AIRPORT RADAR

Radar Glossary

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Airport radar provides information to air traffic controllers on aircraft in the local air space. Airport radar systems include:

  • Primary radar, which uses signals scattered off the bodies of aircraft to obtain information on their location and altitude.
  • Secondary radar, or secondary surveillance radar, which relies on interrogation of transponders carried by aircraft.
    • Because secondary surveillance radar uses a transmitter on board each aircraft, it usually has a much longer range than primary radar and can usually give a more accurate indication of an aircraft's altitude.

    Other topics in our resources on Radar related to Airport Radar include: 
     
  • primary radar
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  • secondary radar
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  • air traffic control radar (ATC Radar)

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