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.

Industry: Aviation

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Departure controller

Aviation; Air traffic control

A duty controller assigned to a departure control position.

Direction finder

Aviation; Air traffic control

Receiving equipment, complete with antennas and associated circuits, used for direction finding.

An aeronautical chart that depicts the aeronautical data required to execute an instrument approach procedure (IAP) to an airport. These charts depict the procedures, including all related data, and ...

Missed approach turning waypoint (MATWP)

Aviation; Air traffic control

The waypoint designated in the missed approach segment of an instrument approach procedure (IAP) to which the aircraft will automatically fly en route to the specified missed approach holding ...

Flight advisory controller

Aviation; Air traffic control

DND: A duty controller assigned to a flight advisory position.

Localizer (LOC)

Aviation; Air traffic control

The component of an instrument landing system (ILS) that provides lateral guidance with respect to the runway centreline.

Joint rescue co-ordination centre (JRCC)

Aviation; Air traffic control

A unit responsible for promoting efficient organisation of both aeronautical and maritime search and rescue services and for co-ordinating the conduct of both aeronautical and maritime search and ...