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title: "Operation with operational credits — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
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# operation with operational credits

EASA defines “operation with operational credits” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘operation with operational credits’ means an operation using specific aircraft or ground equipment, or a combination of aircraft and ground equipment which allows any of the following elements:
>
> (a) the application of lower than standard aerodrome operating minima for a particular classification of operation;
>
> (b) visibility requirements can be satisfied or reduced;
>
> (c) fewer ground facilities are required;
>
> (35) deleted \[Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/208]

Definitions for terms used in Annexes II to IV · Aerodromes · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 13 Mar 2026 revision · [Read the article](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/definitions/powers-and-recitals#definitions-for-terms-used-in-annexes-ii-to-iv)

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