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... 45 GLOSSARY Advisory circulars Instructions from the FAA on how to comply with federal aviation laws and regulations. Air traffic control tower A tower at an airfield from which air traffic is controlled by radio and observed physically and by radar.
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... 46 respond to, resume, recover, restore, and transition from a disruptive event (crisis) in a manner consistent with its strategic objectives.
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... 47 Medium hub airport An airport with between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
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... 48 Reliever airport A high-capacity general aviation airport in a major metropolitan area that has 100 or more based aircraft or 25,000 annual itinerant operations; the FAA officially designates reliever airports. Risk analysis The systematic, objective examination or reexamination of the risks and hazards that might affect a facility, program, operation, or procedure.

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