departure route

Way out taken

A departure route is a designated path that aircraft follow when leaving an airport, designed to manage traffic flow and ensure safe separation from other planes.

In aviation, these routes are standardized procedures that pilots must follow after takeoff: The controller cleared us for the downtown departure route.

The term also applies to planned evacuation paths from buildings or areas during emergencies.

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takeoff · escape · gateway · highway · runway · farewell · bon voyage · leaving · outbound · corridor · passage · detour · hit the road · heading out · point of no return · one way ticket · roadmap · flight

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direction of travel

departure routeapproach path

Aircraft's descent route

phase of journey

departure routefinal approach

Landing's concluding flight path

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