Direct-to-the-Public Subscriptions and Sales

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking this action to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and enhance and modernize the service provided our customers and the aviation community.

Effective July 1, 2013, as current subscriptions expire, we are discontinuing our direct-to-the-public subscription sales of paper aeronautical charts and related paper products. Current subscriptions will be filled through their applicable expiration date and we will continue to offer individual (other than subscription) paper sales through our aeronav.faa.gov website until October 2013.

Currently targeted for October 1, 2013, we will then discontinue all other direct-to-the-public individual sales of paper aeronautical charts and related paper products. Subsequently, all future individual purchases, and subscriptions of our aeronautical paper products will be sold expressly through the FAA's worldwide network of authorized chart sales agents. A list of these agents is available at: Chart Agents in Your Area.

For additional assistance, please contact us at: 9-amc-aerochart@faa.gov or by phone at 800-626-3677. Additional updates will be posted as they are available.

Digital Charting Products Update

Late 2011, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) developed a draft proposal to address security, safety and cost recovery issues for paper and digital electronic products. The FAA's AeroNav Products Directorate hosted a session with authorized aeronautical chart agents, application developers, and representative stakeholder groups (e.g., NBAA, AOPA, GAMA,) on December 13, 2011, to gather feedback and ideas about the draft proposal.

The FAA is now verifying costs and pricing for AeroNav products to help develop a final proposal. Although the FAA has not set any dates for completion of the final proposal or a timeline for implementation, the agency will keep the aviation community informed about its progress.

With the growth of the world-wide-web and advances in personal computing devices, pilots have relied increasingly on digital aeronautical products rather than traditional paper charts. However, some digital products the FAA made available were replicated and resold without authorization. In some cases, this was done in a way that did not preserve the integrity of the original product, which created a potential unintended risk to aviation safety. In addition, the FAA's cost recovery for digital products has not kept pace with changing technology.

The FAA has been producing aeronautical charts and products since the Aeronautical Charting Program was transferred to the FAA from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in October 2000. Public Law 106-181, dated April 5, 2000 gave the FAA the legislative authority to charge fees to recover the cost of producing paper and digital products. That authority was codified in Title 49, United States Code, section 44721. The FAA now develops aeronautical products and sells them through a network of about 400 authorized aeronautical chart agents, as well as through direct sales to the public.

In addition to the Safety Alerts and Charting Notices on this page, pilots and FAA Aeronautical Chart Agents may wish to view the most recent information available at:

Pilots are also encouraged to view:

Safety Alerts and Charting Notices
Affected Product Effective Date Subject and Additional Information
Coded Instrument Flight Procedures (CIFP) February 05, and March 05, 2015 Cancelled procedure in editions 1502 and 1503. Please see 15-01 Safety Alert (PDF) for complete information.
Selected Visual Aeronautical Charts February 04, 2015 Various Visual Aeronautical Chart Effective date modifications. see 15-01 Charting Notice (PDF) for complete information.
Digital Terminal Procedures Publication (DTPP) December 11, 2014 Metadata Change - Obstacle Departure descriptor change to ODP from DPO. Please see the 14-12 Charting Notice (PDF) for complete information.
Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP) and Digital Terminal Procedures Publication (DTPP) December 11, 2014 Addition of Diverse Vector Areas. Please see the 14-11 Charting Notice (PDF) for complete information.
Digital En-Route Supplement (DERS) November 13, 2014 Nine departures were not removed from Falcon Field in the DP.DAT file in the DERS. See the 14-19 Safety Alert (PDF) for complete information.
Chart Supplement Alaska and the Digital Airport/Facility Directory (DAFD) November 13, 2014 Errors were discovered regarding the magnetic variation for the Dutch Harbor (DUT) NDB (HW/DME). Please see the Safety Alert (PDF) for complete information.
Digital En-Route Supplement (DERS) November 13, 2014 DP.DAT and ENLOW.DAT Data Modifications. See the 14-15 Safety Alert (PDF) for complete information.
Digital Airport/Facility Directory (DAFD) November 13, 2014 Errors were discovered and resolved in the DAFD_21 xml data file. Right-click on afd_13NOV2014.xml then select Save Target As to download the revised file. Please see 14-07 Safety Alert (PDF) for complete information.
Digital En-Route Supplement (DERS) November 13, 2014 ENLOW.DAT and STARS.DAT Data Modifications. See the 14-12 Safety Alert (PDF) for complete information.
Digital En-Route Supplement (DERS) November 13, 2014 JEDNA waypoint was not removed from Q-162 in the ENHIGH.DAT file included with the DERS. See the 14-11 Safety Alert (PDF) for complete information.
Chart Supplement Pacific November 13, 2014 The Chart Supplement Pacific will no longer use the vertical line portrayed in the outside margin to alert users of new information or changes to information from a previous issue. Please see the Charting Notice (PDF) for complete information.
Digital Airport/Facility Directory (DAFD) July 24, 2014 Errors were discovered and resolved in the DAFD_19 xml data file. Right-click on afd_24JUL2014.xml then select Save Target As to download the revised file. Please see 14-05 Safety Alert (PDF) for complete information.
New York Helicopter Route Chart February 06, 2014 Until further notice, civil helicopter pilots operating VFR along the northern shoreline of Long Island, New York must utilize the North Shore Helicopter Route. See the Safety Alert and North Shore Graphic for complete information.
Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP) and Digital Terminal Procedures Publication (DTPP) December 12, 2013 Please see the 13-09 Safety Alert (PDF) for information on how to obtain Touch Down Zone Elevations (TDZE).
Aeronautical Chart User's Guide October 17, 2013 The 12th edition of the Aeronautical Chart User's Guide is now available.
Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP) June 27, 2013 There is a change to the Non-Regulatory Precision Runway Monitor (PRM) Attention All User Pages (AAUP). See the Charting Notice (PDF) for complete information.
Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP) May 02, 2013 The TERPS Change 21 criterion expands circling approach area dimensions to provide improved obstacle protection. See the Charting Notice (PDF) for complete information.
Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP) May 02, 2013 New ILS (CAT II-III), ILS PRM (CAT II-III) and ILS (SA CAT I-II) created to merge procedures. See the Charting Notice (PDF) for complete information.
Air Route Traffic Control Centers (CMAP) March 07, 2013 Aeronautical Navigation Products, policy of providing the ARTCC's via the CMAP zip file, the 5 MicroStation design files of the Military Training Routes, will be discontinued. See the Charting Notice (PDF) for complete information.
Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP) October 23, 2012 There is a possible change from a single layer DVD to dual layer DVD. See the Charting Notice (PDF) for complete information.
Digital En-Route Supplement October 22, 2012 AeroNav Products will no longer be providing the Military Training Route data file after the March 7, 2013 effective date. Please see the Public DERS Letter (PDF) for complete information.
NAVAID Digital Data File June 30, 2011 AeroNav Products will no longer be providing the NAVAID data file after the May 5, 2011 effective date. Please see the Public NAVAID Letter (PDF) for complete information.