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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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Intersection
Aviation; Air traffic control
As the circumstances require, this may be (a) a point on the surface of the earth over which two or more position lines intersect. The position lines may be true bearings from non-directional ...
Jettisoning of external stores
Aviation; Air traffic control
The airborne release of external stores, e.g. tip tanks, ordnance.
Low level airway
Aviation; Air traffic control
Within controlled low level airspace, a route extending upwards from 2200 ft above the surface of the earth and for which ATC service is provided.
Height above touchdown zone elevation
Aviation; Air traffic control
The height in feet of the decision height (DH) or minimum descent altitude (MDA) above the touchdown zone elevation (TDZE).
High speed taxiway
Aviation; Air traffic control
A long-radius taxiway designed and provided with lighting or marking to define the path of aircraft, travelling at high speed (up to 60 kt), from the runway centre to a point on the centre of a ...
Height above aerodrome (HAA)
Aviation; Air traffic control
The height in feet of the minimum descent altitude (MDA) above the published aerodrome elevation.
Direct
Aviation; Air traffic control
A straight-line flight between two NAVAIDs, fixes, points, or any combination thereof. When used by pilots in describing off-airway routes, points defining direct route segments become compulsory ...
