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Buffer area

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000188

As applied to an MVA or MIA chart, a depicted 3 NM or 5 NM radius MVA/MIA sector isolating a displayed obstacle for which the sector is established. A portion of a buffer area can also be inclusive of a MVA/MIA sector polygon boundary.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000188
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000188",
  "term": "Buffer area",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "As applied to an MVA or MIA chart, a depicted 3 NM or 5 NM radius MVA/MIA sector isolating a displayed obstacle for which the sector is established. A portion of a buffer area can also be inclusive of a MVA/MIA sector polygon boundary.",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/buffer-area/"
}

Record 188 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.