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.

Industry: Aviation

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Destination unit

Aviation; Air traffic control

The unit whose area of responsibility (AOR) encompasses the destination aerodrome.

Frequency family

Aviation; Air traffic control

A family of frequencies in the aeronautical mobile (R) service that contains two or more frequencies selected from different aeronautical mobile (R) bands and that is intended to permit ...

Initial approach segment

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) Canada: That part of an instrument approach procedure (IAP) between the initial approach fix (IAF) or waypoint and the intermediate approach fix (IF) or waypoint during which the aircraft departs ...

Designated unit

Aviation; Air traffic control

A unit that serves as a communications link into the NAV CANADA system for the dissemination of information and that monitors or supports the day-to-day operation of a community aerodrome radio ...

Final

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression commonly used to mean that an aircraft is on the final approach course or is aligned with a landing area.

Intermediate approach segment

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) Canada: That part of an instrument approach procedure (IAP) between the intermediate approach fix (IF) or waypoint and the final approach fix (FAF), waypoint or point, or between the end of a ...