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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Microwave landing system (MLS)

Aviation; Air traffic control

A precision instrument approach system operating in the microwave spectrum that normally consists of the following components:

Instrument flight conditions

Aviation; Air traffic control

Restricted meteorological conditions in which control of an aircraft in flight (other than a balloon) is required to be maintained solely by reference to aircraft flight instruments.

Holding procedure

Aviation; Air traffic control

A predetermined manoeuvre that keeps an aircraft within a specified airspace while it awaits further clearance.

Meteorological bulletin

Aviation; Air traffic control

ICAO: A text comprising meteorological information preceded by an appropriate heading.

Ground return

Aviation; Air traffic control

The desired echoes received from the ground by an airborne radar.

Metering fix

Aviation; Air traffic control

A fix along an established arrival route from over which aircraft will be metered prior to entering terminal airspace.

Flight management system (FMS)

An aircraft computer system that uses a large database to allow routes to be programmed and fed into the system by means of a data loader. The system is constantly updated with regard to position and ...