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Aviation Glossary
Kenneth Holland
March 7, 2025
Updated: May 29, 2025
Glossary of Aviation Terms
Table of Contents
A
Aircraft Ground Handling
Airport Apron
Airport Control Tower
Airport Ramp
Air Traffic Control
Alternate Airport
Altitude
Angle of Attack
ATC Clearance
Attitude Indicator
B
Bank Angle
Base Airport
Beacon Code
Biplane
Bird Strike
Black Box
Bleed Air
Block Speed
Bypass Ratio
C
Cabin Altitude
Cabotage
Calculated Takeoff Time (CTOT)
Charter Broker
Circling Approach
Clear Air Turbulence (CAT)
Cockpit
Crosswind Aviation
D
D Check
Dry Lease
E
Electronic Flight Information Systems (EFIS)
Empennage
Empty Legs
Engine Pressure Ratio (EPR)
Engine Thrust
Expedited Boarding
ETOPS
European Technical Standard Order (ETSO)
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
F
FAA
FAA Ramp Check
FBO (Fixed Based Operator)
Flaps
Flight Following
Flight Plan
Fuselage
G
Garmin Avionics
Glass Cockpit
Glide Path
Global Positioning System
Go-Around
Gyroscopic Instruments
H
Heavy Jet
Holding Pattern
I
ICAO Annexes
IFR Flight Plan
Indicated Airspeed
Indicated Altitude
Instrument Meteorological Conditions
Intercontinental Flights
Inertial Navigation System
J
Jet Bridge
K
Kollsman Window
L
Landing Gear
M
MTOW
N
NOTAM (Notice to Airmen)
O
Outer Marker
Overhead Approach
P
Pitot Tube
Position Report
Q
QFE
QNE
QNH
R
Radar
Radar Altimeter
Radar Approach
Radar Vectoring
Ramp Agent
Runway Overrun
S
Squawk Code
T
Transponder
True Airspeed
Turbulence
U
Uncontained Engine Failure
Uncontrolled Airspace
Unit Load Device
Unusual Attitude Recovery
V
Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
W
Wake Turbulence
X
Y
Yaw
Yaw Axis
Yaw Damper
Yoke
Z
Zulu Time
Cessna Citation Aircraft
Light Jets
Citation CJ2
Citation CJ3+
Citation CJ4
Citation XLS
Midsize Jets
Citation Latitude
Citation Sovereign
Large Cabin Jets
Citation Longitude
Citation X
Citation X+