Dataset · MLC-0104 · [FULL TEXT]

Aviation and air traffic control terminology

Name: Aviation and air traffic control terminology
Creator: MLchart
License: https://mlchart.com/terms/

1Description

Aviation and air traffic control terminology. 1,122 terms with definitions, abbreviations, synonyms, subjects and references. Every term is published as its own page, A to Z.

Subjects (2): ICAO (108); FSS (2).

2Schema

Table 1. Fields
Field	Type	Description	Example
id	string	Stable MLchart term identifier	MLC-T-AVN-000029
term	string	Headword as published	Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) [ICAO]
field	string	Field of the dataset	Aviation and air traffic control
definition	string	Definition text; several definitions are numbered	A publication issued by or with the authority of a State and...
abbreviation	string	Abbreviation or acronym	AIP
expansions	array	Expanded forms, when the headword is an acronym	Long range navigation
synonyms	array	Equivalent terms	AIP [ICAO]
subject	string	Subject within the field	ICAO
see_also	array	Related terms in the same field	Chart Supplement
references	array	Publications cited for the definition	FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
url	string	Canonical page of the term	https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/aeronautical-information-publ...

3Sample records

Sample record

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000029",
  "term": "Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) [ICAO]",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "A publication issued by or with the authority of a State and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation.",
  "abbreviation": "AIP",
  "synonyms": [
    "AIP [ICAO]"
  ],
  "subject": "ICAO",
  "see_also": [
    "Chart Supplement"
  ],
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/aeronautical-information-publication-aip-icao/"
}

4Browse

Table 2. Terms by initial
Initial	Terms	From	To
A	170	Abbreviated IFR flight plans	Aviation weather service
B	18	B4UFLY	Buffer area
C	110	Calculated landing time	Current flight plan [ICAO]
D	52	Danger area [ICAO]	Dynamic restrictions
E	26	Eligibility	Expedite
F	61	FAA-recognized identification area (FRIA)	Fusion [STARS]
G	24	Gate hold procedures	Ground-based interval management-spacing (GIM
H	31	Handoff	How do you hear me?
I	49	I say again	Irregular surface
J	6	Jamming	Jump zone
K	1	Known traffic	Known traffic
L	36	Land and hold short operations	Low frequency (LF)
M	61	Mach number	Multiple runways
N	33	National Airspace System	Numerous targets vicinity (location)
O	34	Obstacle	Overlying center
P	55	PAN-PAN	Published route
Q	6	Q route	Quick look
R	85	Radar	Runway use program
S	105	Safety alert	System strategic navigation
T	93	TACAN-only aircraft	Turn anticipation
U	20	UAS facility MAP (UASFM)	Urgency [ICAO]
V	33	Vector	VOT
W	13	Wake turbulence	Words twice

Acronyms and abbreviations: 319 entries with expansions.

5Uses

Domain adaptation and fine-tuning of language models
Term extraction, entity recognition and entity linking
Glossary, thesaurus and ontology construction
Search query expansion and synonym mapping
Evaluation sets for definition and question answering tasks

6Citation

@misc{mlchart_terminology_aviation_2026,
  title     = {Aviation and air traffic control terminology},
  author    = {MLchart},
  publisher = {MLchart},
  year      = {2026},
  version   = {2026.10},
  url       = {https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/}
}

MLchart. (2026). Aviation and air traffic control terminology (Version 2026.10) [Data set]. https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/

7Access

The full Aviation and air traffic control terminology dataset (MLC-0104), 1,122 records. Delivered as JSONL, CSV or Parquet under a commercial licence.

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