Aeronautical Terms beginning with K

KHz

Kilohertz

KIAS

Knots Indicated Airspeed.

Kite

A framework, covered with paper, cloth, metal, or other material, intended to be flown at the end of a rope or cable, and having as its only support the force of the wind moving past its surfaces.

Knot

A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour.

Known Traffic

With respect to ATC clearances, means aircraft whose altitude, position, and intentions are known to ATC.

Kollsman window

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