Hold: Waypoint sequencing is disabled. A hold may
be automatically or manually activated.
I
IAF: Initial Approach Fix.
Identifier: A name, typically abbreviated, assigned to
a waypoint. The identifier may consist of numbers
and alpha characters, up to six in length. For example,
the airport identifier for Los Angeles International
Airport is LAX.
IFAF: Initial and Final Approach fix. A combined
Initial and Final approach Fix with no intermediate
waypoints.
IFR: Instrument Flight Rules
Intersection (INT): A point defined by any
combination of courses, radials, or bearings of two or
more navigational aids.
K
Knot (kt): A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile
per hour.
L
Latitude (Lat): Any line circling the earth parallel to
the equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and
seconds north and south of the equator.
LFAC: Landing FACility.
Longitude (Lon): Any line from the north to the
south pole, measured in degrees, minutes, and
seconds of a circle, east or west of the Prime Meridian
(Greenwich, England).
M
MA: Missed Approach Point. A code appended to a
waypoint in the database that may not appear on a
published map.
Magnetic North: The region, some distance from the
geographic north pole where the earth’s magnetic
lines concentrate. A magnetic compass points to the
magnetic north.
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