Plain English Meaning
The patch of sky around a busy airport where pilots flying by sight (not just by instruments) come and go. It's shown in extra detail on a special chart so pilots can find their way through safely.
Full Definition
A VFR terminal area is the airspace surrounding a busy airport where pilots flying under Visual Flight Rules operate, typically depicted in detail on a VFR Terminal Area Chart (TAC). It includes the airport's controlled airspace and surrounding area where VFR traffic concentrates for arrival, departure, and transit.
Context Anchor
In the Military Operation Areas section, this term helps explain that flying VFR through an active MOA may be allowed, but the pilot should treat it with the same caution used in busy airport-area airspace.