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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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True airspeed (TAS)
Aviation; Air traffic control
The airspeed of an aircraft relative to undisturbed air. It is used primarily in flight planning and the en route portion of flight. When used in pilot/controller communications, it is referred to as ...
Same track
Aviation; Air traffic control
In the application of separation, expression used by ATC to indicate identical tracks or tracks that converge or diverge at an angle of 1° to 44° inclusive.
Omni facility
Aviation; Air traffic control
A VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), VORTAC or tactical air navigation aid (TACAN) that provides azimuth information, expressed as radials in degrees from 000° to 359°.
One-way airway
Aviation; Air traffic control
Preferred IFR routes that are normally flown in one direction only.
Separation minimum
Aviation; Air traffic control
The least allowable amount of lateral, longitudinal, or vertical separation to be applied.
Remote communications outlet (RCO)
Aviation; Air traffic control
A facility remotely established from a FSS or flight information centre (FIC) for the provision of communications between aircraft and this FSS or FIC.
