Which term is used to indicate that a flight plan has been canceled?

Which term is used to indicate that a flight plan has been canceled?

• A. Cancel
• B. Flight Plan
• C. Delay
• D. Arrival

Answer: (A)

In aviation, the action that indicates a filed flight plan will not be flown is to cancel it. Canceling the flight plan tells ATC and the flight operations system that the plan is no longer active and the flight will not depart, so resources and airspace slots can be freed. If the flight were simply postponed, the plan would be kept active with a new departure time rather than canceled. The term “flight plan” refers to the actual document, not the action of stopping it, and “arrival” is just the end point of a flight, not cancellation.

In aviation, the action that indicates a filed flight plan will not be flown is to cancel it. Canceling the flight plan tells ATC and the flight operations system that the plan is no longer active and the flight will not depart, so resources and airspace slots can be freed. If the flight were simply postponed, the plan would be kept active with a new departure time rather than canceled. The term “flight plan” refers to the actual document, not the action of stopping it, and “arrival” is just the end point of a flight, not cancellation.