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AIR TRAFFIC DESIGNATORS [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

The unambiguous delineation of a route in terms of an ordered sequence of ATS [air traffic services] route designators and/or significant points.

OBS

route description: term standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee; term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Définition non équivoque sous forme d'une séquence ordonnée d'indicatifs de route ATS [Services de circulation aérienne] et(ou) de points importants.

OBS

description de route : terme normalisé par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne; terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Delineación de una ruta, mediante una sucesión ordenada de designadores ATS [servicio de tránsito aéreo] de ruta, puntos característicos, o una combinación de ambos. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

descripción de ruta: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1982-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

Aeronautical data.(...) the components of the established air traffic services system(...) shall include(...) all significant points which define the ATS routes and are not marked by the site of a radionavigation aid, together with their names and coded designators or name-codes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Renseignements aéronautiques. (...) les éléments du dispositif établi des services de la circulation aérienne (...) comprendront (...) tous les points significatifs qui définissent les routes ATS et ne correspondent pas à l'emplacement d'une radio à la navigation, avec leurs noms, leurs indicatifs codés ou leurs noms de code.

Spanish

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