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RADAR IDENTIFICATION

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

The process of ascertaining that an observed radar target is the radar return from a particular aircraft.

See RADAR CONTACT; RADAR SERVICE.

In the 7110.65

Used in 17 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 3-1-9Use of Tower Radar Displays
  2. 5-3-1Application
  3. 5-3-2Primary Radar Identification Methods
  4. 5-3-5Questionable Identification
  5. 5-3-6Position Information
  6. 5-3-7Identification Status
  7. 5-4-1Application
  8. 5-4-2Terms
  9. 5-4-3Methods
  10. 5-4-8Automated Information Transfer (AIT)
  11. 5-5-1Application
  12. 5-8-3Successive or Simultaneous Departures
  13. 5-10-4Lost Communications
  14. 5-12-11Surveillance Unusable
  15. 8-5-5Radar Identification Application
  16. 10-2-8Radar Assistance to VFR Aircraft in Weather Difficulty
  17. 13-1-13Use of Graphics Plan Display (GPD)