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OUTER FIX

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

A general term used within ATC to describe fixes in the terminal area, other than the final approach fix. Aircraft are normally cleared to these fixes by an Air Route Traffic Control Center or an Approach Control Facility. Aircraft are normally cleared from these fixes to the final approach fix or final approach course.

OR

An adapted fix along the converted route of flight, prior to the meter fix, for which crossing times are calculated and displayed in the metering position list.

In the 7110.65

Used in 4 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 5-1-5Holding Pattern Surveillance
  2. 5-9-7Simultaneous Independent Approaches- Dual & Triple
  3. 5-9-9Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approaches (SOIA)
  4. 5-9-10Simultaneous Independent Approaches to Widely-Spaced Parallel Runways Without Final Monitors