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Height Above Landing (HAL) (HAL)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: hal.ttl

Name
heightAboveLanding
Datatype
Real
Definition
The vertical distance between the designated helicopter landing area and the Decision Altitude (DA) for precision approaches, or the Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) for non-precision approaches.
Synonyms
HAL
Accepted
2013-10-18
Defined by
DFDD
Physical quantity
length
Recommended unit
Metre (m)
Used by

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.