LAHSO-DRY - Land and hold short operations on runways that are dry.
LAHSO-WET - Land and hold short operations on runways that are wet (but not contaminated).
LAND AND HOLD SHORT OPERATIONS - Operations which include simultaneous takeoffs and landings and/or simultaneous landings when a landing aircraft is able and is instructed by the controller to hold-short of the intersecting runway/taxiway or designated hold-short point. Pilots are expected to promptly inform the controller if the hold short clearance cannot be accepted.
LANDING AREA (JCS, NATO) -
(1) That part of the objective area within which are conducted the landing Operations of an amphibious force. It includes the beach, the approaches to the beach, the transport areas, the fire support areas, the air occupied by close supporting aircraft, and the land included in the advance inland to the initial objective.
(2)
AIRBORNE - The general area used for landing troops and material either by airdrop or air landing. This area includes one or more drop zones or landing strips.
(3)
Any specially prepared or selected surface of land, water, or deck designated or used for take-off and landing of aircraft.
LANDING AREA (ICAO) - The part of the movement area intended for the landing or take-off run of aircraft.
LANDING DIRECTION INDICATOR (P/CG) - A device which visually indicates the direction in which landing and take-off should be made. (See Tetrahedron)
LANDING DISTANCE AVAILABLE [ICAO] - The length of runway which is declared available and suitable for the ground run of an aeroplane landing.
LANDING FORECAST (TREND TYPE) (ICAO) - A concise statement, appended to a routine or selected special report, indicating what significant change (expressed as a trend) from the conditions described in the report are likely to occur during the validity period of the forecast. One of the change indicators listed below will be used to identify the beginning of the trend forecast, and will be inserted into the message immediately after the report, except when the term "NOSIG" is used.
(1)
GRADU - Used if the change is expected to take place at a fairly constant rate throughout the forecast period, or during a specified part thereof.
(2)
RAPID - Used instead of GRADU when the change is expected to take place during a period lasting less than half an hour.
(3)
TEMPO - Used if the change is expected to last for a period of less than one hour and take place infrequently enough for a prevailing condition to remain those of the report.
(4)
INTER - Used if the change is expected to occur frequently for short periods of time, fluctuating almost constantly between those in the report or those in the preceding part of the forecast, and those in the forecast itself.
(5)
TEND - Used if none of the above terms apply. It should not be used if some other indicator has already appeared in the preceding part.
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