Protection area

EASA defines “Protection area” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘Protection area’ means an area within a taxi-route and around a helicopter stand which provides separation from objects, the FATO, other taxi-routes and helicopter stands, for safe manoeuvring of helicopters.

CS HPT-DSN.A.020 · Aerodromes · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 13 Mar 2026 revision · Read CS HPT-DSN.A.020

Defined in the same article

Dynamic load-bearing surface
final approach and take-off area (FATO)
Helicopter air taxiway
Helicopter clearway
Helicopter ground taxiway
Helicopter stand
Helicopter taxi-route
Heliport

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