Aero-Terms!

Aero-Terms are designed to be a daily reminder of the terms, names, acronyms and explanations of the unique language that populates the aviation world. Aerospace, sport aviation, fixed wing, helo, you name it... it's all fair game.

Aero-Terms should serve as a quick but intriguing reminder of the terms you may use every day, or an introduction to an aspects of the Aero-World you may not yet be familiar with. ANN also encourages readers to go beyond the FMI link, and further research any intriguing terms.

Suggestions for future Aero-Terms are ALWAYS welcome, as are additions or discussion of the explanations given for each Aero-Term.

Ground Stop

Alas, we're probably going to see a lot of these over the next few days. When a Ground Stop is initiated, flights that are destined to the affected airport are held at their departure point for the duration of the Ground Stop. Ground Stops are implemented for a number of reasons. The most common reasons are:

• To control air traffic volume to airports when the projected traffic demand is expected to exceed the airport's acceptance rate for a short period of time.
• To temporarily stop traffic allowing for the implementation of a longer-term solution, such as a Ground Delay Program.
• The affected airport's acceptance rate has been reduced to zero

FMI: www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/ATpubs/FAC/Ch17/s1709.html