Pilot/Controller Glossary

APPROPRIATE ATS AUTHORITY [ICAO]

This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.

The relevant authority designated by the State responsible for providing air traffic services in the airspace concerned. In the United States, the “appropriate ATS authority” is the Program Director for Air Traffic Planning and Procedures, ATP‐1.

Retrieved from ecfr.gov on July 18, 2026.