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NONRADAR

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Precedes other terms and generally means without the use of radar, such as:

  1. Nonradar Approach – instrument approaches for which course guidance on final approach is not provided by ground-based precision or surveillance radar.
  2. Nonradar Approach Control – an ATC facility providing approach control service without the use of radar.
  3. Nonradar Arrival – an aircraft arriving at an airport without radar service.
  4. Nonradar Route – a flight path or route over which the pilot is performing his/her own navigation.
  5. Nonradar Separation – the spacing of aircraft in accordance with established minima without the use of radar.

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

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