penetration (air traffic control)

That portion of a published high altitude instrument approach procedure that prescribes a descent path from the fix on which the procedure is based to a fix or altitude from which an approach to the airport is made.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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