surveillance radar approach
1Surveillance radar approach — A Surveillance Radar Approach (SRA or ASR) is an aviation term for a type of instrument approach provided with active assistance from Air Traffic Control during the final approach phase. It requires no special equipment in addition to a standard… …
2radar approach — An approach, executed by an aircraft, under the direction of a radar controller (ICAO). The procedure utilizes precision approach radar (PAR), airport surveillance radar (ASR), or surveillance radar element (SRE). See precision approach radar …
3surveillance radar — A radar primarily meant to scan 360° in azimuth and provide information on the range and the azimuth of the aircraft in its range. Information on the target’s height may or may not be available. However, modern surveillance radars do provide both …
4radar approach control facility — A terminal ATC (air traffic control) facility that uses radar and nonradar capabilities to provide approach control services to aircraft arriving, departing, or transiting the airspace controlled by the facility. This facility provides radar ATC… …
5surveillance radar element — A component of a GCA (ground controlled approach) system, which vectors incoming traffic until it is handed over to the precision approach radar (PAR) controller or established on the ILS (instrument landing system). The system provides target… …
6Secondary surveillance radar — SSR antenna of Deutsche Flugsicherung at Neubrandenburg, in Mecklenburg/Western Pomerania Secondary surveillance radar (SSR)[1] is a radar system used in air traffic control (ATC), that not only detects an …
7Airport surveillance radar — An airport surveillance radar (ASR) is a radar system used at airports to detect and display the position of aircraft in the terminal area.Digital Airport Surveillance RadarThe Digital Airport Surveillance Radar (DASR) is a new terminal air… …
8air route surveillance radar — A radar facility remotely connected to an air route traffic control center and used primarily to detect and display aircraft positions while en route between terminal areas. The radar is used to provide radar air traffic control services when… …
9airport surveillance radar — Radar normally employed in a terminal area as an aid to approach and departure control. It displays the range and the azimuth of all aircraft around the airport but not the elevation data. The radar also can be used as an instrument approach aid …
10airport surveillance radar — Radar displaying range and azimuth that is normally employed in a terminal area as an aid to approach and departure control …
