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Airport surveillance radar approach

Definitions

  • An instrument approach in which ATC issues instructions for pilot compliance based on aircraft position in relation to the final approach course and the distance from the end of the runway as displayed on the controller’s radar scope.

References

  • Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
    Federal Aviation Administration · 2023