Airport

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

A circular pattern of air current created by the movement of an airfoil through the air when the airfoil is generating lift. As an airfoil moves through the atmosphere in sustained flight, an area of ...

Wake turbulence

Aviation; Air traffic control

Turbulent air behind an aircraft caused by any of the following: (a) wing-tip vortices; (b) rotor-tip vortices; (c) jet-engine thrust stream or jet blast; (d) rotor downwash; (e) prop wash.

Universal

Aviation; Air traffic control

Spoken expression for: Co-Ordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Urgency

Aviation; Air traffic control

Condition concerning the safety of an aircraft or other vehicle, or of some person on board or within sight, but which does not require immediate assistance. The spoken word for urgency is PAN PAN, ...

Vector

Aviation; Air traffic control

A heading given by a controller to a pilot on the basis of radar-derived information to provide navigational guidance.

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Aviation; Air traffic control

A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can ...