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Terminal Automation Systems Identification Methods

JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

TERMINAL

  1. Consider an auto‐acquired aircraft as identified when the data block is displayed and is visible to you, and one of the following conditions exist:
    1. The radar or beacon identification procedures have been used to confirm the identity of the tagged target.
    2. The aircraft is being handed off using a NAS automated system and one of the following does not appear in the data block: “CST”, “NAT”, “NT”, “AMB”, “OLD”, “AM”, or “TRK”.
  2. Use the data block to maintain target identity unless it is in a coast status or displaced from the appropriate target.
  3. A displaced data block must be updated at all times.