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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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aerodrome beacon
Aviation; Air traffic control
A beacon used to indicate the location of an aerodrome from the air. Beacons may consist of either a rotating light source or a strobe light.
aerodrome advisory service (AAS)
Aviation; Air traffic control
The provision, by an FSS, of information pertinent to the arrival and departure phases of flight and for transit through a mandatory frequency (MF) area.
alert phase
Aviation; Air traffic control
(1) A phase that begins when (a) following the uncertainty phase, the communication search has failed to reveal any news of the aircraft; (b) an aircraft has been cleared to land and fails to land ...
air traffic advisory service
Aviation; Air traffic control
ICAO: A service provided within advisory airspace to ensure separation, in so far as practical, between aircraft which are operating on IFR flight plans.
air refuelling control point (ARCP)
Aviation; Air traffic control
The geographical point over which the receiver arrives in the observation/refuelling position with respect to the assigned tanker.
aerodrome control service
Aviation; Air traffic control
ICAO: Air traffic control service for aerodrome traffic.
aerodrome reference point (ARP)
Aviation; Air traffic control
A designated geographical location of an aerodrome given to the nearest second of latitude and longitude. The ARP is located as near as is practicable to the geometric centre of the landing area, ...