Air Traffic Control
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Definition
System managing aircraft movements in controlled airspace and on airport surfaces
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Air Traffic Control (ATC)?
What does ATC stand for?
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Flight Operations
- Block Time
- Flight Time
- Deadhead
- Taxi Time
- Great Circle Route
- Flight Number
- Great Circle Distance (GCD)
- Flight Level (FL)
- Transpolar Route
- Slot Time (CTOT)
- Red-Eye Flight
- Ferry Flight / Positioning Flight
- Flight Diversion
- Go-Around / Missed Approach
- Aircraft Registration
- Flight Plan
- Callsign
- Holding Pattern
- Crew Duty Time
- Slot Swap
- Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM)
- Performance-Based Navigation (PBN)
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