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HANDOFF

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

An action taken to transfer the radar identification of an aircraft from one controller to another if the aircraft will enter the receiving controller's airspace and radio communications with the aircraft will be transferred.

In the 7110.65

Used in 34 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 1-2-6Abbreviations
  2. 2-1-15Control Transfer
  3. 2-2-6IFR Flight Progress Data
  4. 2-2-9Computer Message Verification
  5. 2-4-12Interphone Message Format
  6. 2-10-1En Route or Oceanic Sector Team Position Responsibilities
  7. 2-10-2Terminal Radar/Nonradar Team Position Responsibilities
  8. 4-3-8Coordination with Receiving Facility
  9. 4-3-10Forwarding Departure Times
  10. 4-7-4Radio Frequency and Radar Beacon Changes for Military Aircraft
  11. 4-7-6Arrival Information
  12. 5-2-1Assignment Criteria
  13. 5-2-2Radar Beacon Code Changes
  14. 5-2-15Validation of Mode C Altitude Readout
  15. 5-4-1Application
  16. 5-4-2Terms
  17. 5-4-3Methods
  18. 5-4-5Transferring Controller Handoff
  19. 5-4-6Receiving Controller Handoff
  20. 5-4-7Point Out
  21. 5-4-8Automated Information Transfer (AIT)
  22. 5-4-9Prearranged Coordination
  23. 5-4-10En Route Fourth Line Data Block Usage
  24. 5-5-10Adjacent Airspace
  25. 5-10-6Landing Check
  26. 5-10-15Military Single Frequency Approaches
  27. 5-12-11Surveillance Unusable
  28. 5-13-3Computer Entry of Flight Plan Information
  29. 5-14-1Application
  30. 5-14-2Responsibility
  31. 5-14-3Functional Use
  32. 5-14-4System Requirements
  33. 9-2-10ATC Security Services for the Washington, Dc, Special Flight Rules Area (dc Sfra)
  34. 13-1-8Recording of Control Data