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Operations

# TRANSITION POINT

TERM · Operations

At a glance

## Meaning of TRANSITION POINT

A point at an adapted number of miles from the vertex at which an arrival aircraft would normally commence descent from its en route altitude.

### More about TRANSITION POINT

A point at an adapted number of miles from the vertex at which an arrival aircraft would normally commence descent from its en route altitude. This is the first fix adapted on the arrival speed segments.

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