Editing Minimum en route altitude (section)

{{Short description|Air regulation}}
'''Minimum en route altitude''' ('''MEA'''),<ref>Spelled with a space in some FAA specs, for example, http://fsims.faa.gov/wdocs/notices/n8900_54.htm</ref> alternately spelled as '''Minimum enroute altitude''',<ref>For example, in the ''FAA Instrument Procedures Handbook'' (FAA-H-8261-1) it is spelled both with and without space.</ref> is the lowest published altitude between [[radio navigation]] fixes that assures acceptable navigational signal coverage (see [[Minimum reception altitude|MRA]]) ''and'' meets obstacle clearance requirements (see [[Minimum obstacle clearance altitude|MOCA]]) between those fixes.

The definition given here is that of the [[United States]] [[Federal Aviation Administration]].  Details may vary in other jurisdictions.