Aviation Glossary - Traffic Advisories

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Traffic Advisories

Advisories issued to alert pilots to other known or observed air traffic which may be in such proximity to the position or intended route of flight of their aircraft to warrant their attention. Such advisories may be based on:

Visual observation.
Observation of radar identified and nonidentified aircraft targets on an ATC radar display, or
Verbal reports from pilots or other facilities.

Note 1: The word "traffic" followed by additional information, if known, is used to provide such advisories; e.g., "Traffic, 2 o'clock, one zero miles, southbound, eight thousand."

source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary

A traffic advisory issued by ATC to advise pilots that targets on the radar scope are too numerous to issue individually.

source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary

Advisories issued to alert pilots to known or observed radar traffic which may affect the intended route of flight of their aircraft.

source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary

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