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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Overlay approach

Aviation; Air traffic control

Selected non-directional beacon (NDB), VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) or VHF omnidirectional range/distance measuring equipement (VOR/DME) non-precision approach that can be flown by global ...

In respect of an aircraft, (a) the person in whose name the aircraft is registered; (b) a person in possession of the aircraft as purchaser under a conditional sale or hire-purchase agreement that ...

Straight-in approach

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) A VFR approach in which the aircraft enters the aerodrome traffic circuit on the final leg without having executed any other part of the circuit. (2) An IFR approach in which the aircraft begins ...

Quadrant (QUAD)

Aviation; Air traffic control

Part of a circle, centred on a NAVAID or a specified point.

Stop-and-go

Aviation; Air traffic control

A procedure in which an aircraft lands, makes a complete stop on the runway, and then commences a takeoff from that point.

Radar required

Aviation; Air traffic control

Annotation used on an instrument approach chart to indicate that the procedure turn may have been eliminated and that the initial approach portion of the procedure is being provided by ATC vectors. ...