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North American route

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000671

A numerically coded route preplanned over existing airway and route systems to and from specific coastal fixes serving the North Atlantic. North American Routes consist of the following:

a. Common Route/Portion. That segment of a North American Route between the inland navigation facility and the coastal fix.

b. Noncommon Route/Portion. That segment of a North American Route between the inland navigation facility and a designated North American terminal.

c. Inland Navigation Facility. A navigation aid on a North American Route at which the common route and/or the noncommon route begins or ends.

d. Coastal Fix. A navigation aid or intersection where an aircraft transitions between the domestic route structure and the oceanic route structure.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000671
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "term": "North American route",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "A numerically coded route preplanned over existing airway and route systems to and from specific coastal fixes serving the North Atlantic. North American Routes consist of the following:\n\na. Common Route/Portion. That segment of a North American Route between the inland navigation facility and the coastal fix.\n\nb. Noncommon Route/Portion. That segment of a North American Route between the inland navigation facility and a designated North American terminal.\n\nc. Inland Navigation Facility. A navigation aid on a North American Route at which the common route and/or the noncommon route begins or ends.\n\nd. Coastal Fix. A navigation aid or intersection where an aircraft transitions between the domestic route structure and the oceanic route structure.",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/north-american-route/"
}

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