An area of defined lateral dimensions above which special rules concerning minimum en route altitudes (MEA) apply.
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- Glossary: Area Minimum Altitude [AMA]The lowest altitude that may be used under instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) that will provide a minimum vertical clearance of 1000 ft or, in a designated mountainous region, 2000 ft, rounded up to the next 100-ft increment, under conditions of standard temperature and pressure, above all obstacles located in the area specified.
- Glossary: Safe Altitude 100 NMThe lowest altitude that may be used under instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) that will provide a minimum vertical clearance of 1,000 ft or, in a designated mountainous region, 1,500 or 2,000 ft, as appropriate, rounded up to the next 100-ft increment, under conditions of standard temperature and pressure, above all obstacles located in an area contained within a radius of 100 NM of the aerodrome geometric centre.