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Contingency hazard area (CHA)

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000268

Used by ATC. Areas of airspace that are defined and distributed in advance of a launch or reentry operation and are activated in response to a failure.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000268
FieldAviation and air traffic control
AbbreviationCHA
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
See alsoAircraft hazard area (AHA); Refined hazard area (RHA); Transitional hazard area (THA)
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000268",
  "term": "Contingency hazard area (CHA)",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "Used by ATC. Areas of airspace that are defined and distributed in advance of a launch or reentry operation and are activated in response to a failure.",
  "abbreviation": "CHA",
  "see_also": [
    "Aircraft hazard area (AHA)",
    "Refined hazard area (RHA)",
    "Transitional hazard area (THA)"
  ],
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/contingency-hazard-area-cha/"
}

Record 268 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.