missed approach

noun

A go-around from an instrument approach performed, for whatever reason, at a time when the aircraft is at or above the applicable decision height or minimum descent altitude.

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Meanings

nounmissed approach (plural missed approaches)

plural missed approaches

  1. aeronauticsA go-around from an instrument approach performed, for whatever reason, at a time when the aircraft is at or above the applicable decision height or minimum descent altitude.
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APA

missed approach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missed%20approach

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“missed approach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missed%20approach. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missed approach,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missed%20approach.

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