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MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) |
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| Meaning: | The lowest altitude, expressed in feet above mean sea level, to which descent is authorized on final approach or during circle-to-land maneuvering in execution of a standard instrument approach procedure where no electronic glideslope is provided. |
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