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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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controlling agency
Aviation; Air traffic control
The ATC unit that normally exercises ATC or provides advisory service in a given airspace.
bird hazard
Aviation; Air traffic control
A hazard relating to the conduct of flight operations that results from the presence of birds, primarily in the vicinity of an aerodrome.
beacon
Aviation; Air traffic control
An aeronautical light arranged, either through optical design or mechanical motion, to be visible to all azimuths, either continuously or consecutively, to designate a particular point on the surface ...
closed runway
Aviation; Air traffic control
A runway that is unusable for aircraft operations. Only airport management or the military operations office can close a runway.
ceiling
Aviation; Air traffic control
(1) Canada: The lesser of: (a) the height above ground or water of the base of the lowest layer of cloud covering more than half the sky; or (b) the vertical visibility in a surface-based layer ...
composite flight plan
Aviation; Air traffic control
A flight plan (FP) that specifies VFR operation for one portion of the flight and IFR for another portion.
chaff
Aviation; Air traffic control
Radar confusion reflectors, which consist of thin, narrow metallic strips of various lengths and frequency responses, used to reflect echoes for confusion purposes.
