Air traffic control

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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ILS glide path angle

Aviation; Air traffic control

The angle between a straight line representing the mean of the ILS glide path (GP) and the horizontal.

data link ATIS

Aviation; Air traffic control

An automatic terminal information service (ATIS) provided by data link.

Hold short

Aviation; Air traffic control

Instructions to hold at least 200 ft from the edge of a runway while awaiting permission to cross or proceed onto a runway.

Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)

Aviation; Air traffic control

Operations that include simultaneous takeoffs and landings and/or simultaneous landings when a landing aircraft is able and is instructed by the controller to hold-short of the intersecting ...

expect approach clearance at

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression used in radiocommunication to indicate the time at which it is expected that an aircraft will be cleared to commence approach for a landing.