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Airport
A station, usually consisting of buildings, airfields and runways, used to provide a place for aircraft to take off and land as well as to house commercial services for passengers and on-board staff.
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Obstacle clearance limit (OCL)
Aviation; Air traffic control
The height above the aerodrome elevation below which the minimum prescribed vertical clearance cannot be maintained either on approach or in the event of a missed approach.
Off-route vector
Aviation; Air traffic control
A vector provided by ATC that takes an aircraft off a previously assigned route. Altitudes assigned by ATC during such vectors provide the required obstacle clearance.
Time of activation
Aviation; Air traffic control
The time, expressed in Co-Ordinated Universal Time (UTC), at which an aircraft departs from, or is estimated to arrive over, a specified point of activation.
Procedure turn (PT)
Aviation; Air traffic control
A manoeuvre in which a turn is made away from a designated track and followed by a turn in the opposite direction to permit the aircraft to intercept and proceed along the reciprocal of the ...
Radar identification
Aviation; Air traffic control
The process of ascertaining that a particular target is the radar echo from a specific aircraft.
Procedure turn inbound
Aviation; Air traffic control
The point of a procedure turn manoeuvre where course reversal has been completed and an aircraft is established inbound on the intermediate approach or final approach course. A report of "procedure ...
Runway incursion
Aviation; Air traffic control
Any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle, or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
