Pilot/Controller Glossary
GO AROUND-
This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.
Instructions for a pilot to abandon his/her approach to landing. Additional instructions may follow. Unless otherwise advised by ATC, a VFR aircraft or an aircraft conducting visual approach should overfly the runway while climbing to traffic pattern altitude and enter the traffic pattern via the crosswind leg. A pilot on an IFR flight plan making an instrument approach should execute the published missed approach procedure or proceed as instructed by ATC; e.g., “Go around” (additional instructions if required).
Retrieved from ecfr.gov on July 18, 2026.