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Air traffic control
An in-airport service that facilitates the safe and orderly movement of aircrafts within and between airports, achieved by interpreting data from radar and weather devices, and by maintaining contact with pilots.
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altimeter setting region
Aviation; Air traffic control
(1) All low level airspace (LLA) within the Southern Domestic Airspace (SDA). (2) DND: A designated area within which aircraft shall use the altimeter setting of the nearest station along the route ...
average arrival interval (AAI)
Aviation; Air traffic control
The average number of minutes of longitudinal spacing required between arriving aircraft landing at an airport, based on the acceptance rate of the runway or runways.
aeronautical fixed telecommunications network (AFTN)
Aviation; Air traffic control
The integrated worldwide system of aeronautical fixed circuits provided, as part of the aeronautical fixed service, for the exchange of messages between the aeronautical fixed stations within the ...
asynchronous balanced mode (ABM)
Aviation; Air traffic control
ICAO: A balanced operational mode in which a data link connection has been established between two service access points. Either data link entity can send commands at any time and initiate responses ...
altitude reservation
Aviation; Air traffic control
An airspace of defined dimensions within controlled airspace, reserved for the use of a civil or military agency during a specified period. An altitude reservation may be confined to a fixed area ...
aircraft movement
Aviation; Air traffic control
(1) Canada: A takeoff, landing, or simulated approach by an aircraft. (2) ICAO: An aircraft take-off or landing at an airport.
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