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Airspace hierarchy

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000079

Within the airspace classes, there is a hierarchy and, in the event of an overlap of airspace: Class A preempts Class B, Class B preempts Class C, Class C preempts Class D, Class D preempts Class E, and Class E preempts Class G.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000079
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000079",
  "term": "Airspace hierarchy",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "Within the airspace classes, there is a hierarchy and, in the event of an overlap of airspace: Class A preempts Class B, Class B preempts Class C, Class C preempts Class D, Class D preempts Class E, and Class E preempts Class G.",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/airspace-hierarchy/"
}

Record 79 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.