minimum descent altitude

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minimum descent altitude

noun minimum descent altitudes · MDA

The lowest altitude at which an aircraft is permitted to fly during a non-precision approach without the runway being in clear sight. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the descent below Minimum Descent Altitude during a nonprecision approach under adverse operating conditions, without visual contact with the runway environment. The Board has been unable to determine th

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@misc{minimum_descent_altitude_2026,
  title = {minimum descent altitude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minimum%20descent%20altitude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}