What is the minimum ceiling and visibility for LAHSO (with PAPI/VASI)?

What is the minimum ceiling and visibility for LAHSO (with PAPI/VASI)?

• A. 1,200 ft / 2 miles
• B. 1,000 ft / 3 miles
• C. 2,000 ft / 4 miles
• D. 1,500 ft / 5 miles

Answer: (B)

LAHSO minima when a PAPI or VASI is installed and operating are set to ensure you can safely complete the landing and hold short. The required weather is a ceiling of 1,000 feet and visibility of 3 miles. The 1,000-foot ceiling gives enough vertical margin to see and manage the approach environment and the hold-short point, while the 3 miles of visibility provides sufficient horizontal separation to detect the hold-short cue and runway surroundings in typical IMC or marginal VFR conditions. The PAPI/VASI aids your descent visually, but it does not replace the need for these weather minimums for safe LAHSO operations. If the weather doesn’t meet these minimums, LAHSO should not be accepted.

LAHSO minima when a PAPI or VASI is installed and operating are set to ensure you can safely complete the landing and hold short. The required weather is a ceiling of 1,000 feet and visibility of 3 miles. The 1,000-foot ceiling gives enough vertical margin to see and manage the approach environment and the hold-short point, while the 3 miles of visibility provides sufficient horizontal separation to detect the hold-short cue and runway surroundings in typical IMC or marginal VFR conditions. The PAPI/VASI aids your descent visually, but it does not replace the need for these weather minimums for safe LAHSO operations. If the weather doesn’t meet these minimums, LAHSO should not be accepted.