approach control

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approach control [ə′prōch kən‚trōl]

(navigation)

A radio guidance service for aircraft within 10 to 20 miles (16 to 32 kilometers) of their destination airport that provides steering vectors and speed values to properly place the aircraft for entry into the airport traffic pattern and to provide safe spacing from neighboring aircraft.

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radar approach control

federal terminal radar approach control facilities to common digital systems, including new radar, processor, and display and communications equipment.

Airscoop by Leland, Wendy / Naval Aviation News

They hand off direction of aircraft to their counterparts elsewhere - as at the Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control Center in San Diego County.

AIR TRAFFIC DICEY, UNION SAYS FAA DENIES CLAIM THAT CONTROLLERS ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Contact Travis Air Force Base Radar Approach Control and request restricted air space over MOTCO.

Red Team 2005 a two-day event: installation-wide exercise tests MOTCO ... by McClean, David R. / Translog

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