traffic pattern
Landing approach sequence
A traffic pattern is the standard path aircraft follow when approaching, circling, or departing an airport—typically a rectangular course including upwind, crosswind, downwind, base, and final legs.
The term extends to any established flow of vehicles or people through an area: We redesigned the store layout to improve traffic patterns.
Urban planners study traffic patterns to optimize road networks and reduce congestion.
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- flight pathPlanned aerial trajectory
- runwayPaved path for planes
- airportAviation passenger facility
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
approach · landing · holding · airspace · control tower · tower · controller · downwind · crosswind · base · final · final approach · touch and go · altitude · aviation · pilot · left turn · clearance
- trafficcongestion, gridlock, bumper to bumper, bumper-to-bumper, stop and go
- flight patternsflight path, V formation, wedge formation, diamond formation, figure eight
- air traffic controltower control, control tower, controllers, controller, radar systems
- merchandisingproduct placement, shelf space, endcap, gondola, facing
- pilotingtakeoff, landing, climbing, cruising, descending
- home layoutopen plan, open floor plan, floor plan, split level, great room
traffic patternstandstill
Total cessation of movement
gridlock · dead stop · traffic jam · stasis · immobility
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