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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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Airport

Navigational aid

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.

Obstruction

Aviation; Air traffic control

All fixed (whether temporary or permanent) and mobile objects, or parts thereof, that are located on an area intended for the surface movement of aircraft or that extend above a defined surface ...

360 overhead

Aviation; Air traffic control

A series of predetermined manoeuvres prescribed for the VFR arrival of military aircraft (often in formation) for their entry into the VFR aerodrome traffic circuit and for landing.

Pre-flight pilot briefing

Aviation; Air traffic control

The provision of, or consultation on, meteorological and aeronautical information to assist pilots in pre-flight planning.

Position reporting

Aviation; Air traffic control

A report over a known location as transmitted by an aircraft.

Progress report

Aviation; Air traffic control

A report over a known location as transmitted by an aircraft.

Primary radar

Aviation; Air traffic control

A radar system that detects objects by means of reflected radio signals.

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