The term 'Touched the Tarmac' is a phrase used to describe an aircraft that has LANDED. The crossword solutions for this term are ALIT (4 letters) and LANDED (6 letters). ALIT is an abbreviation of the verb 'ALIGHT', which means to come down from a higher place to a lower one, such as when an aircraft lands. LANDED is the past tense of the verb 'LAND', which is the action of an aircraft coming to rest on the ground after a flight.