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Back-taxi

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000172

A term used by air traffic controllers to taxi an aircraft on the runway opposite to the traffic flow. The aircraft may be instructed to back-taxi to the beginning of the runway or at some point before reaching the runway end for the purpose of departure or to exit the runway.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000172
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000172",
  "term": "Back-taxi",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "A term used by air traffic controllers to taxi an aircraft on the runway opposite to the traffic flow. The aircraft may be instructed to back-taxi to the beginning of the runway or at some point before reaching the runway end for the purpose of departure or to exit the runway.",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/back-taxi/"
}

Record 172 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.