What is Landing Time (LDT)?

Landing Time (LDT) is the time that an aircraft lands on a runway.

Landing Time - Terminology

Airport Collaborative Decision-Making (A-CDM) specifies different terms for LDT:

• Estimated Landing Time (ELDT): Tthe estimated time that an aircraft will touchdown on the runway.
• Target Landing Time (TLDT): The Targeted Time from the Arrival management process at the threshold, taking runway sequence and constraints into account.
• Actual Landing Time (ALDT): The time that an aircraft lands on a runway.

Further reference:

• Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) Implementation Manual, Eurocontrol