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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Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression used to indicate the rearward taxi of an aircraft under its own engine power.

Standard terminal arrival chart

An aeronautical chart designed to expedite ATC arrival procedures and to facilitate transition between en route and instrument approach operations. Each standard terminal arrival (STAR) procedure is ...

Oceanic control area (OCA)

Aviation; Air traffic control

A controlled airspace extending upwards from specified limits over the high seas and over land.

Taxi chart

Aviation; Air traffic control

An aeronautical chart designed to expedite the efficient and safe flow of ground traffic at an airport. These charts are identified by the official airport name.

No-compass approach

Aviation; Air traffic control

A radar approach or vector provided to a pilot when the compass or directional indicator is malfunctioning. Instead of providing the pilot with headings to be flown, the controller observes the radar ...