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title: "GM1 232. Significant point — ANNEX I — Part-DEFINITIONS, ATM/ANS · Avioverse"
description: "GENERAL There are three categories of significant points: ground-based navigation aid, intersection and waypoint."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atm-ans/part-definitions/general/gm1-232-significant-point"
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# GM1 232. Significant point

ANNEX I — Part-DEFINITIONS · Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

GM Guidance material

## GM1 232. Significant point

GENERAL

There are three categories of significant points: ground-based navigation aid, intersection and waypoint. In the context of this definition, intersection is a significant point expressed as radials, bearings and/or distances from ground-based navigation aids.

GM — Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · ED Decision 2020/008/R · ATM/ANS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

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Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 12 Mar 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.