Land and Hold Short Operations

Land and Hold Short Operations

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Definition

Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) - 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.

Source: FAA JO 7110.65 Air Traffic Control

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LAHSO is a procedure used mainly in the USA. If it is to be used by ATC in the USA, the FAA requires that the runways involved have:

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