LAHSO stands for which aviation term?

• A. Landing And Hold Short Operations
• B. Left-hand Approach and Hold Short Operations
• C. Land And Hold Short Operations
• D. Landing And Hold Short Operations

Answer: (C)

LAHSO stands for Landing And Hold Short Operations. It describes a landing where, after touchdown, the aircraft is required to stop and hold short of a designated point on the runway—often before an intersecting runway or before the end of the runway—to enable other traffic to use the remaining runway. The wording uses the -ing form of Landing and ends with Operations, which is why the correct expansion is the version that says Landing, not Land. When ATC clears LAHSO, you must be certain you can safely stop in time with the current runway conditions and braking capability, and you should acknowledge and read back the hold-short instruction. If stopping safely isn’t assured, LAHSO should be declined.