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National Air Traffic Control Day, 1986

President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July 6, 1986 as National Air Traffic Control Day to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. airways traffic control system.

Date / rule6 July 1986 — one-time federal designation
ScopeUnited States / historical air traffic control recognition
VerificationPresidential Proclamation Verified
PortabilityHistorical Legacy
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyHistorical Only
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is National Air Traffic Control Day, 1986?

President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July 6, 1986 as National Air Traffic Control Day to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. airways traffic control system.

Date and recurrence

6 July 1986 — one-time federal designation

This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / historical air traffic control recognition. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Air Traffic Control Day

Classification

Topic and context

Workplace, Professions & Appreciation →
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What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
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  • Historical Context Only.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. American Presidency Project — Proclamation 5511, National Air Traffic Control Day, 1986Presidential Proclamation
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is National Air Traffic Control Day, 1986?

6 July 1986 — one-time federal designation The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical/legacy date context only; do not assume current annual recurrence: 6 July 1986 — one-time federal designation.

Does National Air Traffic Control Day, 1986 fall on the same date every year?

The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.

Is National Air Traffic Control Day, 1986 an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / historical air traffic control recognition. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes National Air Traffic Control Day, 1986?

The stored designation basis is: President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July 6, 1986 as National Air Traffic Control Day to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. airways traffic control system.. Supporting provenance includes American Presidency Project — Proclamation 5511, National Air Traffic Control Day, 1986. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is National Air Traffic Control Day, 1986 international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / historical air traffic control recognition.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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