STAR stands for Standard Terminal Arrival Route.

• A. Standard Time Arrival Route.
• B. System Terminal Approach Route.
• C. Special Terminal Arrival Route.
• D. Standard Terminal Arrival Route.

Answer: (D)

STAR stands for Standard Terminal Arrival Route. This is a published set of arrival routes that guide airplanes from the enroute structure into the terminal area and toward the instrument approach. It creates a defined path with specific altitudes and speeds to improve predictability, sequencing, and efficiency for arrivals, reducing the need for each aircraft to be vectored individually by ATC. ATC assigns a STAR to set up the flow into a particular airport and you’ll follow its published legs unless you’re vectored or given different instructions. The other options aren’t used terms for this concept—the phrases imply time-based routing or nonstandard terminology, whereas the recognized term is Standard Terminal Arrival Route.