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- ga
- MDH | minimum descent height | minimum descent altitude/height
- en
- Sainmhíniú specified altitude or height, referenced to the aerodrome elevation or to the threshold elevation if that is more than 2 m (7 ft) below the aerodrome elevation, in a non-precision approach or circling approach below which descent must not be made without the required visual reference Tagairt COM-EN, based on:International Civil Aviation Organization. International Civil Aviation Vocabulary. CD-ROM edition. Doc 9713 - Second Edition. ICAO, Montreal 2002.
- Nóta "Although the terms minimum descent height (MDH) and minimum descent altitude (MDA) [ IATE:29533 ] are often used interchangeably, please note that MDH is referenced to the aerodrome elevation or to the threshold elevation, whereas MDA is referenced to mean sea level."