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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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Preferred runway
Aviation; Air traffic control
At an uncontrolled aerodrome, the most suitable operational runway, taking into consideration wind direction and speed, noise abatement restrictions, runway conditions, ground traffic, and any other ...
Roger
Aviation; Air traffic control
An expression used in radiocommunication meaning "I have received all of your last transmission."
Parallel runways
Aviation; Air traffic control
Two or more runways at the same airport whose centrelines are parallel. In addition to having a runway number, parallel runways are designated as "L" (left) and "R" (right) or, if three parallel ...
Radar service terminated
Aviation; Air traffic control
An expression used by ATC to inform a pilot that he or she will no longer be provided with any of the services that could be received while in radar contact.
Offset parallel runways
Aviation; Air traffic control
Runways with parallel centrelines but thresholds that are not aligned.
Out
Aviation; Air traffic control
An expression used in radiocommunication meaning "This exchange of transmissions is ended and no response is expected."
Taxi patterns
Aviation; Air traffic control
Patterns established to illustrate the desired flow of ground traffic for the different runways or aerodrome areas available for use.
