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| Approche  | | Approche  | ||
| Controls the airspace up to 30 NM away from the airport, up to 18,000 ft (usually).<br>  | | Controls the airspace up to 30 NM away from the airport, up to 18,000 ft (usually).<br>  | ||
Handles all aircraft leaving or arriving at an airport, until they are established on the ILS/have the runway in sight (then gives the plane to TWR) or are leaving their airspace to continue their flight (then hands them off to CTR).<br>  | |||
Ensures that aircraft is adequately separated.  | |||
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| xxxx_DE  | | xxxx_DE  | ||
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| This position is rarely used, except at busy airports;<br>  | | This position is rarely used, except at busy airports;<br>  | ||
  it handles all the departures and hands them off to CTR, leaving the approach controller free to handle only arrivals.<br>  |   it handles all the departures and hands them off to CTR, leaving the approach controller free to handle only arrivals.<br>  | ||
Coordinates closely with the approach controller to prevent collisions.  | |||
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| xxxx_CT  | | xxxx_CT  | ||
|    | | Center  | ||
Center  | |||
| Center (sector) controllers own all airspace not controlled by APP/DEP or TWR.<br>  | | Center (sector) controllers own all airspace not controlled by APP/DEP or TWR.<br>  | ||
They control the plane while en route, and get it from X to Y safely, until it can be instructed to descend and given to the approach controller<ref>In some areas (e.g. France) Center controllers are supplemented by Flight Service Stations (FSS), which provide useful information (weather, frequencies...) to pilots and do ''not'' offer air traffic control.</ref>.  | |||
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