Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)

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Land and hold short operations occur when aircraft are instructed to land, but they cannot cross some designated point, often another runway (but it doesn’t have to be another runway). ATC does this to increase the throughput of aircraft at the airport.

When a LAHSO is in effect, you’ll hear about it on the ATIS (“LAHSO in effect”). Then the tower will clear you: “Cleared to land runway __, hold short _____”, and it is the pilot’s responsibility to state whether they can accept that LAHSO clearance or not, and that will be part of the read-back that the pilot gives to ATC (“Cleared to land runway __, hold short _____”).

The pilot can also say “Unable.” If they do, then ATC will follow with other instructions, like a clearance to land full-length at that runway, or tell you to go around and clear you for another runway, or something else. I don’t expect a full arsenal of possibilities in the first implementation of LAHSOs, but it would be a nice touch of realism to start with the possibility of a LAHSO scenario.

This is what a LAHSO looks like on an airport diagram:
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Yes, that would be nice if also ATC would incorporate using crossing runways. Maybe this should be something that Asobo can create the possibility to code it, and the 3rd parties install it by researching the airport operation and configurations. But it would definitely help with congestion both airspace and radio.

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I didn’t know this existed, but it would certainly be a cool feature to have. It adds to the challenge.

*Perhaps it could even be part of a landing challenge at some point: ‘if you cross this point your score is void’. :slight_smile:

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The real-world equivalent of that is, “If you cross this point, receive a phone call from your local FSDO!”

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This would definitely be great to see - along of course with the general improvement in ATC that I hope is on the way… There’s so much potential in this area to improve the whole experience!