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Meaning of 'MLA' in NOTAMS

What does Manoeuvre Limit Altitude (MLA) stand for exactly? Thanks in andvance!

J. de Jong

Hi,

could you post a link to the relevant NOTAM please.
I'd like to have a look.

Thanx,

uA...

Dusting off the rather old section in my brain referring to such things I seem to remember seeing MLA information on the SID charts.

Maneuver Limit Altitude was the lowest altitude that the initial turn or a visual turn could be conducted at. Obviously paying due deference to the operating airlines SOP's (minimum 500' for example at BA).

A NOTAM may be issued due to building work, obstructions etc that increases the MLA to, say, 1000' thus preventing any initial or visual maneuver below that altitude.

Sorry I can't give a reference but, after 25 years of blundering around the skies, that is my interpretation of it.

Good luck.
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