Rune Duke

Experience

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  US Army

  Apr 2008 - Jul 2013

  Controlled aircraft on intersecting runways, Standard Instrument Departures, Obstacle Departure Procedures, and on precision and non-precision instrument approaches as a Control Tower Operator at Cairns Army Airfield, a Class D surface area which averaged over 225,000 movements annually, and is the U.S. Army’s busiest airfield. Served as Shift Leader personally supervising over 80,000 incident-free movements per year. Served as a certified Air Traffic Control Specialist at various locations across South Korea as a member of the AN/TSW-7A Tactical Tower and AN/TSQ-198A Tactical Terminal Control System Air Traffic Services team. International air traffic services experience with work as a liaison managing the flow of American and Korean air traffic following ICAO standards and recommended practices.

  • Air Traffic Control Specialist

    May 2009 - Jul 2013

  • Air Traffic Control Specialist

    Apr 2008 - Apr 2009
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  Village of Rantoul

  Mar 2014 - Jul 2015

  Airport Manager

  Oversaw a general aviation airport with responsibilities including the development and administration of a budget of over $1.5 million for an airport encompassing 730 acres and multiple runways. Ensured adherence to regulations and grant assurances, and secured federal and state funding as part of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). Managed over 1,000,000 square feet of leasable buildings and the municipally run Fixed Base Operator.

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  AOPA

  Jul 2015 - May 2020

  Aviation subject matter expert and advocate for general aviation in the technical fields of airspace, air traffic services, instrument flight procedures, obstructions, ADS-B, commercial space, UAS, urban air mobility, charting, and weather at AOPA, the world’s largest aviation membership association. Served in senior management position after demonstrating superior ability to successfully advance issues critical to our membership, administer a budget, and lead large teams. Served as AOPA’s lead representative on regional and national committees including: the NextGen Advisory Committee Subcommittee, the Performance-based Operations Aviation Rulemaking Committee (PARC) Steering Group, and the RTCA Program Management Committee. Show less

  • Senior Director of Government Affairs, Airspace, Air Traffic and Aviation Security

    Feb 2018 - May 2020

  • Director of Government Affairs, Airspace and Air Traffic

    Jul 2015 - Jan 2018
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  Federal Aviation Administration

  Jun 2020 - now

  Aeronautical Information Specialist in the Flight Procedures and Airspace Group (AFS-420), Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Flight Standards Service. I was responsible for developing the directives that define standards for the evaluation, documentation, approval, and publication of Instrument Flight Procedures (IFPs), including Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 97, non-part 97 Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS), and 14 CFR part 95 en route instrument procedures, and other standard aircraft routing. Show less

  • Front Line Manager and Analyst

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Senior Technical Advisor

    Oct 2021 - Oct 2023

  • Aeronautical Information Specialist

    Jul 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Air Traffic Control Specialist

    Jun 2020 - Jul 2021