Expect Departure Clearance Time (EDCT)

Source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary (definition from the 2023 edition; current: Change 1 of 7 August 2025).

See also

• Ground Delay Program (GDP)

Related terms

• Release Time
• Release Time [ICAO]
• DELAY INDEFINITE (reason if known) EXPECT FURTHER CLEARANCE (time)
• Expect Further Clearance (EFC) Time
• Expect Further Clearance Via (airways, routes or fixes)
• Expect-further-clearance (EFC)

Glossary last updated 2026-10-28.