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EXPECT DEPARTURE CLEARANCE TIME (EDCT)

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

The runway release time assigned to an aircraft in a traffic management program and shown on the flight progress strip as an EDCT.

See GROUND DELAY PROGRAM (GDP).

Also called EDCT.

In the 7110.65

Used in 4 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 1-2-6Abbreviations
  2. 3-9-11Cancellation of Takeoff Clearance
  3. 4-3-4Departure Release, Hold for Release, Release Times, Departure Restrictions, and Clearance Void Times
  4. 13-1-9Acknowledgement of Automated Notification