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RIGHT BASE AREA- A 30NM arc centered on the left corner IAF. The area shares a boundary with the straight‐in area except that it extends out for 30NM from the IAF and is bounded on the other side by a line extending from the IF through the FAF to the arc.

ARINC- An acronym for Aeronautical Radio, Inc., a corporation largely owned by a group of airlines. ARINC is licensed by the FCC as an aeronautical station and contracted by the FAA to provide communications support for air traffic control and meteorological services in portions of international airspace.
ARMY AVIATION FLIGHT INFORMATION BULLETIN- A bulletin that provides air operation data covering Army, National Guard, and Army Reserve aviation activities.
ARO-
(See AIRPORT RESERVATION OFFICE.)
ARRESTING SYSTEM- A safety device consisting of two major components, namely, engaging or catching devices and energy absorption devices for the purpose of arresting both tailhook and/or nontailhook‐equipped aircraft. It is used to prevent aircraft from overrunning runways when the aircraft cannot be stopped after landing or during aborted takeoff. Arresting systems have various names; e.g., arresting gear, hook device, wire barrier cable.
(See ABORT.)
(Refer to AIM.)
ARRIVAL AIRCRAFT INTERVAL- An internally generated program in hundredths of minutes based upon the AAR. AAI is the desired optimum interval between successive arrival aircraft over the vertex.
Pilot/Controller Glossary
ARRIVAL CENTER- The ARTCC having jurisdic-tion for the impacted airport.
ARRIVAL DELAY- A parameter which specifies a period of time in which no aircraft will be metered for arrival at the specified airport.
ARRIVAL SECTOR- An operational control sector containing one or more meter fixes.
ARRIVAL SECTOR ADVISORY LIST-An ordered list of data on arrivals displayed at the PVD/MDM of the sector which controls the meter fix.
ARRIVAL SEQUENCING PROGRAM- The auto-mated program designed to assist in sequencing aircraft destined for the same airport.
ARRIVAL TIME- The time an aircraft touches down on arrival.
ARSR-
(See AIR ROUTE SURVEILLANCE RADAR.)
ARTCC-
(See AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL
CENTER.)

ARTS-
(See AUTOMATED RADAR TERMINAL
SYSTEMS.)

ASDA-
(See ACCELERATE‐STOP DISTANCE
AVAILABLE.)

ASDA [ICAO]-
(See ICAO Term ACCELERATE‐STOP
DISTANCE AVAILABLE.)

ASDE-
(See AIRPORT SURFACE DETECTION
EQUIPMENT.)

ASF-
(See AIRPORT STREAM FILTER.)
ASLAR-
(See AIRCRAFT SURGE LAUNCH AND
RECOVERY.)

ASP-
(See ARRIVAL SEQUENCING PROGRAM.)
ASR-
(See AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR.)
ASR APPROACH-
(See SURVEILLANCE APPROACH.)

ASSOCIATED- A radar target displaying a data block with flight identification and altitude information.
(See UNASSOCIATED.)
ATC-