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Airport Facility Directory

• Published every 56 days

• Covers the Continental US in 6 sections

• Contain useful information on all public airports (some private and military airports too) and radio aids to navigation

Information Available

• Seaplane bases• Special Notices

– Lights out operations– ATC waivers– Controlled firing areas– Aerobatic practice areas– Noise abatement

• Land and Hold Short operations (dist. Available)

• FAA & FSDO phone numbers

• ARTCC & FSS frequencies

• VFR waypoint lat/longs• VOR reciever

checkpoints and VOTs• Parachute Jumping Areas• Aeronautical Chart

Bulletins• Tower Enroute Control

(IFR)• Airport diagrams

(TUL)Airport Identifier

5 NE5 miles North East of nearest town/city

UTC-6(-5DT)Time Zone

N36o11.90’ W95o53.29’

Latitude/Longitude

677Airport

Elevation

BAirport Beacon

S4Major Powerplant

Major Airframe

Types of Fuel

Types of Oxygen for pressurization

systemsLandingRightsAirport

Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting

Level

Runway 36R

Type of approach lighting

Touchdown Zone Lighting

Precision Approach Path Indicator

(PAPA 4 bars Left side of RWY)

Angle of the PAPI3 degrees

Threshold crossing height 57’

In the remarks you can find non-standard traffic pattern altitudes, hours of operation, and any airport additional information

Clearance Delivery

App/ Dep have Radar

Remote Communications outlet freq. and #

Terminal Doppler Weather Radar

Automated weather info

Low Level Wind Shear Alert System

Ground Control

Smaller airports don’t have their own NOTAM file

The VORTAC is on the 264 radial 4.9nm to field

Elevation 770 8E error

Lat/Long of VORTAC

Military use:has DME

(H)= High service volume

VORTAC W=without voice

(MHW/LOM)Medium High service volume

W=without voice

frequencyindent

Location

On Kansas sectional

AD= airport diagram

High Intensity Runway Lights

Centerline Lights

Date of latest change2009 351 day

(SDF) Airport Identifier

City and State of Airport

Runway declared distance info available see appropriate A/FD

Airport Frequencies

Displaced threshold

Runway exact Magnetic Heading

Airport Variation

ILS hold short line

Pavement Classification

number

Runway weight limits

Effective dates

Runway slope

Runway elevation

Field elevation

Want to go see the Blue Angels?

• Special Notices:– 2009 U.S. & Canadian military Aerial

Aircraft/Parachute Demonstrations– Dates & Locations of

• Thunderbirds• Blue Angels• Canadian Snowbirds• USA Golden Knights

Other info in Special Notices

• Noise Abatement Procedures• Aerobatic Practice Area• Controlled Firing Area- not on chart• Helicopter Activity• Night Vision Lights out Operations• Laser Light Demonstrations• Air-to-air frequency• VFR Departures

Cuban Flight Advisory(UNTIL FURHER NOTICE)

The FAA has been informed that an official Cuban government publication has issued a warning that Cuban Armed Forces will shoot down any aircraft that penetrates Cuban Airspace illegally and refuses to obey an order to land for inspection

All pilots should take note: use extreme caution in the area of Cuban Airspace; adhere strictly to Cuban requirements for over flight of their territory

FAA and NWS Telephone numbers

TIBS- phone info briefing Service– Continuous recordings of meteorological and/or aeronautical info

including area/ route briefings, airspace procedures and announcements.

TWEB- Transcribed Weather Broadcast– Provide access to TWEB on selected navigation facilities for a

specific route

Restricted # for Aviation Weather Information

§§- Fast File (Flight Plan Filing only)

# - National AFSS Numbers

TAF and METAR decoderPOP QUIZ!

• Descriptor– BC– PR– MI

• Precipitation– UP– PL– GS– SG

• Obscuration– BR– FU– VA– DU

• Other– SQ– FC– SS

Answers!

• Descriptor– BC= Patches– PR= Partial– MI= Shallow

• Precipitation– UP= Uknown Precip– PL= Ice Pellets– GS= Small hail/snow pellets– SG= Snow grains

• Obscuration– BR= Mist >=5/8sm >FG– FU= Smoke– VA= Volcanic Ash– DU= Widespread Dust

• Other– SQ= Squall– FC= Funnel Cloud– SS= Sandstorm

Other information in the A/FD

• FSDO – Addresses and Phone numbers

• Q Routes– Nav routes that extend more than 12 nm off

shore– MOCA= 1500’ clearance– MEA 6000’

• VFR waypoint –list and Lat/Long

VOR Receiver Checkpoints

• Dual

• VOT

• Ground

• Airborne

• Homemade– on victor airway > 20nm over significant landmark

Parachute Jumping Areas

• Only active during daylight hours and VFR

• To become listed and charted– Be in operation for 1 year– Operate year round– Log 4,000 or more jumps each year

Aeronautical Chart Bulletin

• Issues changes since sectionals are issued every 6 months and A/FD are issued every 56 days

EFAS

• Enroute Flight Advisory Service– Routes– Times– Frequencies