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Localizer-type directional aid (LDA)

A NAVAID used for nonprecision instrument approaches with utility and accuracy comparable to a localizer but which is not a part of a complete ILS and is not aligned with the runway. Some LDAs are equipped with a glides…

Dictionary Term

Localizer-type directional aid (LDA)

Definition

A NAVAID used for nonprecision instrument approaches with utility and accuracy comparable to a localizer but which is not a part of a complete ILS and is not aligned with the runway. Some LDAs are equipped with a glideslope.

References

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge · Federal Aviation Administration · 2023