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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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Jamming
Aviation; Air traffic control
Electronic or mechanical interference that may disrupt the display of aircraft on radar or the transmission or reception of radio communication or radio navigation signals.
Estimated elapsed time
Aviation; Air traffic control
The estimated time required to proceed from one significant point to another.
Intermediate approach fix (IF)
Aviation; Air traffic control
The fix at which an aircraft enters the intermediate approach segment of an instrument approach procedure (IAP).
Instrument landing system (ILS)
Aviation; Air traffic control
A radionavigation precision-approach system that provides aircraft with horizontal and vertical guidance just before and during landing and that, at certain fixed points, indicates the distance to ...
Electronic jamming
Aviation; Air traffic control
Electronic countermeasures (ECM) consisting of the deliberate radiation, reradiation, or reflection of electromagnetic energy with the object of impairing the use of electronic devices, equipment, or ...
Estimated time en route
Aviation; Air traffic control
The estimated flying time from departure point to destination (liftoff to touchdown).
Holding fix
Aviation; Air traffic control
A specified location, identified by visual or other means, in the vicinity of which the position of an aircraft in flight is maintained in accordance with ATC clearances.