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Distance measuring equipment (DME)

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000334

Equipment (airborne and ground) used to measure, in nautical miles, the slant range distance of an aircraft from the DME navigational aid.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000334
FieldAviation and air traffic control
AbbreviationDME
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
See alsoTACAN; VORTAC
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000334",
  "term": "Distance measuring equipment (DME)",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "Equipment (airborne and ground) used to measure, in nautical miles, the slant range distance of an aircraft from the DME navigational aid.",
  "abbreviation": "DME",
  "see_also": [
    "TACAN",
    "VORTAC"
  ],
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/distance-measuring-equipment-dme/"
}

Record 334 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.