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Aviation

Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.

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area control centre (ACC)

Aviation; Air traffic control

An ATC unit that provides ATC service to aircraft operating within a flight information region (FIR).

airport radar service area (ARSA)

Aviation; Air traffic control

(a) IFR/IFR-standard IFR separation; (b) IFR/VFR-traffic advisories and conflict resolution; and (c) VFR/VFR-traffic advisories and, as appropriate, safety alerts. The ...

active runway

Aviation; Air traffic control

Any runway currently being used for takeoff or landing. When multiple runways are used, they are all considered runways in use.

airway beacon

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S.: A beacon used to mark airway segments in remote mountain areas. The light flashes Morse Code to identify the beacon site.

air-to-ground communication

Aviation; Air traffic control

One-way communication from aircraft to stations or locations on the surface of the earth.

air route traffic control center (ARTCC)

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S.: A facility established to provide ATC service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans (FP) within controlled airspace and principally during the en route phase of flight. ...

aviation weather service

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S.: A service provided by the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which collects and disseminates pertinent weather information for ...