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Handoff

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000462

An action taken to transfer the radar identification of an aircraft from one controller to another if the aircraft will enter the receiving controller's airspace and radio communications with the aircraft will be transferred.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000462
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000462",
  "term": "Handoff",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "An action taken to transfer the radar identification of an aircraft from one controller to another if the aircraft will enter the receiving controller's airspace and radio communications with the aircraft will be transferred.",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/handoff/"
}

Record 462 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.