AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE (ATS) ROUTES

The term “ATS Route” is a generic term that includes “VOR Federal airways,” “colored Federal airways,” “jet routes,” and “RNAV routes.” The term “ATS route” does not replace these more familiar route names, but serves only as an overall title when listing the types of routes that comprise the United States route structure.

Source FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary↗ · checked 2026-08-25