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Final Approach and Take-off Area (FATO) (GB032)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: gb032.ttl
- Name
FinalApproachTakeOffArea- Kind
- FeatureType
- Definition
- A defined area over which the final phase of the aircraft/helicopter approach manoeuvre to hover or land is completed and from which the take-off manoeuvre is commenced.
- Description
- Where the FATO is to be used by performance Class 1 helicopters, the defined area includes the rejected take-off area available.
- Synonyms
- FATO
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Geometry
- point, multipoint, curve, multicurve, surface, multisurface, solid, multisolid
- Subtype of
- GB300 Aerodrome Movement Area
- Attributes
- CAA Controlling Authority — multiplicity 0..1; datatype FinalApproachTakeOffArea_controllingAuthorityMeta; values: CAA_16 Civilian, CAA_3 Private, CAA_5 Military, CAA_7 Joint Military and Civilian
- CAI Controlling Authority Identification — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
- Associations
- RWOI terms naming it
- RWO_01231 Final Approach and Take-off Area (FATO)
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.