Conventional STAR

STAR (aka "arrival")

• a bridge between the enroute structure and the destination
• simplified clearance delivery (it's defined, not unique per flight plan)
• usually terminate with an approach procedure
• officially begins at the navaid or fix where all the transitions to the arrival converge
• named for that fix (see above)
• numbered 1-9 (reverts to 1 after reaching 9); increments with significant change in:
  • altitude
  • route
  • data concerning a fix
• naming convention: transition.star#

LAX.HUBRD1

Los Angeles transition to the HUBRD 1 Arrival

• initial fixes correspond to the enroute chart
• flight plans can indicate "NO STAR" in remarks
• routes between fixes contain:
  • course (degrees)
  • distance
  • minimum altitude
• STAR arrival can be declined (e.g., no chart available)

Transition

• one of several routes that bring traffic from different directions into one STAR
• usually named for the fix or navaid where they begin (LAX in the STAR above: LAX.HUBRD1)