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area minimum altitude
- Definição1
- The minimum altitude to be used under instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), that provides a minimum obstacle clearance within a specified area, normally formed by parallels and meridians.
- Fonte1
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. International civil aviation vocabulary. 3rd ed. Montreal, 2007. (Doc. 9713)
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 4 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: aeronautical charts. 11th ed. Montreal: ICAO, 2009. (Annex 4).
- Nota Adicional1
- Acronym in English: AMA.
- Nota Adicional2
- Information regarding this term is a result of researches developed by DECEA in cooperation with ANAC.
- Contexto
- In areas of high latitude where it is determined by the appropriate authority that True North orientation of the chart is impractical, the area minimum altitude should be shown within each quadrilateral formed by reference lines of the graticule (grid) used.
- Broader Term
- altitude
- Français
- altitude minimale de zone