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# Safety area

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

> ‘Safety area’ means a defined area on a heliport surrounding the FATO which is free of obstacles, other than those required for air navigation purposes, and intended to reduce the risk of damage to helicopters accidentally diverging from the FATO.

CS HPT-DSN.A.020 · Aerodromes · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 13 Mar 2026 revision · [Read CS HPT-DSN.A.020](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/cs-hpt-dsn/chapter-a-general#cs-hpt-dsn-a-020)

## Defined in the same article

- [Dynamic load-bearing surface](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/dynamic-load-bearing-surface)
- [final approach and take-off area (FATO)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/final-approach-and-take-off-area)
- [Helicopter air taxiway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter-air-taxiway)
- [Helicopter clearway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter-clearway)
- [Helicopter ground taxiway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter-ground-taxiway)
- [Helicopter stand](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter-stand)
- [Helicopter taxi-route](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter-taxi-route)
- [Heliport](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/heliport)