DEFINITION

A commission set up by the Government to look into options for the development of runway infrastructure in the South East

The distance measured in feet, above mean sea level. Due to variations in terrain, air traffic control measures altitude as above mean sea level rather than above the ground. If you are interested in the height of aircraft above a particular location to assess potential noise impact, then local elevation should be taken into account when considerin [..]

Above mean sea level

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Air traffic control

This is when ATC instruct aircraft off their planned route, for example, in order to provide a short cut, they may be instructed to fly directly to a point rather than following the path of the published route

The Air Traffic Services licence to provide air traffic control services for UK ‘en route’ airspace issued by the Government

Civil Aviation Authority, the UK Regulator for aviation matters

A term used to describe how many aircraft can be accommodated within an airspace area without compromising safety or generating excessive delay