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Alternate airport

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000093

An airport at which an aircraft may land if a landing at the intended airport becomes inadvisable.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000093
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
See alsoAlternate aerodrome [ICAO]
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000093",
  "term": "Alternate airport",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "An airport at which an aircraft may land if a landing at the intended airport becomes inadvisable.",
  "see_also": [
    "Alternate aerodrome [ICAO]"
  ],
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/alternate-airport/"
}

Record 93 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.