landing clearance
Permitted to descend
Landing clearance is official authorization from air traffic control permitting an aircraft to land at an airport.
Pilots must receive landing clearance before touching down, confirming the runway is safe and free of conflicts: Tower, requesting landing clearance for runway two-seven.
Without it, a pilot may be instructed to go around or hold in a pattern.
- runwayPaved path for planes
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- touch downMake contact with ground
- final approachLanding's concluding flight path
- approachWay of handling something
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