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Threshold crossing height

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000998

The theoretical height above the runway threshold at which the aircraft's glideslope antenna would be if the aircraft maintains the trajectory established by the mean ILS glideslope or the altitude at which the calculated glidepath of an RNAV or GPS approaches.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000998
FieldAviation and air traffic control
AbbreviationTCH
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
See alsoGlideslope; Threshold
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000998",
  "term": "Threshold crossing height",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "The theoretical height above the runway threshold at which the aircraft's glideslope antenna would be if the aircraft maintains the trajectory established by the mean ILS glideslope or the altitude at which the calculated glidepath of an RNAV or GPS approaches.",
  "abbreviation": "TCH",
  "see_also": [
    "Glideslope",
    "Threshold"
  ],
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/threshold-crossing-height/"
}

Record 998 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.