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Glossary of Private Air Travel Terminology

Welcome to one of the most researched and in depth sources of private air travel terminology and definitions. The content of the pages were researched and written by aviation students using credible sources online as well the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University's library.

Abeam	Absolute Altitude	Absolute Ceiling
Aerial Refueling	Aeronautical Charts	AGL
Ailerons	Air Ambulance	Air Charter Operator
Air Taxi	Air Traffic Control	Air Traffic Controller
Aircraft	Aircraft Management	Aircraft Positioning
Airfoil	Airport	Airspeed
Airway Distance	Airworthiness Directive (AD)	Alternate Airport
Altimeter	Altitude	Amphibious floats
Angle of attack	Approach (Departure) Control	Approach light system
Approach Speed	Apron	ARG/US
ARO	ASOS	ATIS
Aviation	Avionics	Block Flying Time
Block Rates	Block speed	Carbon Credit
Carbon Emissions	Carbon Offset	Cardinal Altitude
Catering	Ceiling	Certificate
Charter Broker	Charter Operator	Class A Airspace
Class B Airspace	Class C Airspace	Class D Airspace
Class E Airspace	Class F Airspace	Class G Airspace
Class I Navigation	Class II Navigation	Clearance
Contrail Streaks	Controlled Airspace	Crosswind
Cruise Speed	Cruising Altitude	D-085
Deadhead	Decision Height	Depreciation
Direct Air Carrier	Drag	Duty Time
Eco-Jet Charter	EFIS	EGPWS
Elevator	ELT	Empty Leg
FAA	FAR	FBO
Ferry Flight	Flaps	Fleet Manager
Flight Plan	Flight Service Station	Flight Standards District Office
Flight Time	Floats	FMS
Fractional Ownership	Fuel Surcharge	Fuselage
General Aviation	General Aviation District Office	GPS
GPWS	Great Circle Distance	Ground Speed
Ground Transportation	Hangar	Helicopter
Helipad	Heliport	Horse Power
IATA Code	ICAO	ICAO Code
IFR	IFR Flight Plan	ILS
Indicated Airspeed	Indirect Air Carrier	Instrument Meteorological Conditions
International Airport	Jet Charter Broker	Jet Stream
Joint Ownership	Knot	KTAS
LAAS	Lateral Separation	Lavatory
Layover	Leg	Lift
Light Jet	Local Airport Advisory	Longitudinal Separation
Mach Number	Mayday	Medevac
Microburst	National Airspace System	Navaids
Navigation	NBAA	Net/Net
Oceanic Airspace	One-Ways	PAN-PAN
Part 121	Part 135	Part 61
Part 91	Pilot in Command	Point to Point Pricing
Positioning	Positioning Time	Precipitation
Private Airport	Propjet	Radar
Radar Flight Following	Radio	Ramp
Repositioning Time	Retail Quote	Roger
Runway	Runway Heading	Scheduled Air Transportation
Segment	Sigmet	Speed of Sound
Stage Length	Standard Rate Turn	Tailwind
Taxi Time	Third Party Verification	Transmissometer
Transponder	True Airspeed	Vector
Vertical Separation	VFR	VFR Flight Plan
Visibility	Visual Meteorological Conditions	Waiting Time
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