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REFINED HAZARD AREA (RHA)

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RHA

Used by ATC. Airspace that is defined and distributed after a failure of a launch or reentry operation to provide a more concise depiction of the hazard location than a Contingency Hazard Area.

Source FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary · checked 2026-08-25

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