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STAR Transition

Definitions

  • A published segment used to connect one or more en route airways, jet routes, or RNAV routes to the basic STAR procedure. It is one of several routes that bring traffic from different directions into one STAR. STARs are published for airports with procedures authorized by the FAA, and these STARs are included at the front of each Terminal Procedures Publication regional booklet.

References

  • Instrument Procedures Handbook
    Federal Aviation Administration ยท 2017