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Terms for subject Aviation (1801 entries)

aircraft movement	A takeoff, landing, or simulated approach by an aircraft
aircraft movement	An aircraft takeoff or landing at an airport
aircraft movement information service	A service provided by area control centres (ACC) for the collection, processing and dissemination of aircraft movement information for use by air defence units
Aircraft Movement Surface Condition Report	The report that details the surface conditions for all aircraft movement areas including runways, taxiways, and aprons
aircraft operator	The person in possession of the aircraft, whether as owner, lessee or otherwise
aircraft parachute system	A device used to decelerate the free-fall of an aircraft by creating drag through the atmosphere
aircraft stand	A designated area on an apron to be used for parking an aircraft
aircraft stand taxilane	A portion of an apron designated as a taxiway and intended to provide access to aircraft stands only
aircraft type designator	A group of alphanumeric characters used to identify, in an abbreviated form, a type of aircraft
aircraft-based augmentation system	An augmentation system which augments and/or integrates the information obtained from the other GNSS elements with information available on board the aircraft
airdrome	field
airfile	Flight plan (FP) or flight itinerary (FI) information filed from an aircraft in flight
airline operators committee	airline AOC	Michae­lBurov
AIRMET	In-flight weather advisories issued only to amend the area forecast concerning weather phenomena which are of operational interest to all aircraft and potentially hazardous to aircraft having limited capability because of lack of equipment, instrumentation, or pilot qualifications. AIRMETs concern weather of less severity than that covered by SIGMETs or convective SIGMETs. AIRMETs cover moderate icing, moderate turbulence, sustained winds of 30 kt or more at the surface, widespread areas of ceilings less than 1000 ft and/or visibility less than 3 mi., and extensive mountain obscurément.
airport	An aerodrome for which an airport certificate is in force
airport advisory area	The area within 10 mi. of an airport without a control tower or where the tower is not in operation, and on which an FSS is located.
airport collaborative decision making	airport CDM	Michae­lBurov
airport control	A control service provided by an airport controller to aircraft and vehicles on active runways and to aircraft in the vicinity of a controlled airport
airport control service	A control service provided by airport control towers to aircraft and vehicles on the manoeuvring area of an airport and to aircraft operating in the vicinity of an airport
airport elevation	The elevation of the highest point of the landing area