Air traffic control

Air traffic control

An in-airport service that facilitates the safe and orderly movement of aircrafts within and between airports, achieved by interpreting data from radar and weather devices, and by maintaining contact with pilots.

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Radar-identified aircraft

Aviation; Air traffic control

An aircraft for which the radar blip or radar position symbol is seen and identified on a radar display.

Significant point

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) An expression used to describe a NAVAID, a fix derived from a NAVAID, or a geographical location as expressed in latitude and longitude. (2) ICAO: A specified geographical location used in ...

Participating aircraft

Aviation; Air traffic control

Aircraft that are engaged in and identified as being part of an air refuelling mission or a military activity being conducted or to be conducted under the auspices of an altitude reservation approval ...

Runway visual range (RVR)

Aviation; Air traffic control

In respect of a runway, the maximum horizontal distance for the direction of takeoff or landing, as measured by an automated visual landing distance system and reported by an ATC unit or an FSS, at ...

Squawk (to)

Aviation; Air traffic control

To activate a specific mode, code or function on an aircraft transponder.

Touch-and-go

Aviation; Air traffic control

A procedure in which an aircraft lands and then commences a takeoff without stopping.

Navigation aid (NAVAID)

Aviation; Air traffic control

Any visual or electronic device, airborne or on the surface of the earth, that provides point-to-point guidance information or position data to aircraft in flight.