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FINAL APPROACH COURSE

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

A bearing/radial/track of an instrument approach leading to a runway or an extended runway centerline all without regard to distance.

In the 7110.65

Used in 19 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 4-7-5Military Turbojet En Route Descent
  2. 4-8-1Approach Clearance
  3. 4-8-10Approach Information
  4. 5-5-4Minima
  5. 5-9-1Vectors to Final Approach Course
  6. 5-9-2Final Approach Course Interception
  7. 5-9-3Vectors Across Final Approach Course
  8. 5-9-4Arrival Instructions
  9. 5-9-5Approach Separation Responsibility
  10. 5-9-6Simultaneous Dependent Approaches
  11. 5-9-7Simultaneous Independent Approaches- Dual & Triple
  12. 5-9-9Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approaches (SOIA)
  13. 5-9-10Simultaneous Independent Approaches to Widely-Spaced Parallel Runways Without Final Monitors
  14. 5-10-10Transmission Acknowledgment
  15. 5-12-7Position Advisories
  16. 6-3-1Separation Minima
  17. 6-7-1Application
  18. 6-7-2Approach Sequence
  19. 6-7-6Time Check