Aviation what is a star

Most STARs serve several airports in one area

Like the enroute flying, a STAR might be based on VORs or RNAV/GPS routes

When the weather is good, air traffic controllers vector a flight close enough to the airport that the pilot can see it

STARs, or Standard Terminal Arrival Procedures, guide planes from the enroute environment to the terminal environment, where they can join an Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) that takes them to the runway for landing

The instrument rating is the license that turns recreational pilots into professionals

SIDs, or Standard Instrument Departures, guide planes from the runway to the enroute environment

STARs, or Standard Terminal Arrival Procedures, guide planes from the enroute environment to the terminal environment, where they can join an Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) that takes them to the runway for landing