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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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Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)
Aviation; Air traffic control
(1) Canada: Meteorological conditions less than the minima specified in Subpart 602 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) for visual meteorological conditions (VMC), expressed in terms of ...
Gate hold procedure
Aviation; Air traffic control
A procedure at selected airports to hold aircraft at the gate or another ground location whenever departure delays exceed or are anticipated to exceed 15 min. The sequence for departure will be ...
Meteorological report
Aviation; Air traffic control
A statement of observed meteorological conditions relating to a specified time and location.
Ground effect
Aviation; Air traffic control
The aerodynamic force caused by the reduction of induced drag and resulting in an increase in normal lift for an aircraft flying in close proximity to the surface of the ground or water.
Inland navigation fix (INF)
Aviation; Air traffic control
A fix on a North American route (NAR) at which the common route or the non-common route begins or ends.
Global positioning system (GPS)
Aviation; Air traffic control
A navigation system based on the transmission of signals from satellites provided and maintained by the United States of America and available to civil aviation users.
Initial contact
Aviation; Air traffic control
The initial voice contact between a facility and an aircraft, using the identification of the unit being called and the unit initiating the call.