Aeronautical Terms beginning with Q

Q Route

`Q’ is the designator assigned to published RNAV routes used by the United States.

Quadrant

A quarter part of a circle, centered on a NAVAID, oriented clockwise from magnetic north as follows: NE quadrant 000-089, SE quadrant 090-179, SW quadrant 180-269, NW quadrant 270-359.

Quasi-stationary front (commonly called stationary front)

A front which is stationary or nearly so; conventionally, a front which is moving at a speed of less than 5 knots is generally considered to be quasi-stationary.

Queuing

Staging/Queuing.

Quick Look

A feature of the EAS and ARTS which provides the controller the capability to display full data blocks of tracked aircraft from other control positions.