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Viewing Terms in the "Airports" Category

ACO (Airports)

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms, AirportsTagged With: ACO, Acronym, Airports, FAA

Actual Gate Time

Filed Under: Airlines, Airports

Adequate Airport (ETOPS)

Filed Under: Airlines, AirportsTagged With: Airport, ETOPS, FAA, ICAO

Aerodrome (UK)

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: International, UK

Aerodrome Control Service (UK)

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: ICAO, International

Air carrier aircraft

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports

Air ground Communications

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: ICAO, International

Air Operations Area (AOA)

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airlines, Airports, ICAO

Air Traffic Control Clearance

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: ICAO, International

Aircraft-wildlife strike

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Bird Strike

Airport

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports

Airport Layout Plan (ALP)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC Terms

Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC, FAA, Safety

Airport Operating Certificate

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports

Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC, FAA, Safety

Approach Lighting System (ALS)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC Terms

Approach or departure airspace

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports

Apron

Filed Under: Airlines, AirportsTagged With: Airports, ICAO

Apron – Airport

Filed Under: Airlines, Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airline, Airport, ATC

Area Control Centre (UK)

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: International, UK

ATS Surveillance Service

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: ICAO, International

Backblast

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, Noise

Base Leg

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, ATC, Flying

Bermuda II Agreement

Filed Under: Airlines, AirportsTagged With: Airlines

Bird Avoidance

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Bird Strike

Bird Control

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Bird Strike

Bird Hazard Warning System

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Bird Strike

Bird Sizes

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Bird Strike

Bird Watch Condition Codes

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Bird Strike

Broadcast

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: ICAO, International

Chevrons – Runway

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, ATC, Runway

Civil aircraft damage classifications

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Bird Strike

CLASS A Airspace

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC

CLASS C Airspace

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC, FAA

Class D Airspace

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC, FAA, Navigation

Class E Airspace

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC, FAA, Navigation

Class F Airspace

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airport, ATC, FAA, ICAO, Navigation

Class I airport

Filed Under: Airports

Class II airport

Filed Under: Airports

Class III airport

Filed Under: Airports

Class IV airport

Filed Under: Airports

Clearway

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, ICAO

Day/Night Noise Level (DNL)

Filed Under: Airports

Decibel (dB)

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Noise

Demarcation Bar

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, ATC, Runway

Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS)

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, FAA, Runway, Safety

Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal (FAROS)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC, FAA, Runway, Safety

Fly Quiet Program

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, FAA, Noise

Ground Run-up Enclosure (GRE)

Filed Under: Airlines, AirportsTagged With: Airports, Maintenance

Hazardous wildlife

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Bird Strike

Hot Spot

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, ATC, Safety

Manoeuvring Area

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC, ICAO

Movement area

Filed Under: Airports

Noise Abatement

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, Noise

Noise Contour Map

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, Noise

Noise Exposure Map (NEM)

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, Noise

NOTAM – Notice to Airmen.

Filed Under: Airlines, Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airlines, Airports, ATC, FAA, Navigation

Piston-use airport

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports

POFZ- Precision Obstacle Free Zone

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports

Powerback

Filed Under: Airports

Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) –

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airport, FAA, Navigation

Precision Approach Procedure

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: ATC, Flying, Navigation

Precision Runway Monitoring (PRM)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC

Required Visual Reference

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airport, FAA, ICAO

Reverted Rubber (steam) Hydroplaning

Filed Under: Aircraft, AirportsTagged With: Hydroplaning, Runway

Run-up, Power Run

Filed Under: Airlines, AirportsTagged With: Airlines, Airports, Powerplant

Runway

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: ICAO, International

Runway centerline lights

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airport, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Navigation

Runway Datum Point (RDP)

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airport, Navigation

Runway Incursion

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC, FAA, Runway, Safety

Runway Overrun Event

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airport, Landing

Runway Protection Zone – RPZ

Filed Under: Abbreviations and Acronyms, AirportsTagged With: Airports, FAA

Runway Status Lights (RWSL)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC, FAA, Navigation, Runway, Safety

Runway Visual Range

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: ICAO, International

RVR – Runway Visual Range

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, Landing, Runway

Scheduled operation

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports

SIDA – Security Identification Display Area

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, AOA, Security, SIDA, TSA

Signal Area

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: ICAO, International

Significant Aircraft-Wildlife Strikes

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Bird Strike

Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approach (SOIA)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC, FAA, Navigation

Stage 2 Aircraft

Filed Under: Aircraft, Airlines, AirportsTagged With: Airlines, Airports

Stage 3 Aircraft

Filed Under: Airlines, AirportsTagged With: Airlines, FAA

Surface Movement Guidance Control System – SMGCS

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airport, FAA

Tarmac

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airlines, Airports

Taxiway

Filed Under: Airlines, AirportsTagged With: Airline, Airports

Terminal Airspace

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, FAA, Navigation

Terminal Area

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, ATC, FAA, Navigation

Terminal Control Area

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: ICAO, International

Threshold

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: ICAO, International

Touch Down Zone (TDZ)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: FAA, ICAO

Turbine-powered aircraft

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports

Unfactored or Certified Landing Distance

Filed Under: Aircraft, AirportsTagged With: Airport, Flying, Landing

Viscous Hydroplaning

Filed Under: Aircraft, AirportsTagged With: Hydroplaning, Landing

Visual approach slope indicator (VASI)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Avionics, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Instruments

Visual Docking Guidance Systems (VDGS)

Filed Under: Airlines, AirportsTagged With: Aircraft, Airlines, Airports

Visual flight rules (VFR)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Aviation Weather, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Flying

Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)

Filed Under: Airports, ATC TermsTagged With: Airports, Avionics, FAA, Navigation

Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Requirements – Bird Strikes

Filed Under: AirportsTagged With: Airports, Bird Strike, FAA, Safety