significant point

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

‘significant point’ means a specified geographical location used in defining an ATS route or the flight path of an aircraft and for other navigation and ATS purposes;

Article 2 · Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · Easy Access Rules, 26 Aug 2025 revision · Read Article 2

Also in the aviation glossary

Significant Point FAA IPH: [ICAO Annex 11] A specified geographical location used in defining an ATS route or the flightpath of an aircraft and for other navigation and ATS purposes.

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