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Aviation abbreviation

# Air Traffic Control

ABBR · Radio communications and ATC

At a glance

## Meaning of Air Traffic Control

Air traffic control: the service managing aircraft movements within assigned responsibilities.

### More about Air Traffic Control

ATC issues clearances and instructions, maintains the required organisation of traffic and coordinates between control units.

The pilot remains responsible for operating the aircraft within its limits and applicable procedures. An ATC clearance is not a guarantee that every possible hazard has been removed.

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