CONFLICT ALERT- A function of certain air traffic control automated systems designed to alert radar controllers to existing or pending situations between tracked targets (known IFR or VFR aircraft) that require his/her immediate attention/action.
STCA (Short Term Conflict Alert) that checks possible conflicting trajectories in a time horizon of about 2 or 3 minutes (or even less in approach context - 35 seconds in the French Roissy & Orly approach centres [2]) and alerts the controller ...
This data can be used to forecast future positions and to give direct route vectors with a couple of clicks. Projections allow conflict alerts and Minimum Safe altitude Warnings (MSAW) warnings. None of these work within 25 miles of your destination.
 See also: Weather, Expect, IFR, Flight, Air traffic
  
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