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Operations

# HOLD FOR RELEASE

HFR

TERM · Operations

At a glance

## Meaning of HOLD FOR RELEASE

Used by ATC to delay an aircraft for traffic management reasons; i.e., weather, traffic volume, etc.

### More about HOLD FOR RELEASE

Used by ATC to delay an aircraft for traffic management reasons; i.e., weather, traffic volume, etc. Hold for release instructions (including departure delay information) are used to inform a pilot or a controller (either directly or through an authorized relay) that an IFR departure clearance is not valid until a release time or additional instructions have been received.

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