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Outer fix arc

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000707

A semicircle, usually about a 50-70 mile radius from a meter fix, usually in high altitude, which is used by CTAS/ERAM to calculate outer fix times and determine appropriate sector meter list assignments for aircraft on an established arrival route that will traverse the arc.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000707
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000707",
  "term": "Outer fix arc",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "A semicircle, usually about a 50-70 mile radius from a meter fix, usually in high altitude, which is used by CTAS/ERAM to calculate outer fix times and determine appropriate sector meter list assignments for aircraft on an established arrival route that will traverse the arc.",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/outer-fix-arc/"
}

Record 707 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.