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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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Flight plan office
Aviation; Air traffic control
A flight information centre (FIC) or that part of an area control centre (ACC) where flight plans and flight itineraries may be filed.
Flight recorder
Aviation; Air traffic control
Any type of recorder installed in an aircraft to facilitate the investigation of accidents or incidents.
Feeder fix
Aviation; Air traffic control
A fix depicted on instrument approach charts that establishes the starting point of the feeder route.
Local area augmentation system (LAAS)
Aviation; Air traffic control
U.S. and Canada: The augmentation to global positioning system (GPS) to meet precision approach CAT I, CAT II and CAT III accuracy, integrity, continuity and availability requirements. The system ...
Electronic counter-countermeasures
Aviation; Air traffic control
The division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to ensure friendly, effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum despite the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
Electronic countermeasures
Aviation; Air traffic control
The division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum. ECMs include (a) electronic jamming; and (b) electronic ...
Final approach gate
Aviation; Air traffic control
A rectangular area, 1 mi. wide and 3 mi. long, bisected by the extended centreline of the runway and located so that the inner boundary of the area is at least 5 mi. from the approach end of the ...
