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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Company route

Aviation; Air traffic control

A route, exclusive of an airway or air route, for the specific use of an operator or a number of operators.

Clear of runway

Aviation; Air traffic control

In ground control, an expression indicating that a vehicle or an aircraft is at least 200 ft clear of the nearest edge of the runway in use, wherever practicable.

Cleared for takeoff

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression used to indicate ATC authorization for an aircraft to depart. It is predicated on known aircraft and known physical airport conditions.

Cleared for the option

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) Canada: (a) For an arriving aircraft: An expression used to indicate ATC authorization for an aircraft to make a touch-and-go, low approach, missed approach (MA), stop-and-go, or full-stop ...

Cleared via flight-planned route

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression indicating that the aircraft is cleared to proceed in accordance with the route of flight filed in the flight plan (FP). This clearance does not include the altitude, standard ...

Cautionary

Aviation; Air traffic control

With respect to wake turbulence, information transmitted to an aircraft on one of the following: (a) the possible location of wake turbulence; or (b) the location of a heavy or medium aircraft ...