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DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME)

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DME

Equipment (airborne and ground) used to measure, in nautical miles, the slant range distance of an aircraft from the DME navigational aid.

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

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