***Definition*** :: intended path of an aircraft over the ground or the direction of a line drawn on a chart representing the intended aircraft path, expressed as the angle measured from a specific reference datum clockwise from 0° through 360° to the line ***Source*** :: [[PHAK Ch16]] > [!tip] > If proper correction has been made for the wind ([[WCA]]), [[Track]] and [[Course]] are identical. > [!note] > May be *true* or *magnetic*, depending on if the reference datum is [[True North vs Magnetic North]] #glossary