Pilot/Controller Glossary

8/15/19

PCG B

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BROADCAST

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 Transmission of information for

which an acknowledgement is not expected.

(See ICAO term BROADCAST.)

BROADCAST [ICAO]

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 A transmission of informa-

tion relating to air navigation that is not addressed to
a specific station or stations.

BUFFER AREA

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 As applied to an MVA or MIA

chart, a depicted three (3) or five (5) NM radius
MVA/MIA sector isolating a displayed obstacle for
which the sector is established. A portion of a buffer
area can also be inclusive of a MVA/MIA sector
polygon boundary.