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MSA

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003787

An abbreviation for Minimum Safe Altitude, the lowest altitude at which flight is permitted under specified conditions, except during takeoff or landing. This altitude provides a prescribed vertical clearance above all obstacles and terrain within a defined area. MSAs are published on aeronautical charts for specific routes or geographic sectors and are legally mandated under instrument flight rules (IFR) to provide terrain and obstruction clearance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003787
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAviation maintenance
TranslationsGerman: MSA; Spanish: MSA; French: MSA
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003787",
  "term": "MSA",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for Minimum Safe Altitude, the lowest altitude at which flight is permitted under specified conditions, except during takeoff or landing. This altitude provides a prescribed vertical clearance above all obstacles and terrain within a defined area. MSAs are published on aeronautical charts for specific routes or geographic sectors and are legally mandated under instrument flight rules (IFR) to provide terrain and obstruction clearance.",
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "translations": {
    "de": "MSA",
    "es": "MSA",
    "fr": "MSA"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/msa/"
}

Record 4,152 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.