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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Flight information centre (FIC)

Aviation; Air traffic control

1) Canada: A centralised ATS unit that provides services pertinent to pre-flight and the en-route phase of flight. 2) ICAO: A unit established to provide flight information service and alerting ...

End exercise point

Aviation; Air traffic control

The point at which an aircraft is no longer classified as faker.

Flat tubular, quasi-horizontal, current of air generally near the tropopause, whose axis is along a line of maximum speed and which is characterised by great speeds and strong vertical and horizontal ...

Military terminal control area (MTCA)

Aviation; Air traffic control

A controlled airspace of defined dimensions normally established in the vicinity of a military aerodrome and within which special procedures and exemptions exist for military aircraft. The ...

Drifting snow

Aviation; Air traffic control

Snow that is raised less than approximately 7 ft above ground.

Initial

Aviation; Air traffic control

DND: A point 3 to 5 mi. prior to the threshold on the upwind leg, and usually 500 ft above the normal aerodrome traffic circuit, where military aircraft join the aerodrome traffic circuit to conduct ...