Air traffic controller

Air Traffic Controller puts you in the tower with a sky full of aircraft and no one else to blame if two of them meet. Airliners share the airspace with helicopters, and each aircraft has its own speed and turning behavior, so a path that guides one down safely can put another right in its way. The job is less about reflexes and more about sequencing - deciding who lands first, who circles a little longer, and who has to divert around a plane already on approach.

There is no pause between arrivals - new aircraft appear on radar while you are still guiding the last one down. Stack too many planes into one holding pattern and they start clipping each other, and one collision ends the shift.

How to play

Choose an aircraft on the radar and drag out its path toward the runway; the same works for helicopters, which can approach from angles a plane cannot. Only one aircraft can use the runway at a time, so watch the queue and hold back anyone who would arrive too close behind the plane ahead. Landing order matters more than speed - a rushed approach that clips another aircraft ends the game immediately, however many you landed safely before it.

Controls

There are no keyboard shortcuts here - every decision is made with the mouse or a tap. Click or tap an aircraft to select it, then drag out the line you want it to fly until it lines up with the runway. Release to lock in the path, and pick the next aircraft.