Pilot/Controller Glossary
ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE WINDOW (ADW)
This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.
A depiction presented on an air traffic control display, used by the controller to prevent possible conflicts between arrivals to, and departures from, a runway. The ADW identifies that point on the final approach course by which a departing aircraft must have begun takeoff.
Retrieved from ecfr.gov on July 18, 2026.