In the hold-short phraseology example, what phrase is used to indicate traffic related to arriving or landing flights?

• A. FOR LANDING TRAFFIC
• B. FOR ARRIVAL TRAFFIC
• C. FOR TRAFFIC ON TAXIWAY
• D. FOR OVERFLIGHT TRAFFIC

Answer: (A)

When ATC needs to protect aircraft that are coming in to land, they specify which traffic the hold applies to by saying “for landing traffic.” This explicitly signals that the incoming, landing aircraft are the ones that must be considered in the hold separation, so the pilot knows not to cross the hold short while those arrivals are on final approach or landing on that runway.

The other phrases refer to different traffic: traffic on the taxiway means ground movements, overflight traffic means aircraft that aren’t landing at the airport, and arrival traffic could be general inbound traffic but doesn’t directly identify landings on a specific runway. So the exact and clear description for arriving/landing flights is “for landing traffic.”