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MINIMUM EN ROUTE IFR ALTITUDE (MEA)

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

The lowest published altitude between radio fixes which assures acceptable navigational signal coverage and meets obstacle clearance requirements between those fixes. The MEA prescribed for a Federal airway or segment thereof, area navigation low or high route, or other direct route applies to the entire width of the airway, segment, or route between the radio fixes defining the airway, segment, or route.

Refer to 14 CFR part 91; 14 CFR part 95; AIM.

Also called MEA.

In the 7110.65

Used in 14 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 1-2-6Abbreviations
  2. 4-1-5Fix Use
  3. 4-2-8IFR-VFR and VFR-IFR Flights
  4. 4-3-2Departure Clearances
  5. 4-5-6Minimum En Route Altitudes (MEA)
  6. 4-7-4Radio Frequency and Radar Beacon Changes for Military Aircraft
  7. 5-6-3Vectors Below Minimum Altitude
  8. 5-8-2Initial Heading
  9. 9-1-3Flight Check Aircraft
  10. 10-2-11Aircraft Bomb Threats
  11. 10-2-17Emergency Obstruction Video Map (EOVM)/Emergency Altitude Map (EAM)
  12. 10-4-4Communications Failure
  13. 12-1-2Airspace Classification
  14. 12-1-5Departure Clearance/Communication Failure