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GLIDESLOPE INTERCEPT ALTITUDE

Pilot/Controller Glossary with JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

The published minimum altitude to intercept the glideslope in the intermediate segment of an instrument approach. Government charts use the lightning bolt symbol to identify this intercept point. This intersection is called the Precise Final Approach fix (PFAF). ATC directs a higher altitude, the resultant intercept becomes the PFAF.

See FINAL APPROACH FIX; SEGMENTS OF AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE.

In the 7110.65

Used in 4 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 5-9-1Vectors to Final Approach Course
  2. 5-9-7Simultaneous Independent Approaches- Dual & Triple
  3. 5-9-9Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approaches (SOIA)
  4. 5-9-10Simultaneous Independent Approaches to Widely-Spaced Parallel Runways Without Final Monitors