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Decision altitude (DA)

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000303

A specified altitude (mean sea level (MSL)) on an instrument approach procedure (ILS, GLS, vertically guided RNAV) at which the pilot must decide whether to continue the approach or initiate an immediate missed approach if the pilot does not see the required visual references.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000303
FieldAviation and air traffic control
AbbreviationDA
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000303",
  "term": "Decision altitude (DA)",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "A specified altitude (mean sea level (MSL)) on an instrument approach procedure (ILS, GLS, vertically guided RNAV) at which the pilot must decide whether to continue the approach or initiate an immediate missed approach if the pilot does not see the required visual references.",
  "abbreviation": "DA",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/decision-altitude-da/"
}

Record 303 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.