Buffer area
From EUROCONTROL ATM Lexicon
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Abbreviation
Definition
"the area extending 9.3 km (5.0 NM) beyond the boundary of the holding area within which the height and nature of obstacles shall be taken into consideration when determining the minimum holding level usable in the holding pattern associated with the holding area."
Definition Source
ICAO, Official definition, PANS-OPS/II, 1993, Amdt 7, p. 4-6
