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.

Industry: Aviation

Add a new term

Contributors in Air traffic control

Become a Contributors

Air traffic control

clearance valid

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression used in radiocommunication to indicate a departure time restriction issued to a pilot by ATC (either directly or through an authorized relay) when it is necessary to separate a ...

cleared for takeoff

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression used to indicate ATC authorization for an aircraft to depart. It is predicated on known aircraft and known physical airport conditions.

cleared for the option

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) Canada: (a) For an arriving aircraft: An expression used to indicate ATC authorization for an aircraft to make a touch-and-go, low approach, missed approach (MA), stop-and-go, or full-stop ...

cleared via flight-planned route

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression indicating that the aircraft is cleared to proceed in accordance with the route of flight filed in the flight plan (FP). This clearance does not include the altitude, standard ...

cautionary

Aviation; Air traffic control

With respect to wake turbulence, information transmitted to an aircraft on one of the following: (a) the possible location of wake turbulence; or (b) the location of a heavy or medium aircraft ...