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FATO [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

A defined area over which the final phase of the approach manoeuvre to hover or landing is completed and from which the take-off manoeuvre is commenced. [Definition officially approved by ICAO.]

OBS

Where the FATO is to be used by performance Class 1 helicopters, the defined area includes the rejected take-off area available.

OBS

final approach and take-off area; FATO: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • final approach and takeoff area
  • final approach and take off area

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Aire définie au-dessus de laquelle se déroule la phase finale de la manœuvre d'approche jusqu'au vol stationnaire ou jusqu'à l'atterrissage et à partir de laquelle commence la manœuvre de décollage. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

Lorsque la FATO est destinée aux hélicoptères de classe de performances 1, l'aire définie comprend l'aire de décollage interrompu utilisable.

OBS

aire d'approche finale et de décollage; FATO : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pistas y áreas del aeropuerto
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Área definida en la que termina la fase final de la maniobra de aproximación hasta el vuelo estacionario o el aterrizaje y a partir de la cual empieza la maniobra de despegue. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

Cuando la FATO esté destinada a los helicópteros de Clase de performance 1, el área definida comprenderá el área de despegue interrumpido disponible.

OBS

área de aproximación final y de despegue; FATO: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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