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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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Simultaneous ILS/MLS approach procedures
Aviation; Air traffic control
Approach procedures permitting instrument landing system (ILS) and microwave landing system (MLS) approaches to be conducted simultaneously at airports having parallel runways.
Northern Control Area (NCA)
Aviation; Air traffic control
A controlled airspace within the Northern Domestic Airspace (NDA) at FL 230 and above.
Southern Control Area (SCA)
Aviation; Air traffic control
A controlled airspace within the Southern Domestic Airspace (SDA) at 18 000 ft ASL and above.
NAT Region
Aviation; Air traffic control
The region encompassing the northern portion of the Atlantic Ocean, as defined by ICAO.
North American Routes System
Aviation; Air traffic control
A special routing system consisting of routes located within the high level airspace established to facilitate control of the flow of international air traffic between the North Atlantic (NAT) and ...
Preferred IFR route
Aviation; Air traffic control
A route established between busier airports to increase system efficiency and capacity. IFR clearances are issued on the basis of such routes except when severe weather avoidance procedures or other ...
Touchdown RVR
Aviation; Air traffic control
The RVR readout values obtained from RVR equipment serving the touchdown zone.
