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Landing zone
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<p>In military terminology a landing zone (LZ) is an area where <a href="/facts/Aircraft/EhC4mBep">aircraft</a> can land. </p><p>In the <a href="/facts/United_States_military/NHVsU9Id">United States military</a>, a landing zone is the actual point where aircraft, especially <a href="/facts/Helicopter/chQF7H55">helicopters</a>, land (equivalent to the commonwealth landing point.) </p><p>In <a href="/facts/Commonwealth_of_Nations/TcIRQnNq">commonwealth</a> militaries, a landing zone is the cartographic (numeric) zone in which the landing is going to take place (e.g., a valley). The landing area is the area in which the landing is going to take place (e.g., the field where the aircraft are to land). The landing point is the actual point on which aircraft are going to land (e.g., a point of the field). Each aircraft has a different landing point. </p>