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HIGH-INTENSITY RUNWAY OPERATIONS [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-16

English

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

Operation, used at very busy airports, that consists of optimizing separation of aircraft in final approach in order to minimize runway occupancy time (ROT) for both arriving and departing aircraft and to increase runway capacity.

Key term(s)
  • high intensity runway operations
  • high-intensity runway operation
  • high-intensity runway operations

French

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

Opération, utilisée aux aéroports très achalandés, qui consiste à optimiser l'espacement des aéronefs en approche finale afin de réduire au minimum le temps d'occupation des pistes (ROT) par les avions au décollage et à l'atterrissage et donc d'augmenter la capacité des pistes.

Key term(s)
  • opérations sur pistes très achalandées

Spanish

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