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AIRPORT ARRIVAL RATE (AAR)

Pilot/Controller Glossary with JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

A dynamic input parameter specifying the number of arriving aircraft which an airport or airspace can accept from the ARTCC per hour. The AAR is used to calculate the desired interval between successive arrival aircraft.

Also called AAR.

In the 7110.65

Used in 4 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 1-2-6Abbreviations
  2. 2-2-11Forwarding Amended and Utm Data
  3. 4-2-1Clearance Items
  4. 11-1-2Duties and Responsibilities