REGULATION — OFFICIAL DEFINITION
Air traffic control
14 CFR § 1.1 — Definitions
Official definition — 14 CFR Part 1
REGULATION — OFFICIAL DEFINITIONAir traffic control means a service operated by appropriate authority to promote the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic.
Reproduced verbatim from the eCFR. Regulatory definitions control how the term is used throughout 14 CFR.
Is this a regulation?
Yes — this is regulatory text and is legally binding.
Definition published in 14 CFR Part 1. Regulatory definitions are legally binding wherever the defined term is used in 14 CFR.