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MISSED APPROACH POINT (MAP)

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

A point prescribed in each instrument approach procedure at which a missed approach procedure must be executed if the required visual reference does not exist.

See MISSED APPROACH; SEGMENTS OF AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE.

Also called MAP.

In the 7110.65

Used in 4 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 1-2-6Abbreviations
  2. 3-3-7Far Field Monitor (FFM) Remote Status Unit
  3. 4-8-9Missed Approach
  4. 4-8-11Practice Instrument Approaches