Standard Instrument Departure
From EUROCONTROL ATM Lexicon
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Abbreviation
SID
Definition
1) A procedure by which a departure route is designated following the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
2) A designated instrument flight rule (IFR) departure route linking the aerodrome or a specified runway of the aerodrome with a specified significant point, normally on a designated ATS route, at which the en-route phase of a flight commences.
Definition Source
1) AIFDD (Aeronautical Information Feature Data Dictionary)
2) ICAO, Official definition, DOC 9613 Manual on Required Navigation Performance (RNP) 2008, 3rd ed., p. I-(xxi)
Note
The Standard Instrument Departure (SID) represents the departure route of the aircraft to the ACC entry point.
Lexicon Release
Lexicon Release 2016.1
