Minimum en route IFR altitude (MEA)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000614",
  "term": "Minimum en route IFR altitude (MEA)",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "The lowest published altitude between radio fixes which assures acceptable navigational signal coverage and meets obstacle clearance requirements between those fixes. The MEA prescribed for a Federal airway or segment thereof, area navigation low or high route, or other direct route applies to the entire width of the airway, segment, or route between the radio fixes defining the airway, segment, or route.",
  "abbreviation": "MEA",
  "references": [
    "14 CFR part 91",
    "14 CFR part 95",
    "AIM",
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/minimum-en-route-ifr-altitude-mea/"
}