What does outbound indicate about the aircraft's status?

What does outbound indicate about the aircraft's status?

• A. The aircraft will be arriving into the airport
• B. The aircraft is taxiing between gates
• C. The aircraft will be going out of the airport
• D. The aircraft is on approach to land

Answer: (C)

Outbound describes an aircraft that is leaving the airport, heading away from the airfield toward its destination. It signals a departure status—after pushback and taxi to the runway, or already en route after takeoff. This differs from flights that are arriving (inbound) or those simply taxiing within the airport who aren’t yet leaving the airfield, and from being on approach to land, which means the aircraft is coming toward the airport to land. So outbound correctly indicates that the aircraft will be going out of the airport.

Outbound describes an aircraft that is leaving the airport, heading away from the airfield toward its destination. It signals a departure status—after pushback and taxi to the runway, or already en route after takeoff. This differs from flights that are arriving (inbound) or those simply taxiing within the airport who aren’t yet leaving the airfield, and from being on approach to land, which means the aircraft is coming toward the airport to land. So outbound correctly indicates that the aircraft will be going out of the airport.