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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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altitude restriction
Aviation; Air traffic control
(1) Canada: A restriction to an altitude or altitudes imposed on a flight to ensure that separation criteria are met. (2) U.S.: An altitude or altitudes, stated in the order flown, which are to be ...
area navigation
Aviation; Air traffic control
A method of navigation which permits aircraft operation on any desired flight path within the coverage of station-referenced NAVAIDs or within the limits of the capability of self-contained aids, or ...
air route
Aviation; Air traffic control
The uncontrolled airspace within the boundaries or along the tracks specified on an aeronautical chart, or the controlled airspace within the boundaries or along the tracks specified in the ...
aircraft classification number (ACN)
Aviation; Air traffic control
ICAO: A number expressing the relative effect of an aircraft on a pavement for a specified standard subgrade category. Note: ACNs are expressed on a scale from approximately 5 (least demanding ...
approach sequence
Aviation; Air traffic control
The order in which two or more aircraft are cleared to approach to land at an aerodrome.
abeam
Aviation; Air traffic control
A term that describes the general position of the aircraft in relation to a fix, point or object when that fix, point or object is approximately 90° to the right or left of the aircraft track.
automatic terminal information service (ATIS)
Aviation; Air traffic control
The provision, throughout the day or a specified portion of the day, of current, routine information to arriving and departing aircraft by means of continuous and repetitive recorded broadcasts.