Estimated time of arrival

Navigation

ETA

Estimated time of arrival is the time you expect to reach a destination, reporting point, or waypoint. You calculate it from the departure or present time and the expected groundspeed for the remaining distance, normally in UTC. It is used in navigation, flight plans, and radio communication so ATC and the pilot can coordinate progress and arrival. If wind, routing, or speed changes, you recalculate and update the ETA.

Also known as

ETA

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