📢 This glossary was created to be a dynamic version of the Pilot/Controller Glossary published by the FAA. Because the FAA now maintains its own dynamic version of the Pilot/Controller Glossary, this version is no longer updated.
| Term: |
CONTROLLER PILOT DATA LINK COMMUNICATIONS (CPDLC) |
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| Meaning: | A two-way digital communications system that conveys textual air traffic control messages between controllers and pilots using ground or satellite-based radio relay stations. |
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