Glossary

This glossary contains information on terms, phrases and abbreviations used by the Aviation industry. While this list does not include all aviation terminology, it is the purpose of this glossary to aid the general viewer in better understanding aviation terms as it pertains to content on this website. A full list of aviation terminology can be found here.
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K

KIAS

Knots indicated airspeed

Kollsman window

A barometric scale window of a sensitive altimeter used to adjust the altitude for the altimeter setting.