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air navigation
navigation applied to aviation
airway
trade route
radio direction finding
measurement of the direction from which a received signal was transmitted
Aeronautical Information Publication
publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation
course
direction or route along which an object travels
tactical air navigation system
navigation system used by military aircraft
ground speed
horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground
aeronautical chart
type of map designed to assist in navigation of aircraft, much as nautical charts do for watercraft, or a roadmap for drivers
ground track
path on the surface of the Earth or another body directly below an aircraft or satellite
automatic direction finder
marine or aircraft radio-navigation instrument
polar route
flight path over Earth's axis
Elrey Borge Jeppesen
American aviation pioneer (1907–1996)
aerodrome reference point
center point of an airport
DAFIF
thumb | right | DAFIF diagram of Ottawa International Airport The Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File or DAFIF () is a comprehensive database of up-to-date aeronautical data, including information on airports, airways, airspaces, navigation data, and other facts relevant to flying in the entire world, managed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) of the United States.
Wind triangle
Concept in air navigation
Performance-based navigation
outcome-oriented aircraft steering infrastructure
Drift meter