EXCLUSIVE: Inside Dubai Air Traffic Control 

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!

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

My huge respect to this Profession!!!

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

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

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.

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!

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

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 :)

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 !!!

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.

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!

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

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

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

Salute to these guys for making our safe landings and departures

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 🇺🇸

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

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!

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 ;)

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

Thank you. Very much impressive. Spending all my adult life in the cockpit, I am very much fascinated of people whose voices I hear every day on my radio. Of people who are at the opposite side of the channel. I always think - who they are, what are they doing, what is their life? Very difficult nowadays to have an opportunity to see them working. I do appreciate this tour.

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.

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

Beyond impressive! The ATC simulator is amazing!

WOW, and extra control room. That is amazing.

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!

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!

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

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..

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.

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!)

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!!!!

That 360-degree ATC simulator was awesome!

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!

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!

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

There are some really smart people in the world! Humanity has come a long way, baby.

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

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

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

Please tell me, I‘m not the only one who is so sad now, that he saw this video now and knows, we need to wait sooooo long to see something like this again due to the pandemic. ;C

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

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

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

Hi Sam, Thanks for making these wonderful videos and helping viewers to take a virtual tour of the ATC facilities. How did it feel like when you actually passed clearance instruction to one of the aircrafts, during your Simulator facility visit ?

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

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

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

Thanks! to the guys for keeping everyone safe!

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks Sam for this. I have always wondered / imagined what happens behind the scenes at Airports, especially in the traffic control section. seeing how busy DXB is, I cant help but still wonder how they handle hiccups like delays, mid-taxi cancellations, landing emergencies. and issues like what recently happened in the UK with the drone scare...

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

الله يحفظ السعودية من كيد الحاقدين والحاسدين اللهم آمين💚

the dream place for plane spotters😍😍

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

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

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

so many hands working behind the scene. I have passed through this airport 4 times. Our safety in their hands.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Thank you for taking us in! Very interesting

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.

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

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

This was i am looking for 😍 thank you Mr. Sam

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!!

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

Love the friendly and kind nature of people there

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

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!

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

Super men at work. Salutes for these highly skilled professionals. Great job🙏

Absolutely amazing video... !!

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.

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

They're the guardian angels... Hat's off! 👌👏👍✈

Love you Dubai i have good memories ♥️