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DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME)

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

Equipment (airborne and ground) used to measure, in nautical miles, the slant range distance of an aircraft from the DME navigational aid.

See TACAN; VORTAC.

Also called DME.

In the 7110.65

Used in 18 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 1-2-6Abbreviations
  2. 2-3-9Clearance Status
  3. 4-1-5Fix Use
  4. 4-4-1Route Use
  5. 4-6-4Holding Instructions
  6. 5-3-2Primary Radar Identification Methods
  7. 5-6-2Methods
  8. 6-1-1Distance
  9. 6-2-1Minima on Diverging Courses
  10. 6-2-2Minima on Same Course
  11. 6-4-2Minima on Same, Converging, or Crossing Courses
  12. 6-4-4Separation by Pilots
  13. 6-4-5RNAV Aircraft Along VOR Airways/Routes
  14. 6-5-2Minima on Diverging Radials
  15. 6-5-3DME Arc Minima
  16. 8-4-4Track Separation
  17. 8-10-3Longitudinal Separation
  18. 13-1-8Recording of Control Data