exhibition
Temporarily closed, starting March 17, 2023.
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A tiny stylized yellow airplane flies across the sky, towards the right. It leaves a solid line behind it, which curves a few times through the space underneath. Below, realistic white clouds stand out against a dark blue background.

The Eyes on the Skies exhibition will be temporarily closed, starting March 17, 2023.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Canada manages a vast air space—over 18 million square kilometres. Eyes on the Skies examines the rapid evolution of air traffic management, exploring the systems, people, and technologies that keep these busy skies safe.

Visitors can discover the stories of industry insiders — past and present — and learn how factors like gender and language have impacted air traffic management in Canada. Engaging videos and visuals break down complex ideas, such as how radar works. Visitors can test their skills through a variety of digital experiences, and consider if they have what it takes to manage air traffic safely. 

A special area invites “tiny controllers,” ages two to five, to imagine themselves in the control tower. Their adult “flight crew” can take a minute to recharge — both themselves and their phones!

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This resource includes panel texts, visual descriptions of exhibition content, and navigation directions. Visitors can download the Braille Ready File (.brf) for use on their personal braille reading device, or the Portable Document Format (.pdf) for use with text reading software such as Voice Dream.

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This exhibition was developed in collaboration with NAV CANADA.

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Video Series 

Eyes on the Skies features a variety of videos that highlight engaging aspects of air traffic management. From first-hand accounts to technical explanations, explore a selection of the exhibition’s videos.

Retired Tower Controller Bruce Terris sits in front of a yellow aircraft and a radar display console.

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Retired Tower Controller Bruce Terris recounts what it was like to work at Gander Airport when the United States closed its airspace after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Melissa Haney, a pilot with Air Inuit, sits in the cockpit of an aircraft.

Serving Northern Communities

Melissa Haney discusses her work as a pilot with Air Inuit, from the role of aviation as an essential service for Northern communities in Canada, to her desire to attract women and indigenous youth to careers in this exciting field.

Illustration of a white aircraft against a dark background; the aircraft is surrounded by increasingly concentric circles as though it is being tracked on a radar screen.

Surveillance Technologies

This pair of quirky animations explains how two critical surveillance technologies function, helping air traffic management staff to ensure safety in Canada’s skies.

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Located on a former military air base just five kilometers from the Prime Minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum focuses on aviation in Canada within an international context – from its beginnings in 1909 to today.
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