Navigation : Minimum Flight Altitudes

MORA (Route) MORA Minimum Off route Altitude Derived

By Jeppesen

Abbreviation

MEA (ROUTE) Minimum Enroute Altitude Published

By CAA*

MOCA (ROUTE) Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude Published

By Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA)

Grid MORA Grid Minimum Off route Altitude Published

By CAA*

Name Data source Clear obs. by 2000 Clear obs. by 1000 Navigation Signal Coverage Clearance Width

Derived
By Jeppesen

High** Mountainous Terrain Not high Terrain Navigational Radio Signal Coverage*** Airway width

High** Mountainous Terrain Not high Terrain In USA Navigation Coverage within 22 NM of a VOR only*** Airway width

<5001 <5001

High** Mountainous Terrain Not high Terrain -

5001 <5001

10 NM Of Centerline a

Lat Long

Lat long

Symbol

Green or Magenta < or > 10,000 ft

* CAA : The concerned Civil Aviation Authorities * *Mountainous Terrain (ICAO) : If a 3000 change in elevation within a 10 miles distance *** MOCA is always equal or less than MEA and may put A/C below navigation and radar coverage so it may be used in emergency specially below icing . N.B. : MEA , MORA and MOCA , if value is followed by an m , it means value is in meters ( instead of feet )

MSA

Minimum Sector Altitude ( USA* : Safe )

Clears Obstacles by 1000

In a Circle 25 NM of the Approach Navaid

*In USA : The Minimum Safe Altitude could be divided to one or more sectors called Minimum Sector Altitude

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Technical Bulletin - Navigation 1

Mar 2013

MEA = FL 291 i.e. 29100 ft or 8900 m MOCA ( T ) = 1970 ft or 600 m

MORA ( a ) = 8900 ft or 2800 m

( Derived by JEPPESEN )

MSA Minimum Safe Altitude

Showing 2 Minimum Sectors Altitude

multiply by 100 ft

( Font Color Magenta if more than 10,000 ft )

Grid MORA 10300 ft ftf ft

( Font Color Green if equal or less than 10,000 ft )

Reference : OM Part A Item : 8.1.1 Minimum Flight Altitudes

Dispatch Training Section Technical Bulletin - Navigation 1 Mar 2013