SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VECTORING AIRCRAFT IN RELATION TO AN AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTE

A system and a method include a control unit configured to receive a vectoring path for an aircraft. The vectoring path diverts from an air traffic service route for the aircraft. The control unit is further configured to automatically determine segments of the vectoring path, automatically monitor a position of the aircraft within an airspace, and automatically send vectoring instructions to the aircraft in response to the aircraft reaching locations within the airspace associated with one or more points of the segments.