Plain English Meaning

A specific point in the sky named 'AMOTT' that pilots can fly to or fly past. The name is just a five-letter label for an exact location, used so pilots and controllers can talk about the same point without reading out coordinates.

Full Definition

A named waypoint, called AMOTT, used as a reference point on a random RNAV route. Like all intersection names in the U.S. National Airspace System, AMOTT is a unique five-letter identifier assigned to a specific latitude/longitude position that pilots and controllers use to define a point along a route of flight.

Context Anchor

Seen in instrument route planning and clearances, especially when a route is described by named fixes instead of following a published .