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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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Fly-over waypoint
Aviation; Air traffic control
A waypoint that precludes any turn until the waypoint is overflown and is followed by an intercept manoeuvre of the next flight segment.
Ground controller
Aviation; Air traffic control
A duty controller assigned to the ground control position in an airport control tower.
Homing
Aviation; Air traffic control
(1) The procedure of using the direction-finding equipment of one radio station with the emission of another radio station, where at least one of the stations is mobile, and whereby the mobile ...
Emergency co-ordination centre
Aviation; Air traffic control
A facility established at selected airports to provide assistance to aircraft experiencing emergencies such as bomb threats or acts of unlawful interference.
Downwind termination waypoint
Aviation; Air traffic control
The waypoint located downwind to the landing runway abeam the final approach course fix (FACF) where an open RNAV STAR terminates.
Groundside
Aviation; Air traffic control
The area of an aerodrome not intended to be used for activities related to aircraft operations and to which the public normally has unrestricted access.
Fly-in
Aviation; Air traffic control
A prearranged meeting of a number of aircraft at a specified aerodrome which will take place before an invited assembly of persons, and at which no competitive flying or aerial demonstrations will ...
