What does the acronym TRSA stand for?

• A. Terminal Radar Service Area
• B. Traffic Reporting and Surveillance Area
• C. Tactical Radar Surveillance Approach
• D. Terrain Radar Safety Area

Answer: (A)

TRSA stands for Terminal Radar Service Area. It’s a radar-based service area around certain busy airports where ATC provides radar vectoring, sequencing, and safety advisories to IFR traffic and to VFR flights that participate. This helps manage flows and improve safety by giving pilots more information about other traffic in the area. To receive the full services, pilots should be in two-way radio contact with ATC and have a functioning transponder with altitude reporting. The other phrases don’t reflect the official name of this service area.