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Transition point

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-001044

A point at an adapted number of miles from the vertex at which an arrival aircraft would normally commence descent from its en route altitude. This is the first fix adapted on the arrival speed segments.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-001044
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-001044",
  "term": "Transition point",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "A point at an adapted number of miles from the vertex at which an arrival aircraft would normally commence descent from its en route altitude. This is the first fix adapted on the arrival speed segments.",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/transition-point/"
}

Record 1,044 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.