Flight Plan Instructions

• For Domestic Flights, the formats of either FAA Form 7233-1, Flight Plan, or FAA Form 7233-4, International Flight Plan, may be used.

An International Flight is defined as one which does not meet the definition to the left of a Domestic Flight; it departs or arrives from other than the conterminous 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii and/or Puerto Rico and/or flies through any international or foreign airspace, including oceanic airspace controlled by Oakland, New York and/or Anchorage ARTCCs.

• For International Flights, follow the format of FAA
  Form 7233-4, International Flight Plan.

Click on the links below for Flight Plan Filing Guidance for Domestic Flights:

• Flight Plan Filers
• Pilots

• Users who file IAW¹ FAA Form 7233-1 will be eligible for assignment of conventional procedures, only.

• Users who file IAW1 FAA Form 7233-4 will need additional information if any of the following Area Navigation (RNAV) routes is desired in US Domestic airspace:

• RNAV Standard Instrument Departure (SID);
• RNAV Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR); and/or
• RNAV Point-to-Point (PTP).

• RNAV Standard Instrument Departure (SID);
• RNAV Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR); and/or
• RNAV Point-to-Point (PTP).

• Acceptance/Rejection of Domestic ICAO Messages
• Filing Requirements for Assignment of RNAV Routes
• FAA ICAO Flight Planning Interface Reference Guide
• Guidelines for Use of ICAO Messages for Domestic Flight

• Filing Requirements for Assignment of RNAV Routes
• FAA ICAO Flight Planning Interface Reference Guide

¹ IAW = In accordance with