Operations
COMMON POINT
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Meaning of COMMON POINT
A significant point over which two or more aircraft will report passing or have reported passing before proceeding on the same or diverging tracks.
More about COMMON POINT
A significant point over which two or more aircraft will report passing or have reported passing before proceeding on the same or diverging tracks. To establish/maintain longitudinal separation, a controller may determine a common point not originally in the aircraft's flight plan and then clear the aircraft to fly over the point.