Section 1. Aeronautical Information System

  1. GENERAL

The system for disseminating aeronautical information is made up of two subsystems, the Aeronautical Information System (AIS) and the NOTAM System. The AIS consists of charts and publications. The NOTAM system is discussed in later paragraphs.

  1. DISSEMINATION OF AIRMEN INFORMATION

Airmen information is disseminated by the following methods:

  1. Aeronautical charts depicting permanent baseline data:
  1. IFR Charts:
  1. Enroute High Altitude Conterminous U.S.
  2. Enroute Low Altitude Conterminous U.S.
  3. Alaska Charts
  4. Pacific Charts
  1. U.S. Terminal Procedures:
  1. Departure Procedures
  2. Standard Terminal Arrivals (STARs)
  3. Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs)
  1. VFR Charts:
  1. Sectional Aeronautical Charts
  2. Terminal Area Charts
  3. Helicopter Route Charts
  4. Caribbean Charts
  5. Wall Planning Charts
  1. Flight information publications outlining baseline data:
  1. Domestic Notices and International Notices
  2. U.S. Chart Supplement (formally Airport/Facility Directory)
  3. Pacific Chart Supplement
  4. Alaska Supplement
  5. Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
  1. PUBLICATION CRITERIA

The following conditions or categories of information should be forwarded to the Aeronautical Data Team for inclusion in the flight information publications and charts. Time critical delays, corrections, or changes to previously published data that cannot be republished before occurrence must be issued as a NOTAM, providing they meet the criteria set forth in this order.

  1. NAVAIDs. Commissioning, decommissioning, shutdown, restrictions, frequency changes, changes in monitoring status and monitoring facility used in the National Airspace System (NAS). NAVAID outage NOTAMs must remain active until the NAVAID is returned to service or, if being decommissioned, published as shut down or removed from all applicable publications.
  2. Commissioning, decommissioning, changes in hours of operation of FAA air traffic control facilities.
  3. Surface areas/airspace. Changes in hours of operations.
  4. Remote Communication Outlets and Remote Communication Air Ground. Commissioning, decommissioning, changes in voice control or monitoring facility.
  5. Weather reporting stations. Commissioning, decommissioning, failure, nonavailability or unreliable operations.
  6. Public airports. Commissioning, decommissioning, openings, closings, and abandonment.
  7. Airport Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) capability. Restrictions to air carrier operations.
  8. Changes to runway identifiers, dimensions, threshold placements, and surface compositions.
  9. NAS lighting systems. Commissioning, decommissioning, outages, change in classification or operation.
  1. DOMESTIC NOTICES AND INTERNATIONAL NOTICES

Domestic Notices and International Notices are published by Mission Support Services, Policy, Publications and Administration. See Appendix D for further information.

  1. CHART/PUBLICATION ERRORS OR OMISSIONS
  1. Managers must review each edition of the Domestic Notices and International Notices, Chart Supplement, and other publications and charts to ensure that all required data is included and correct. Inform the Aeronautical Data Team promptly of errors or omissions in any publication or chart. Notification of errors in the Domestic Notices and International Notices should be sent to Mission Support Services, Policy, Publications and Administration via 9-ATOR-HQ-PubGrp@faa.gov.
  2. Managers must review all current NOTAMs issued by their facility on a quarterly basis for currency.
  3. When NOTAMs are published, or more than 30 days old, contact the accountable organization for possible cancellation.
  1. FORWARDING DATA
  1. When notice is received of a temporary condition which is expected to be corrected before information can be published, issue a NOTAM if it meets criteria.
  2. NOTAM or aeronautical information concerning an extended (more than 30 days) shutdown or closure affecting components of the NAS must be forwarded in advance of the occurrence to the Aeronautical Data Team. The Aeronautical Data Team must publish data received in accordance with existing policies, criteria, and publication cutoff deadlines. The schedule of publication cutoff dates is contained in the Chart Supplement.
  3. Information received by the Aeronautical Data Team for publication that meets publication criteria and will be current on the effective date of the next available Chart Supplement publication or aeronautical chart will be published.
  4. Refer questions and data changes to https://www.faa.gov">href="mailto:9-ATOR-HQ-PubGrp@faa.gov">https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/.
  1. ADDRESSING CORRESPONDENCE

Federal Aviation Administration
Aeronautical Information Services address:
Aeronautical Information Services
1305 East-West Highway
SSMC4, Suite 4531
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281

  1. THE NATIONAL FLIGHT DATA DIGEST (NFDD)

The NFDD is used to transmit data from the Aeronautical Data Team to chart and publication producers. It may be used to update records. However, it must not be used as a basis to cancel NOTAMs.

  1. COMPUTER PRINTOUTS

Computer printouts listing all navigational aids and public use civil landing areas by flight plan area may be obtained from Aeronautical Information Services.