traffic pattern

A standard route or path that vehicles, aircraft, or data follow in a controlled system, often used in aviation to describe the prescribed path an aircraft takes around an airport for landing and takeoff.

• 🇪🇸Patrón o ruta establecida que siguen vehículos, aeronaves o datos en un sistema controlado; en aviación, se refiere a la trayectoria prescrita que una aeronave sigue alrededor de un aeropuerto para aterrizar y despegar.

1. Flow of vehicles B2 formal

   The regular movement and arrangement of vehicles on roads, including typical routes and congestion points.

   • The traffic pattern changes during rush hour in the city center.
   • Engineers studied the traffic pattern to design a new roundabout.
   • Heavy rain disrupted the usual traffic pattern on the highway.

   🇪🇸flujo vehicular

2. Aviation approach C1 formal

   A standardized path that aircraft follow when landing at or taking off from an airport.

   • The pilot entered the traffic pattern for runway 27.
   • Air traffic control cleared the plane to join the traffic pattern.
   • All aircraft must follow the designated traffic pattern for safety.

   🇪🇸Patrón de tráfico aéreo