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Introduction
NOTAMs are one of the most under appreciated, but most important aspects of your preight preparation. You may feel comfortable with your ability to interpret NOTAMs, however, theres always a few that perplex even the most seasoned pilots.
This book was written to help pilots and aviation professionals developing a grasp of the NOTAM language. With this book, all pilots, airport operations personnel, dispatchers, and other aviation professionals will be able to understand virtually any NOTAM they confront in seconds with the simple ip of a few pages.
NOTAMs Illustrated borrows heavily from the ight service specialists Bible, FAA Order 7930.2. However, this book goes far beyond the FAA publication by adding more contractions & translations, and by providing additional insights gained from my twenty-four years experience as a ight service specialist.
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NOTAM Contractions ........................... 9-17 NOTAM Classification ........................ 19-24 NOTAM D .................................. 19,20 KEYWORD USE and NOTAM Ls now NOTAM Ds... 21,22 FDC NOTAMs ....................... 23 and 99-107 Military NOTAMs ............................. 24 Pointer NOTAMs .............................. 24 NTAP - NOTAM to Airmen Publication ............. 25 Terms used in NOTAMs ........................ 26-29 "and" - or the Virgule ...................... 26 Altitude and Height ......................... 26 Days of the Week ............................ 27 Sunrise and Sunset .......................... 27 Runway Designations ......................... 27 Expression of Time .......................... 28 PLUS SEE .................................... 29 Movement Area NOTAMs ........................ 30-56 Typical Contractions Used ................... 30 Commissioning/Decommissioning ............... 31 Closures and Openings .................... 31-33 Restrictions ............................. 33-35 Runway - Right, Left, and Center ............ 36 Runway - Identification Change .............. 36 Runway - Rubber Accumulation ................ 36 Snow, Ice, Slush, Water .................. 37-55 Typical Contractions Used ................ 37 Measurement Depth ........................ 38 Coverage ................................. 39 Conditions ............................... 39 Snow .................................. 40-44 Ice ................................... 42,43 Slush .................................... 43 Drifting/Drifted Snow .................... 44 Plowed or Swept .......................... 45 Sand/Sanded - SA ......................... 46 Deicing - Liquid/Solid.................... 46 Snowbanks - SNBNK ........................ 47 Continuous Snow Removal Operations on Multiple Runways ...................... 48 Braking Action Reports - BA .............. 49
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Runway Friction Measurement - MU ...... 50-52 Water .................................... 53 Mud ................................... 53,54 Frost/Frost Heave ........................ 54 Cracks ................................... 54 Ruts ..................................... 55 Soft Edge ................................ 55 Certificated Airport Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Equipment ............... 56 Lighting Aid NOTAMs ......................... 57-63 Typical Contractions Used ................... 57 Approach Light System - ALS ................. 58 Sequence Flashing Lights - SFL .............. 58 Runway Edge Light - RWY LGTS ................ 59 Runway Lights Obscured Due to Snow & Ice .... 59 Runway Centerline Light System - RCLL ....... 60 Touchdown Zone Lights - TDZ ................. 60 Runway Lead-in Light System - RLLS .......... 60 Airport Lighting Power Failure .............. 60 Airport Rotating Beacon - ABN ............... 61 Stop Bar Lighting System .................... 61 Pilot Controlled Lighting - PCL .......... 61,62 Obstruction Light Outages - Towers, etc. .... 63 NAVAID NOTAMs ............................... 64-74 Typical Contractions Used ................... 64 Unmonitored NAVAID .......................... 65 Restrictions to NAVAID's ................. 65,66 Instrument Landing Systems - ILS ......... 66-68 Microwave Landing Systems - MLS ............. 69 Simplified Directional Facility - SDF ....... 70 Localizer Type Directional Aid - LDA ........ 70 VOR/DME ..................................... 70 VORTAC - VOR, DME, TACAN ................. 70-72 Terminal VOR - TVOR ......................... 72 NDB ......................................... 73 NDB/LO ................................... 73,74 NAVAID Identification Change ................ 74 RADAR Outages ............................... 75
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Communication Outlet NOTAMs ................. 76-79 Typical Contractions Used ................... 76 Automatic Terminal Information Svc - ATIS ... 77 Remote Communication Outlet - RCO ........... 77 Clearance Delivery - CD ..................... 77 Local Airport Advisory - LAA ................ 78 VOR Voice ................................... 78 Remote Transmitter/Receiver - RTR ........... 78 Remote Communication Air/Ground Facility .... 79 Enroute Flight Advisory Service - EFAS ...... 79 Hazardous Inflt Weather Advzy Svc - HIWAS ... 79 Service NOTAMs .............................. 80-85 Typical Contractions Used ................... 80 Changes in Hours of Operation/ATC Facility or Service ............................ 80,81 Temporary Air Traffic Control Tower ...... 81,82 Loss of ATC Communications ............... 82,83 Traffic Delays .............................. 84 Traffic Management Program Alerts and Reservations ............................. 84 Flow Control Messages ....................... 85 Fuel Unavailability ......................... 85 Weather & Weather Reporting Equip NOTAMs .... 86-88 Typical Contractions Used ................... 86 Commissioning/Decommissioning of Equipment .. 86 Weather Reporting Equipment Failure ......... 87 AWOS Unreliable/Inaccurate Elements ......... 87 AWOS/ASOS Frequency Inoperative ............. 88 Low Level Windshear Alert System - LLWAS .... 88 Terminal Doppler Weather RADAT - TDWR ....... 88 Runway Visual Range - RVR ................... 88 Airspace NOTAMs ............................. 89-98 Typical Contractions Used ................... 89 Parachute Jumping/Sky Diving - PJE ....... 90,91 Aerobatic Aircraft and Areas ................ 91 Unmanned Model Rocket Launches .............. 92 Hot Air Balloons ............................ 92 Moored Balloons ............................. 92 High Altitude Balloon - HIBAL ............... 93 Restricted Areas ............................ 93
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Surface Areas/Airspace - Hours Open ...... 93,94 Temporary Loss of Communications Due to Hours of Operation Change of Surface Area ...... 94 Unmanned Air Vehicles - UAV ................. 94 Airshows .................................... 95 Demonstration Aircraft - DMNSTN ACFT ........ 95 Departure Procedures - DP ................... 96 Standard Terminal Arrivals - STAR ........... 96 Aerial Refueling ............................ 96 Airspace and Altitude Reservations - CARF 96,97 Missile Firing and Offshore Reservations . 97,98 FDC NOTAMs and TFRs ........................ 99-107 Typical Contractions Used ................... 99 General Discussion/Description ............. 100 Airway Change - Interim IFR Flt Procedure .. 101 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure - SIAP Interim IFR Flight Procedure ............ 101 Snow Conditions Affecting Glide Slope Ops .. 102 Laser Light Activity ....................... 102 Air Defense Emergency .................. 102-103 Temporary Flight Restrictions - TFRs ... 103-107 Wide Area Augmentation System - WAAS and Global Positioning System NOTAMs .......... 108-111 Typical Contractions Associated With ....... 108 WAAS Site Specific (Unreliable) NOTAMs ..... 109 WAAS Area Wide NOTAMs (Unavailable) ........ 110 GPS NOTAMs ................................. 111 Ground Based Transceiver (GBT) NOTAMs ...... 111
NOTAM Contractions
AAWF ABN ABV ACC ACCUM ACFT ACR ACT AD ADIZ ADJ ADZD AFD AFSS AGL ALS ALT ALTM ALTN ALTNLY ALSTG AMDT AMGR AMOS AP APCH AD LGT APP APRON APV ARFF ARSR ARTCC ARR ASDA ASDE ASOS ASPH ASR ASR ATC ATCCC ATSCC ATIS AUTH AUTOB AVBL Auxiliary Aviation Weather Facility airport rotating beacon, 61 above area control center - ARTCC accumulate/accumulation, 36 aircraft, 91,95 air carrier, 32,56,95 active, 93,96 aerodrome (a NOTAM keyword),21, 31, 32, 56, 60, 95 air defense identification zone adjacent, 22 advised, 91,94-95 airport facility directory Automated Flight Service Station, 83 above ground level, 26,63 approach light system, 58,68 altitude altimeter alternate alternately, 48 altimeter setting 87 amendment, 101 airport manager Automatic Meteorological Observing System airport, (replaced by AD on 1-28-08) approach aerodrome / airport lighting, 60 approach control Apron - paved strip in front of and around airport hangars & terminal buildings (also NOTAM Keyword) approaches with vertical guidance - WAAS aircraft rescue and fire fighting, 56 air route surveillance RADAR, 75 Air Route Traffic Control Center, 83 arrive, arrival accelerate-stop distance available airport surface detection equipment Automatic Surface Observing System, 88 asphalt, 31 approach surveillance RADAR antenna structure registration, 63 air traffic control, 84 Air Traffic Control Command Center, 85 Air Traffic System Command Center Automatic Terminal Information Service, 77 authority Automatic Weather Reporting System available, 35,87
NOTAM Contractions
AWOS AWY AZM BA FAIR BA NIL BA POOR BC BCN BERM BLW BND BOW BRD BRG BYD C CAAS CARF CAT CBAS CBSA CCAS CCLKWS CCSA CD CDAS CDSA CEAS CESA CFR CGAS CHAN CHG CIG CK CL CLKWS CLR CLSD CMB CMSN CMSND CNL CNTRLN COM CONC CPD CRS Automatic Weather Observing System, 86,87,88 airway azimuth, 69,71,72 braking action fair, 49 braking action nil, 49 braking action poor, 46,49 back course beacon snowbank/s containing earth/gravel, 47 below, 65,66,67,69,90,91,92,94,95 bound, 93 Bowmonk Decelerometer, 51 - plus see 50-52 Brakemeter-Dynometer, 51 - plus see 50-52 bearing beyond, 65,66,69 center, 36 Class A Airspace central altitude reservation function, 96,97 category, 68 Class B Airspace, 94 Class B Surface Area, 94 Class C Airspace, 94 counterclockwise Class C Surface Area, 94 clearance delivery, 77,82 Class D Airspace, 94 Class D Surface Area, 94 Class E Airspace, 94 Class E Surface Area, 93,94 Code of Federal Regulations Class G Airspace channel, 69 change or modification ceiling, 87 check center line clockwise clearance, clear/s, cleared to closed, 31-36,48,81,95 climb commissioned, 58,59,66,69,86 commissioned, 31,62 cancel centerline, 22 communications, 94 (also a NOTAM keyword), 21 concrete coupled course, 67
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NOTAM Contractions
CTAF CTC CTL DALGT DCMSN DCMSND DCT DEGS DEP DEP PROC DH DISABLD DIST DLA DLT DLY DME DMSTN DP DP DRFT DSPLCD DW DTW E EB EFAS ELEV ENG ENRT ENTR ERD EXC FAC FAF FAN MKR FDC FI/P FI/T FL FM FNA FPM FREQ FRH FRI FRZ FRZN common traffic advisory frequency contact control daylight decommission, 66,69 decommissioned, 31 direct degrees depart, departure departure procedure decision height disabled distance delay or delayed, 84 delete daily, 27,62,81,82,93,94,96 distance measuring equipment, 68,70,71 demonstration, 95 departure procedure, 23,96,100 dewpoint temperature snowbank/s caused by wind action, 44 displaced, 33 dual wheel - on aircraft dual tandem wheels - on aircraft east, 55,93 eastbound Enroute Flight Advisory Service, 79 elevation, 69 engine en route entire Electronic Recording Decelerometer, 51, 50-52 except, 32,95 facility or facilities final approach fix fan marker flight data center, 19,23,100-107 flight inspection permanent, 23,100 flight inspection temporary, 23,100-102 flight level, 26 from final approach feet per minute frequency fly runway heading Friday, 27,32,80,81 flight restricted zone frozen, 42,43
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NOTAM Contractions
FSS FT GC GCA GCO GCP GP GPS GRT GRVL HAA HAT HDG HEL HELI HIBAL HIRL HIWAS HLDG HOL HP HR HRS IAF IAP INBD ID IDENT IF ILS IM IMC IN INDEFLY INFO INOP INST INSTR INT INTL INTST IR KT L LAA LAT LAWRS LB Flight Service Station foot or feet ground control, 81 ground control approach, 75 ground communication outlet ground check point glide path, 66-68 Global Positioning System, 111 Griptester, 51 - plus see 50-52 gravel height above airport height above touchdown heading helicopter heliport, 31 high altitude balloon, 93 high intensity runway lights, 59 Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service, 79 holding holiday holding pattern hour hours, 94 initial approach fix instrument approach procedure inbound identification identify, identifier, identification intermediate fix Instrument Landing System, 66-68,102 inner marker, 68 instrument meteorological conditions inch, inches, 38,40-47,53-55 indefinitely information inoperative instrument, 48 instrument intersection, 96 international intensity, 62 ice on runway/s, 42,43,46 knots left, 36 local airport advisory, 78 latitude Limited Aviation Weather reporting Station pound/s
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NOTAM Contractions
LC LOC LCTD LDA LDA LGT/S LGTD LIRL LLWAS LM LDG LLZ LNAV LNDG LO LONG LORAN LPV LRN LSR LT M MAG MAINT MALS MALSF local control, 81,82 local, locally, location located localizer type directional aid, 70 landing distance available light/s or lighting, 22,60-63 lighted, 31 low intensity runway lights Low Level Wind Shear Alert System, 88 compass locator at ILS middle marker landing localizer67,68 Lateral Navigation - WAAS, 109 landing, 34 compass locator at ILS outer marker, 68,73,74 longitude Long Range Navigation vertical approach minima - WAAS, 109 long range navigation loose snow on runway/s, 41,42,44,47 left turn missing magnetic maintain, maintenance medium intensity approach light system medium intensity approach light system with sequenced flasher indicator lights MALSR medium intensity approach light system with runway alignment, 58 MAP/MAPT missed approach point MCA minimum crossing altitude MDA minimum descent altitude MEA minimum enroute altitude, 101 MED medium MIN minute/s MIRL medium intensity runway lights MKR marker MLS microwave landing system, 69 MM middle marker, 68 MNM minimum MNT monitor, monitoring, monitored MOC minimum obstruction clearance MON Monday, 27,32,80,81 MRA minimum reception altitude MSA minimum safe altitude or minimum sector altitude MSAW minimum safe altitude warning MSG message, 85 MSL mean sea level, 26,63
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NOTAM Contractions
MU MUD MUM MUNI N NA NAV NB NDB NE NGT NM NMR NMRS NONSTD NOPT NR NTAP NVG NW O OBSC OBST OM OPR OPS ORIG OTS OVR PAEW PAX PAPI PAR PARL PAT PCL PERM PJE PLA PLW PN PPR PRN PROC PROC NA PROP PSR PTCHY mu friction value or meters, 50-52 mud, 53,54 Mark 4 Mu Meter, 51 - plus see 50-52 municipal north not authorized, 68 navigation (also a NOTAM keyword), 21 Northbound nondirectional radio beacon, 73,74 northeast night nautical miles nautical mile radius, 90,91,92,94,95 numerous nonstandard,33 no procedure turn required number notice to airmen publication, 24,25,84 night vision goggles northwest,36,54 other aeronautical information - NOTAM keyword obscured, obscure, obscuring, 59 obstruction, obstacle (also NOTAM keyword), 21 outer marker, 67,68 operate, operator, operative operation/s original out of service - used throughout in examples over, 34,42,43 personnel and equipment working, 21,22 passenger/s, 56 precision approach path indicator, 21,22 precision approach radar, 75 parallel, 35 pattern pilot controlled lighting, 61,62 permanent, 31 parachute jumping exercise, 90,91 practice low approach, 35 plow, plowed, 45,47 prior notice required prior permission required, 32 psuedo random noise, 110 procedure procedure not authorized, 101 propeller packed snow on runway/s, 41,42,45 patchy, 39,41,45,53
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NOTAM Contractions
PTN PVT R RAA RAIL RAIM RAMOS RAMP procedure turn private right, 36,67 Remote Airport Advisory runway alignment indicator lights, 58,68 Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring, 110 Remote Automatic Meteorological Observing System Ramp - The paved area of an airport between the terminal building and the taxiways, used to park airplanes during loading and unloading (also a NOTAM keyword), 21 Remote Communications Air/Ground Facility, 79 runway center line runway center line lights, 60,68 remote communications outlet, 77 receive or receiver relocated runway end lights, 21,22 report, 87 Runway friction tester, 51 - plus see 50-52 runway lead-in light system, 60 remainder, 45,46 remark/s area navigation replace required, 24,84 runway remaining lights en route surveillance radar reservation, 84 right turn route remote transmitter/receiver, 78 return to service rough, 42,43 runway visual range, 68,88 runway visual range midpoint, 68,88 runway visual range rollout, 68,88 runway visual range touchdown, 68,88 runway/s, 48,59,61,62 (also a NOTAM keyword), 21 south, 93 sand, sanded, 46 Saturday, 80,81 Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting Station southbound simplified directional facility, 70 southeast surface, 97,98 Surface friction tester-hi press tire, 51, 50-52
RCAG RCL RCLL RCO REC RELCTD RENL REP RFT RLLS RMNDR RMK RNAV RPLC RQRD RRL RSR RSVN RT RTE RTR RTS RUF RVR RVRM RVRR RVRT RWY/S S SA SAT SAWRS SB SDF SE SFC SFH
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NOTAM Contractions
SFL SFL SIAP SIMUL SIR SKED SKH SKL SLR SN SNBNK SNGL SPD SSALF Surface friction tester-lo press tire, 51, 50-52 sequence flashing lights, 58,68 standard instrument approach procedure, 101 simultaneous or simultaneously packed or compacted snow & ice on runway, 43,45 scheduled or schedule, 32,95 Skiddometer-hi press tire, 51 - plus see 50-52 Skiddometer-lo press tire, 51 - plus see 50-52 slush on runway/s, 43 undefined snow, 40,41,42 snowbank/s caused by plowing - windrow/s, 47 single speed simplified short approach lighting with sequence flashers SSALR simplified short approach lighting with runway alignment indicator lights SSALS simplified short approach lighting system SSR secondary surveillance RADAR, 75 STA straight-in approach STAR Standard Terminal Arrival, 23,96,100 SUN Sunday, 80,81 SVC/S service/s (also a NOTAM keyword), 21 SVN satellite vehicle number SW southwest or single wheel SWEPT swept or broom/ed, 45 T temperature, 87 TACAN Tactical Air Navigation - azimuth & DME, 70-72 TAP Tapley Decelerometer, 51 - plus see 50-52 TAR terminal area surveillance RADAR, 75 TDWR Terminal Doppler Weather RADAR TDZ touchdown zone, 60 TDZL LGT touchdown zone lights, 60,68 TEMPO temporary or temporarily, 81 TFC traffic TFR temporary flight restriction, 100,103-107 TGL touch and go landing/s, 34 THN thin, 38,41,42,45,46,54 THR threshold, 21,22,33 THRU through THU Thursday TIL until, 28,56,63,80,81 TKOF takeoff, 34 TM Traffic Management, 84 TMPA Traffic Management Program Alert, 24,25,84,85 TODA take-off distance available TORA take-off run available TRMNL terminal
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NOTAM Contractions
TRNG TRSN TSNT TUE TVOR TWR TWY/s U UAR UAS UFN UNAVBL UNKN UNL UNLGTD UNMKD UNMNT UNREL USD UNUSBL VASI VDP VER VIA VICE VIS VMC VNAV VOL VOR VORTAC W WAAS WB WED WEF WI WIE WKDAYS WKEND WND WPT WSR WTR WX training transition transient, 32,34,35 Tuesday Terminal VOR, 72 airport control tower, 80,81,82,83 taxiway/s, 21,22,35 (also a NOTAM keyword), 21 unverified aeronautical information-NOTAM keyword header contraction for information pertaining to Standard Terminal Arrivals - STAR and profile descents, 96 unmanned air vehicles, 94 until further notice, 102,107 unavailable, 56,75,85 unknown, 63 unlimited, 97,98 unlighted unmarked unmonitored, 65 unreliable, 87 header contraction for information pertaining to Departure Procedures - DP, 96 unusable, 29,65,66,67,69 Visual Approach Slope Indicator System, 21 visual descent point Vericom (VC3000), 51, plus see 50 by way of, 96 instead of/versus, 79 visibility, 87 visual meteorological conditions, 35 Vertical Navigation - WAAS, 109 volume VHF omni-directional radio range, 65,66,70,71,78 VOR and TACAN - co-located, 70,71,72 west, 33 Wide Area Augmentation System, 108,109,110 westbound Wednesday with effect from or effective from, 28 within with immediate effect, 102,107 Monday through Friday, 27 Saturday and Sunday, 27 wind waypoint wet snow on runway/s, 41,43 water on runway/s, 53 weather
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NOTAM Contractions
ZAB ZAN ZAU ZBW ZDC ZDV ZFW ZHU ZID ZJX ZKC ZLA ZLC ZMA ZME ZMP ZNY ZOA ZOB ZSE ZTL ZZZ Albuquerque Center - ARTCC Anchorage Center - ARTCC Chicago Center - ARTCC Boston Center - ARTCC Washington Center - ARTCC Denver Center - ARTCC Fort Worth Center - ARTCC Houston Center - ARTCC Indianapolis Center - ARTCC Jacksonville Center - ARTCC Kansas City Center - ARTCC Los Angeles Center - ARTCC Salt Lake City Center - ARTCC Miami Center - ARTCC Memphis Center - ARTCC Minneapolis Center - ARTCC New York Center - ARTCC Oakland Center - ARTCC Cleveland Center - ARTCC Seattle Center - ARTCC Atlanta Center - ARTCC identifier for an urgent special data FDC NOTAM
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NOTAM Classification
When a change in any component of the National Airspace System (NAS) occurs so rapidly that time does not permit issuance on a chart or in a publication, it is issued as a: or more commonly known as a
A NOTAM states the abnormal status of a component of the National Airspace System (NAS) - not the normal status. NOTAMs are classied into two groups: NOTAM D and FDC NOTAM
(Effective January 28, 2008, Local NOTAMs were reclassied as NOTAM Ds. During an undened transitional period (hopefully within four months), there will be a mix of previously issued Local NOTAMs remaining as Local NOTAMs and newly issued former Local NOTAMs now issued as Distant NOTAMs.
Civil public use airports and airport features, such as a runway, taxiway, or airport lighting.
Services, such as an Air Traffic Control Tower or approach control that may be out of service.
Procedures, such as air traffic delays due to the arrival or departure of presidential aircraft.
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NOTAM Classification
NOTAM D (con't):
A typical NOTAM D is formatted in the following manner:
("ABC" and "XYZ" are example identiers)
!ABC 07/ 003 XYZ NAV VOR OTS WEF 0407141200-0407162000 Translated: The Eckswhyzee VOR is out of service beginning 1200 GMT on July 14, 2004 until 2000 GMT on July 16, 2004. Broken down into its individual components: ! is the ADP Code*. The national NOTAM computer needs this symbol to process the NOTAM. (*ADP = Automatic Data Processing). ABC is the identier of the accountability location, which is used by the NOTAM system computer to keep track of NOTAM numbering. 07/003 - The 07 represents the month the NOTAM is issued; e.g. 07 is July. The 003 indicates that this is the third NOTAM issued under the ABC accountability location for the month of July. So far, the "!" symbol, the "ABC", and the "07/003" listed in the NOTAM are for the national NOTAM computer's needs. The information listed below, and what follows is the "meat" of the NOTAM that you must read and understand. XYZ is the identier of the affected facility or location. NAV is the NOTAM keyword indicating Navigation Aids VOR is, in this example, the affected facility.
OTS is, in this example, the condition of the affected facility. WEF 0407141200-0407162000 is the effective time of the abnormal condition of the affected facility or location. WEF is the acronym for effective from (or with effect from).
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NOTAM Classification
Effective January 28, 2008, all NOTAMs D text will begin with the keywords, RWY, TWY, RAMP, APRON, AD, OBST, NAV, COM, SVC, AIRSPACE, U, O. RWY = Runway, example: !XYZ 02/004 XYZ RWY 5 REIL OTS TWY = Taxiway, example: !XYZ 07/003 XYZ TWY A CLSD RAMP = Ramp, example: !XYZ 11/008 XYZ RAMP CLSD APRON = Apron, example: !XYZ 12/016 XYZ APRON CLSD AD = Aerodrome, includes airport, heliport, helipads, and maneuvering areas - on or within 5 SM of an aerodrome and not covered under RWY, TWY, RAMP, APRON, OBST, NAV, COM, OR AIRSPACE, example: !XYZ 04/002 XYZ AD CLSD PERM OBST = Obstruction, including obstruction lighting outages. Example: !XYZ 08/005 XYZ OBST TOWER 580 (420 AGL) 5 NE LGTS OTS (ASR 1068993) TIL 0802091500 NAV = Navigation Aids, example: !XYZ 04/006 XYZ NAV VOR OTS COM = Communications, example: !XYZ 01/003 XYZ COM RCO OTS SVC = Services, example: !XYZ 12/006 XYZ SVC RVR OTS AIRSPACE = Airspace, example: !XYZ 02/003 XYZ AIRSPACE PJE 2 NMR XYZ270010 5000/BLW WEF 0702141200-0702141300 U = Unveried Aeronautical Information, indicates movement area information meets NOTAM criteria, but is not yet conrmed by airport management. Example: !XYZ 05/008 XYZ U RWY DISABLED ACFT O = Other Aeronautical Information, indicates information that is benecial to aircraft operations, but does not meet NOTAM criteria. Example: !XYZ 03/004 XYZ O CONTROLLED BURN OF BARN 7SW APCH END RWY 27 WEF 08031200-08031600
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NOTAM Classification
NOTAMs L - Changed to NOTAMs D effective Jan 28,2008
Some examples of former NOTAM L contractions include:
PAEW TWY/TY TWY LGTS VASI PAPI RENL THR LGTS Personnel and Equipment Working Taxiway/s Taxiway lights Visual Approach Slope Indicator Precision Approach Path Indicator Runway End Identier Lights Threshold Lights
These contractions remain valid for NOTAM D usage, now issued in NOTAM D format. Below, are some examples of these contractions in D NOTAMs : ! XYZ 01/008 XYZ TWY B CLSD Translated: At the Eckswhyzee Airport, Taxiway (TWY) Bravo (B) is closed. !XYZ 03/005 XYZ RWY 18/36 PAEW Translated: At the Eckswhyzee Airport, personnel and equipment are working (PAEW) on runway 18 and 36. !XYZ 11/007 XYZ RWY 24 RENL OTS Translated: At the Eckswhyzee Airport, the runway end identier lights (RENL) for runway 24 are out of service (OTS)
As a result of this changeover, former Local NOTAMs are now available for pilots to access during a DUAT or DUATS self weather brieng without the need to contact ight service. However, until this transition is complete, hopefully by mid-2008, some Local NOTAMs may continue as such until time permits a conversion to NOTAM D.
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NOTAM Classification
FDC NOTAMs:
An FDC NOTAM pertains to ight information that is regulatory in nature that includes the following: Interim IFR ight procedures, either temporary (FI/T) or permanent (FI/P), such as: 1. Airway structure changes. 2. Instrument approach procedure changes (excludes departure procedures (DP) and standard terminal arrivals (STAR)). 3. Airspace changes in general. Temporary ight restrictions (TFR's), such as: 1. Closed or restricted airspace due to security concerns. 2. Disaster areas. 3. Special events generating a high degree of interest. 4. Hijacking. Flight restrictions in the proximity of the President and other parties. Certain airport condition changes. Snow conditions affecting glide slope operation. Air defense emergencies. Emergency ight rules. Substitute airway routes. Special data. U.S. Government charting corrections. Laser light activity.
FDC NOTAMs are numbered consecutively beginning with 0001 each year. The year of issuance and the serial number are separated by a slant. Example: FDC 4/0342 Translated: The 342nd FDC NOTAM issued in year 2004.
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Military NOTAMs:
Though not officially approved by the FAA, military NOTAMs may be accessed from the Web site URL www.ysouth.org/notams.htm. A weather briefer from ight service can also retrieve military NOTAMs for pilots upon request.
International NOTAMs:
International NOTAMs my be retrieved from DUATS vendors as one of the vendor's available options.
Pointer NOTAMs
A Pointer NOTAM highlights or points out another NOTAM, such as an FDC NOTAM concerning a security related temporary ight restriction (TFR) or presidential movement, or a NOTAM D, such as a parachute jump NOTAM.
The purpose of a Pointer NOTAM is to assist pilots in cross referencing important information that may not be found under an airport or NAVAID identier. Pointer NOTAMs are preceded with the keyword of AIRSPACE. Example: !XYZ 07/004 XYZ AIRSPACE TMPA SEE NTAP RSVN RQRD WEF 0407051200-0407052200 Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport has a Traffic Management Program Alert (TMPA) in effect. See the Notice to Airmen Publication (NTAP). A reservation is required (RSVN RQRD) (typically for aircraft operating under instrument ight rules but not always) effective from 1200 GMT on July 5, 2004 through 2200 GMT on July 5, 2004.
Something very important is affecting XYZ. The above Pointer NOTAM is advising the pilot to locate and read the Notice to Airmen Publication to see how this may affect the pilot's ight.
The word "SEE" in the Pointer NOTAM is a red ag to look for the referenced NOTAM. The information provided by the referenced NOTAM is critical to ight safety or national security.
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The NTAP can be viewed by accessing the Web site URL www.faa.gov/NTAP. FDC NOTAMs are published here. The NTAP is sometimes referred to as the CLASS II NOTAMs book by some pilots and weather briefers.
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And:
The virgule " / " is used in NOTAM text to indicate "and".
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The term DLY means daily, which indicates an event will occur at the same time during a succession of days. Example: !ABC 07/012 XYZ AD CLSD 1200-2000 DLY WEF 0407151200-0407182000 Translated: The Eckswhyzee airport is closed from 1200 GMT to 2000 GMT daily (DLY) beginning July 15 at 1200 GMT, 2004 until July 18 at 2000 GMT, 2004.
Runway Designations:
Runways are identied by magnetic bearing; e.g. 9/27, or 36/18, etc. If no magnetic bearing has been established, runways are identied by the nearest eight points of the compass; e.g. NE/SW, N/S, etc.
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Times are in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), sometimes referred to as "ZULU" time, or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Times will be preceded by the acronyms WEF or TIL.
WEF means with effect from or effective from, which indicates the date and time a condition will exist or begin. "Til" means until, which indicates the date and time a condition will terminate or end. NOTAMs typically will have an expected date and time of return to service or return to normal status. Absence of TIL indicates the condition or abnormal status will continue until further notice. Times are stated in ten digits representing the: Year Month Day Hour Minute
Example: !ABC 04/008 XYZ NAV VOR OTS TIL 0405161830 Year 04 Month 05 Day 16 Hour 18 Minute 30
Translated: The Eckswhyzee VOR is out of service until 1830 GMT on MAY 16, 2004. The WEF acronym is especially helpful when examining braking action and snow, ice, slush & water NOTAMs to determine when a condition was reported.
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Conditions That Restrict or Preclude the Use of Any Portion of a Runway or a Waterway:
!ABC 10/013 XYZ RWY 25 FIRST 500 CLSD Translated: The rst 500 feet of runway 25 (25 FIRST 500) at Eckswhyzee Airport is closed (CLSD) for both takeoff and landing. Runway 7 is not affected. ******************** !ABC 09/024 XYZ RWY 9/27 W 1000 CLSD Translated: Both runways 9 and 27 are affected at the Eckswhyzee Airport. The west 1000 feet of runway 9 is closed. The west 1000 feet of runway 27 is closed. ******************** !ABC 04/002 XYZ RWY 15 CLSD Translated: Runway 15 at Eckswhyzee Airport is closed. Runway 33 is not affected. ******************** !ABC 11/008 XYZ RWY 18 THR DSPLCD 500 NONSTD MARKING Translated: The rst 500 feet of runway 18 is closed to landing aircraft at the Eckswhyzee Airport. Aircraft departing on runway 18 or landing or departing runway 36 may use the full length. The threshold displacement is marked by nonstandard markings.
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The parallel taxiway measuring 3,000 feet long by feet wide is available during daylight hours in visual meteorological conditions (PARL TWY 3000X75 AVBL VMC). No transient aircraft (NO TSNT). No practice low approaches (NO PLA). No student pilots (NO STUDENT).
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When 1 INCH is reached, additional depths are in multiples of one inch with no fractions; e.g. 1 IN, 2 IN, 3 IN. When variable depths of snow cover are reported, such as 3 to 4 IN, the greater depth is reported; e.g. 4 IN. When a snow depth over 35 inches (35 IN) is reached, additional depths are reported in multiples of FEET. If a snow depth report is halfway between two reportable values of FEET, the reported depth in the NOTAM is rounded off to the next higher foot; e.g. A measured depth of 3 feet 6 inches would be issued in a NOTAM as 4 FEET.
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Conditions:
Conditions that affect movement areas include:
Snow Ice Snow and Ice Slush
Water Drifting or Drifted Snow Plowing or Sweeping of Snow, Ice, or Slush Sanding and/or Deicing of Snow, Ice, or Slush Snowbanks Mud, Frost, Frost Heave, Cracks, Ruts, Soft Edges
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Ice:
!XYZ 12/004 XYZ RWY 9/27 THN IR WEF 0412231100 Translated: Runway 9 and 27 at the Eckswhyzee Airport is covered with a thin (THN) (less than 1/4 inch) layer of smooth ice or ice pellets effective from 1100 GMT on December 23, 2004. ******************** !XYZ 03/012 XYZ RWY 17/35 1/2 IN RUF IR WEF 0403061400 Translated: Runway 17 and 35 at the Eckswhyzee Airport is covered with a 1/2 inch (IN) layer of rough ice (RUF IR) (or frozen slush) effective from 1400 GMT on March 6, 2004.
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Slush:
!XYZ 01/014 XYZ RWY 17/35 2 IN SLR WEF 0401221900 Translated: Runway 17 and 35 at the Eckswhyzee Airport is covered with 2 inches (2 IN) of slush (SLR) (not wet snow) effective from 1900 GMT on January 22, 2004. ******************** !XYZ 03/005 XYZ RWY 2/20 1/2 IN FRZN SLR WEF 0403121300 Translated: Runway 2 and 20 at the Eckswhyzee Airport is covered with 1/2 inch (1/2 IN) of frozen slush (FRZN SLR) effective from 1300 GMT on March 12, 2004.
Note: FRZN SLR (frozen slush on the runway) may also be described as RUF IR (rough ice on the runway) in a NOTAM.
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!XYZ 01/018 XYZ RWY ALL RWYS ALTNLY CLSD SNOW REMOVAL WEF 0401122300 Translated: All runways (ALL RWYS) at the Eckswhyzee Airport are alternately closed (ALTNLY CLSD) for snow removal effective from 2300 GMT on January 12, 2004. ******************** !XYZ 01/005 XYZ RWY ALL RWYS ALTNLY CLSD ICE REMOVAL WEF 0401122300 Translated: All runways (ALL RWYS) at the Eckswhyzee Airport are alternately closed (ALTNLY CLSD) for ice removal effective from 2300 GMT on January 12, 2004. ******************** !XYZ 01/012 XYZ RWY INST RWYS ALTNLY CLSD SNOW REMOVAL WEF 0401122300 Translated: All runways with instrument approaches (ALL INST RWYS) at the Eckswhyzee Airport are alternately closed (ALTNLY CLSD) for snow removal effective from 2300 GMT on January 12, 2004.
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Runway friction measurement reports are expressed using the name of the above FAA-approved devices, followed by the word "MU" (pronounced "myew"), followed by the reported values, then followed by the actual time of the measurement. Examples: !ABC 12/004 XYZ RWY 18 SKH MU 52/30/42 WEF 0412251000 Translated: Myew readings for runway 18 at the Eckswhyzee Airport, using the Skiddometer, are 52 for the rst third of the landing runway, then 30 for the middle third of the runway, then 42 for the last third of the runway (the middle third of the runway is the most slippery segment) effective from 1000 GMT on December 25, 2004.
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Mud:
!XYZ 05/003 XYZ RWY 4/22 PTCHY 2 IN MUD WEF 0405271300 Translated: Runway 4 and 22 at the Eckswhyzee Airport has patchy (PTCHY) areas of 2 inch deep mud (2 IN MUD) effective from 1300 GMT on May 27, 2004.
Note: The term PTCHY is used to indicate less than full coverage of a surface. The NOTAM will not indicate the location, size, or extent of coverage of areas of mud partially affecting the runway.
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Frost:
!XYZ 10/003 XYZ AD THN FROST WEF 0410271100 Translated: All surfaces at the Eckswhyzee Airport are covered with a thin layer of frost (THN FROST) (less than 1/4 inch) effective from 1100 GMT on October 27, 2004.
Frost Heave:
!XYZ 10/007 XYZ RWY 12/30 FROST HEAVE NW 500 WEF 0410231200 Translated: Runway 12 and 30 at the Eckswhyzee Airport is affected by frost heaving (FROST HEAVE) involving the northwest 500 feet (NW 500) of the runway effective from 1200 GMT 0n October 23, 2004.
Cracks:
!XYZ 03/002 XYZ RWY 11/29 NMRS 7 IN CRACKS WEF 0403062100 Translated: Runway 11 and 29 at the Eckswhyzee Airport has numerous (NMRS) 7 inch cracks (7 IN CRACKS) throughout the runway. The 7 inches refers to the length of the cracks (ocation and extent of the cracks is not given) effective from 2100 GMT on March 6, 2004.
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Soft Edge:
!XYZ 06/002 XYZ RWY 5/23 SOFT EDGES WEF 0406031900 Translated: Runway 5 and 23 at the Eckswhyzee Airport has soft edges (SOFT EDGES) effective from 1900 GMT on June 3, 2004.
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NAVAID NOTAMs
Typical contractions associated with NAVAID NOTAMs include: BC - back course CHAN - channel DEGS - degrees DME - distance measuring equipment FAN MKR - fan marker FREQ - frequency GCA - ground controlled approach (RADAR) GP - glide path GPS - Global Positioning System ILS - instrument landing system IM - inner marker LDA - localizer type directional aid LM - compass locator at ILS middle marker LLZ - localizer LO - compass locator at ILS outer marker LORAN - long range air navigation system MKR - marker MLS - microwave landing system MM - middle marker NA - not authorized NAV - navigation NDB - nondirectional radio beacon OM - outer marker PAR - precision approach RADAR PRN - global position system random noise number SDF - simplied directional facility SSR - secondary surveillence RADAR SVC - service RAIM - Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring TACAN - tactical air navigation aid (azimuth & DME) TAR - terminal approach RADAR TVOR - terminal VOR UNMNT - unmonitored UNUSBL - unusable VOR - VHF omni-directional radio range VORTAC - VOR and TACAN (collocated)
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NAVAID NOTAMs
NAVAID malfunctions, lack of monitoring, shutdowns commissioning, and decommissioning are reported by NOTAM D as in the following examples:
Unmonitored NAVAID:
!ABC 08/004 XYZ NAV VOR UNMNT Translated: The Eckswhyzee VOR is unmonitored (UNMNT).
Note: "Unmonitored" means that the people responsible for monitoring the NAVAID have lost the ability to observe its operational status due to a communication line problem.
More than likely, the NAVAID is functioning normally. Therefore, as all good pilots always do, simply tune and identify the unmonitored NAVAID. If a reliable signal is not received, notify ATC so they may conrm if the NAVAID is out of service by receiving a second aircraft check of the NAVAID. Also, conrm that your navaid receiver is working properly by tuning and identifying a neighboring navaid.
Restrictions to NAVAID's:
!ABC 06/010 XYZ NAV VOR UNUSBL 090-120 BYD 20 BLW 5000 Translated: The Eckswhyzee VOR is unusable from the 090 degree radial to the 120 degree radial when beyond twenty miles and below ve thousand feet MSL. ******************** !ABC 02/007 XYZ NAV VOR UNUSBL 130-180/250-300 BYD 20 BLW 6000 Translated: The Eckswhyzee VOR is unusable from the 130 degree radial to the 180 degree radial and from the 250 degree radial to the 300 degree radial when beyond twenty miles and below six thousand feet MSL (for both sectors).
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NAVAID NOTAMs
Restrictions to NAVAID's (con't):
!ABC 11/003 XYZ NAV VOR UNUSBL 210-330 BYD 10 BLW 3000 PLUS SEE AFD Translated: The Eckswhyzee VOR is unusable from the 210 degree radial to the 330 degree radial when beyond ten miles and below three thousand feet MSL. PLUS SEE the Airport Facility Directory (AFD).
Note: If a NOTAM contains PLUS SEE (title of publication), you should refer to the dened publication to determine what other published abnormal information is available. The published data would, most likely, indicate other sectors of Eckswhyzee VOR radials that have been unusable for an extended period of time.
Note: "UNUSBL" means unusable for IFR ight. The navaid in the unusable sector(s) may be used for VFR navigation, but back up your usage of the navaid with another form of navigation.
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Instrument Landing Systems (con't):
!XYZ 04/002 XYZ NAV RWY 36 ILS LLZ OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport's runway 36 instrument landing system (ILS) localizer (LLZ) is out of service (OTS).
A localizer approach outage will be preceded by the contraction "ILS", as in the above example, even though it is not an ILS approach. ******************** !XYZ 08/006 XYZ NAV RWY 16 ILS OM OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport's runway 16 instrument landing system (ILS) outer marker (OM) is out of service (OTS). ******************** !XYZ 08/006 XYZ NAV RWY 6 ILS GP UNUSBL BLW 846 Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport's runway 6 instrument landing system (ILS) glide path (GP) is unusable (UNUSBL) below (BLW) 846 feet MSL. ******************** !XYZ 03/009 XYZ NAV RWY 33 ILS LLZ UNUSBL 30 R CRS Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport's runway 33 instrument landing system (ILS) localizer (LLZ) is unusable (UNUSBL) 30 degrees right of course (30 R CRS).
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CATEGORY 2 AND 3 INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM STATUS:
Category 2 and/or 3 approaches are automatically cancelled or not authorized when a NOTAM has been issued for any component needed for the approaches. Those components are outer marker (OM), middle marker (MM), inner marker (IM), glide slope (GP), localizer (LLZ), locator at the outer marker (LO), distance measuring equipment (DME), approach lighting system (ALS), sequence ashing lights/ runway alignment indicator lights (SFL/RAIL), touchdown zone lights (TDZL), runway centerline lights (RCLL), runway edge lights (RWY LGTS), RVR touchdown (RVRT), RVR midpoint (RVRM), and RVR rollout (RVRR).
Suspension of category(ies) of operation due to abnormal status of ILS and ancillary electronic components occurs when:
1. One of the LLZ transmitters inoperative. 2. LLZ far eld monitor inoperative. 3. Failure of one monitor in a dual channel LLZ or GP
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4. LLZ/GP operating on battery standby power source when main power source has failed. 5. ALS standby power source inoperative. 6. SFL/RAIL standby power source inoperative. 7. TDZL/RCLL standby power source inoperative. 8. RWY LGTS standby power source inoperative.
9. More than 10 percent of touchdown zone lights, runway centerline lights, runway edge lights, and taxiway lights are not functioning. Examples: !ATL 07/009 ATL NAV RWY 8L ILS CAT 2 NA !ATL 10/018 ATL NAV RWY 8L ILS CAT 3 NA !ATL 05/012 ATL NAV RWY 8L ILS CAT 2/3 NA WEF 0405251600- 0405251900
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Microwave Landing System:
!XYZ 08/012 XYZ NAV RWY 10R MLS CHAN 556 CMSN Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport's runway 10 Right (10R) microwave landing system (MLS), Channel 556 (CHAN 556) has been commissioned (CMSN). ******************** !XYZ 10/014 XYZ NAV RWY 28L MLS DCMSN Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport's runway 28 Left (28L) microwave landing system (MLS) has been decommissioned (DCMSN). ******************** !XYZ 01/017 XYZ NAV RWY 4 MLS ELEV OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport's runway 4 microwave landing system (MLS) elevation (ELEV) is out of service (OTS). ******************** !XYZ 11/014 XYZ NAV RWY 12 MLS AZM OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport's runway 12 microwave landing system (MLS) azimuth (AZM) is out of service (OTS). ******************** !XYZ 06/011 XYZ NAV RWY 10 MLS AZM UNUSBL BYD 25 BLW 2300 Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport's runway 10 microwave landing system (MLS) azimuth (AZM) is unusable (UNUSBL) beyond 25 miles (BYD 25) below (BLW) 2300 feet MSL.
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Simplified Directional Facility:
!XYZ 09/003 XYZ NAV RWY 6 SDF OTS Translated: Eckswhyzee Airport's runway 6 simplied directional facility (SDF) is out of service (OTS).
VOR/DME:
!ABC 07/004 XYZ NAV VOR OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee VOR is out of service (OTS).
Unless otherwise listed as out of service by another NOTAM, the DME portion remains in service. ******************** !ABC 03/008 XYZ NAV DME OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee DME is out of service (OTS).
Unless otherwise listed as out of service by another NOTAM, the VOR portion remains in service.
VORTAC:
!ABC 07/003 XYZ NAV VORTAC OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee VORTAC is out of service (OTS). (All components are out of service - VOR, DME, and TACAN).
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VORTAC (con't):
!ABC 07/003 XYZ NAV VOR OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee VORTAC's VOR portion is out of service (OTS).
Note: Unless otherwise listed as out of service by another NOTAM, the DME and TACAN portions remain in service. ******************** !ABC 09/005 XYZ NAV DME OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee VORTAC's DME portion is out of service (OTS).
Note: Unless otherwise listed as out of service by another NOTAM, the VOR and TACAN azimuth portions remain in service. ******************** !ABC 06/002 XYZ NAV TACAN OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee VORTAC's TACAN portion is out of service (OTS).
Note: This indicates that either the DME portion of the VORTAC is inoperative, or that the entire TACAN (azimuth and DME) is inoperative. ******************** !ABC 03/005 XYZ NAV TACAN AZM OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee VORTAC's TACAN azimuth portion is out of service (OTS).
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VORTAC (con't):
(Explanation continued, TACAN AZM OTS)
Unless otherwise listed as out of service in another NOTAM, the VOR and DME portions of the VORTAC remain in operation.
Terminal VOR:
Terminal VOR's (TVOR) may serve one or more airports. When serving one airport and not associated with the airway structure, the identier of the airport is the affected facility in the NOTAM format. Example: !ABC 07/002 ABC XYZ NAV VOR OTS Translated: The XYZ VOR is out of service (OTS).
Note: The "ABC" in the above example is the single airport served by the "XYZ" VOR. ********************
Terminal VOR's (TVOR) serving more than one airport - or associated with the airway structure, have NOTAMs issued using the TVOR as the affected facility. Example: !ABC 10/003 XYZ NAV VOR OTS Translated: The XYZ VOR is out of service (OTS).
Note: In the above example, the airports affected by the XYZ VOR outage are not listed in the NOTAM.
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NDB:
Terminal NDB's (non-directional radio beacons) may serve one or more airports. For those NDB's located on or serving one airport, the identier of the airport is the affected facility in the NOTAM format. Example: !ABC 09/008 ABC XYZ NAV NDB OTS Translated: The XYZ non-directional radio beacon (NDB) is out of service (OTS).
Note: The "ABC" in the above example is the single airport served by the "XYZ" NDB. ********************
Terminal NDB's (non-directional radio beacons) serving more than one airport have NOTAMs issued using the NDB as the affected facility. Example: !ABC 12/004 XYZ NAV NDB OTS Translated: The XYZ non-directional radio beacon (NDB) is out of service (OTS).
Note: In the above example, the airports served by the XYZ NDB outage are not listed in the NOTAM.
NDB/LO:
An NDB/LO (non-directional radio beacon/compass locator at ILS outer marker) may serve one or more airports. For an NDB/LO serving one airport, the identier of the airport is the affected facility in the NOTAM format.
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NDB/LO (con't):
Example: !XYX 05/004 XYZ NAV RWY 24 ALICE NDB/LO OTS Translated: The ALICE non-directional radio beacon/compass locator at ILS outer marker (NDB/LO) serving runway 24 at the Eckswhyzee Airport is out of service (OTS). ********************
An NDB/LO (non-directional radio beacon/compass locator at ILS outer marker) serving more than one airport has multiple NOTAMs issued under the identier of each airport. At one airport the navaid serves as an NDB/LO serving a specic runway at a specic airport. The navaid also serves as an NDB only for another neighboring airport. Example: !XYZ 11/002 XYZ NAV RWY 27 ANGEL NDB/LO OTS Translated: The ANGEL non-directional beacon/compass locator at ILS outer marker (NDB/LO) serving runway 27 at the Eckswhyzee Airport is out of service (OTS) - AND !XYZ 10/003 XYZ NAV ANGEL NDB OTS Translated: The ANGEL non-directional beacon NDB serving the Eckswhyzee Airport is out of service (OTS).
Note: In the above NOTAM, the ANGEL NDB serves the XYZ Airport as an NDB only.
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RADAR Outages
!XYZ 10/012 XYZ SVC TAR OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee terminal area RADAR (TAR) is out of service (OTS). ******************** !XYZ 05/002 XYZ SVC SSR OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee secondary surveillence RADAR (SSR) is out of service (OTS). ******************** !XYZ 03/005 XYZ SVC PAR OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee precision approach RADAR (PAR) is out of service (OTS). ******************** !XYZ 10/012 XYZ SVC TAR/SSR OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee terminal area RADAR (TAR) and the secondary surveillence RADAR (SSR) are out of service (OTS). ******************** !XYZ 03/005 XYZ SVC GCA UNAVBL Translated: The Eckswhyzee ground control approach RADAR (GCA) is unavailable (UNAVBL). !XYZ 11/002 XYZ SVC ARSR OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee air route surveillence RADAR (ARSR) is out of service (OTS).
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Communications Outlets
Typical contractions associated with Communications Outlet NOTAMs include: ATIS CD COM CTAF EFAS HIWAS LAA RCAG RCO RTR - Automatic Terminal Information Service - Clearance Delivery - communications - Common Traffic Advisory Frequency - Enroute Flight Advisory Service - Hazardous Inight Weather Advisory Local Airport Advisory Remote Communication Air/Ground Facility Remote Communication Outlet Remote Transmitter/Receiver
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The commissioning, decommissioning, outage, or unavailability of communications outlets are reported by NOTAM D as in the following examples:
Clearance Delivery:
!ABC 03/002 XYZ COM CD OTS Translated: Clearance delivery (CD) serving the Eckswhyzee Airport is out of service (OTS).
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Local Airport Advisory:
!ABC 06/002 XYZ COM LAA OTS Translated: The local airport advisory frequencies (LAA) serving the Eckswhyzee Airport are out of service (OTS).
Note: If one or several frequencies are out of service, but one is operating, the NOTAM will list the out of service frequency(s). Example: !ABC 04/001 XYZ COM LAA 123.6 OTS Translated: The local airport advisory frequency (LAA) 123.6 serving the Eckswhyzee Airport is out of service (OTS).
VOR VOICE:
!ABC 12/003 XYZ COM VOR VOICE OTS Translated: The VOR voice feature (VOR VOICE) for the Eckswhyzee VOR is out of service (OTS).
Note: Flight service cannot transmit over the affected VOR to communicate with pilots who call ight service on 122.1 and listen over that VOR frequency.
Remote Transmitter/Receiver:
!ABC 09/003 XYZ COM RTR OTS Translated: The remote transmitter/receiver (RTR) serving the Eckxwhyzee ATC facility is out of service (OTS).
Note: An RTR is an unmanned communications facility remotely controlled by air traffic personnel to extend VHF and UHF communication range. RTR's serve terminal ATC facilities, whereas RCO's serve ight service stations.
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Remote Communication Air/Ground Facility:
!ABC 02/005 XYZ COM RCAG 135.6 VICE 133.15 Translated: The new remote communication air to ground facility (RCAG) frequency serving the Eckswhyzee ARTCC is 135.6 instead of (VICE) the old frequency of 133.15.
Note: An RCAG is an unmanned VHF/UHF transmitter and receiver facility which is used to expand air route traffic control center (ARTCC) air to ground communications coverage which facilitates direct radio contact between pilots and air traffic controllers.
Services
Typical contractions associated with services NOTAMs include:
AFSS ARTCC ATC ATCCC ATSCC CD DLA FSS GC LC MSG NTAP RAPCON SVC TEMPO TIL TMPA TWR - automated ight service station - air route traffic control center - air traffic control - air traffic control command center - air traffic system command center - clearance delivery - delay - ight service station - ground control - local control - message - Notices to Airmen Publication - radar approach control (air force/FAA) - services - temporary - until - traffic management program alerts - tower (air traffic control)
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Changes in Hours of Operation of an ATC Facility or Service (con't):
!ABC 09/002 XYZ SVC TWR CLSD 0300-1000 MON-FRI/ 2300-1200 SAT/2200-1400 SUN TIL 0409121400 Translated: The Eckswhyzee air traffic control tower (TWR) is closed from 0300 GMT to 1000 GMT (0300-1000) Monday through Friday (MON-FRI), from 2300 GMT to 1200 GMT (2300-1200) on Saturday (SAT), and from 2200 GMT to 1400 GMT (2200-1400) on Sunday (SUN) until 1400 GMT on September 12, 2004.
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Establishment of Temporary Air Traffic Control Tower (con't):
!XYZ 03/007 XYZ SVC TEMPO TWR LC/CD 121.3 1000-2200 DLY Translated: A temporary air traffic control tower (TWR) is available at the Eckswhyzee Airport between 1000 GMT and 2200 GMT daily (1000-2200 DLY). Frequency 121.3 will be used to control arriving and departing aircraft from the designated runway(s) and for issuing IFR clearances (LC/ CD 121.3).
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Total Failure of an Air Traffic Facility (Loss of Communications, con't):
!DCA 05/002 ZDC SVC WASHINGTON ARTCC OTS !DCA 02/003 ZDC SVC GREENSBORO APPROACH CONTROL OTS !MCN 02/005 ZTL SVC GREENSBORO APPROACH CONTROL OTS
Note: If an approach control airspace is totally within one ARTCCs airspace and state, only one NOTAM is issued. However, if the airspace covers two or more states and/or one or more ARTCC's, a NOTAM is issued for each state and/or ARTCC. *See note below for possible reasons for the outage. !MIA 06/014 ZMA SVC MIAMI AFSS OTS !GNV 06/009 ZJX SVC MIAMI AFSS OTS
Note: If a ight service station's ight plan area is totally within one ARTCCs airspace and one state, only one NOTAM is issued. However, if the ight plan area covers two or more states and one or more ARTCCs, a NOTAM is issued for each state and/or ARTCC. *See note below for possible reasons for the outage. !XYZ 11/006 XYZ SVC TWR OTS Translated: The Eckswhyzee air traffic control tower (TWR) is out of service (OTS).
*Note: The reason for the above outages is not given in the NOTAM. The ATC facilities may be unavailable due to a loss of radio communications capability, or lack of sufficient staffing, or evacuation due to air quality problems, or some type of threat.
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Traffic Delays:
!XYZ 10/008 XYZ SVC ATC DLA WEF 0410151600-0410151630 Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport will experience an air traffic control delay (ATC DLA) effective from 1600 GMT on October 15, 2004 through 1630 GMT on October 15, 2004 (WEF 0410151600-0410151630).
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Flow Control Messages (arrival delays, such as ground stops, ground delays, airborne holding, etc.):
!XYZ 09/014 XYZ SVC TMPA SEE ATCCC MSG WEF 0409211800-0409212100 Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport has a traffic management program (TMPA) in effect. See air traffic control command center messages (SEE ATCCC) for detailed information. The TMPA is in effect from 1800 GMT on September 21, 2004 through 2100 GMT on September 21, 2004 (WEF 0409211800-0409242100). ******************** !XYZ 03/007 XYZ SVC TMPA SEE ATCCC MSG TIL 0403240300 Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport has a traffic management program (TMPA) in effect. See air traffic control command center messages (SEE ATCCC) for detailed information. The TMPA is in effect until 0300 GMT on March 24, 2004 (TIL 0403240300).
Fuel Unavailability:
!ABC 04/002 XYZ SVC 100LL FUEL UNAVBL WEF 0404011000-0404302200 Translated: One-hundred low-lead fuel (100LL FUEL) is unavailable (UNAVBL) at the Eckswhyzee Airport effective from 1000 GMT on April 1, 2004 through 2200 GMT on April 30, 2004.
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Airspace
Typical contractions associated with airspace NOTAMs include: ACFT - aircraft ACR - air carrier ACT - active ADZD - advised AR - aerial refueling track CAAS - Class A airspace CARF - central altitude reservation function CFR - code of federal regulations COM - communications CBAS - Class B airspace CBSA - Class B surface area CCAS - Class C airspace CCSA - Class C surface area CDAS - Class D airspace CDSA - Class D surface area CEAS - Class E airspace CESA - Class E surface area CGAS - Class G airspace DMSTN - demonstration HIBAL - high altitude balloon HR(s) - hour(s) INT - intersection SKED - scheduled NMR - nautical mile radius NVG - night vision goggles OPS - operation(s) PJE - parachute jump exercise R - restricted area UAV - unmanned air vehicle UAR - header contraction for information pertaining to Standard Terminal Arrivals (STAR) and prole descents USD - header contraction for information pertaining to Departure Procedures (DP) VIA - by way of WX REP - weather report
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Parachute Jumping/Sky Diving (PJE)
!ABC 09/003 ABC AIRSPACE PJE 2 NMR ABC090015/XYZ 5000/BLW WEF 0409121500-0409121600 Translated: Parachute jumping or sky diving (PJE) will occur within a 2 nautical mile radius (2 NMR) of a point extending from the 090 degree radial at distance of 15 miles from the ABC VOR (ABC 090015). The parachute jump is over the Eckswhyzee Airport (XYZ). The parachutists will jump from 5000 feet MSL (5000/BLW) effective from 1500 GMT on September 12 ,2004 until 1600 GMT on September 12 ,2004.
Note: This parachute jump exercise (PJE) is referenced by the radial and distance from a VOR and is located over an airport. ******************** !ABC 07/005ABC AIRSPACE PJE 2 NMR XYZ180010 6000/BLW WEF 0407121300-0407121400 Translated: Parachute jumping or sky diving (PJE) will occur within a 2 nautical mile radius (2 NMR) of a point extending from the 180 degree radial at distance of 10 miles from the Eckswhyzee VOR (XYZ180010). The parachutists will jump from 6000 feet MSL (6000/BLW) effective from 1300 GMT on July 12, 2004 until 1400 GMT on July 12, 2004.
Note: This parachute jump exercise (PJE) is referenced by the radial and distance from a VOR and is not located over an airport.
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Parachute Jumping/Sky Diving (PJE) (con't)
!XYX 05/007 XYZ AIRSPACE PJE 3 NMR 8000/BLW WEF 0405231600-0405231900 Translated: Parachute jumping or sky diving (PJE) will occur within a 3 nautical mile radius (3 NMR) over the Eckswhyzee Airport. The parachutists will jump from 8000 feet MSL (8000/ BLW) effective from 1600 GMT on May 23, 2004 until 1900 GMT on May 23, 2004.
Note: This parachute jump exercise (PJE) is located over an airport. ******************** !XYX 05/007 XYZ AIRSPACE PJE 30 SW 3 NMR 8000/BLW WEF 0405231600-0405231900 Translated: Parachute jumping or sky diving (PJE) will occur 30 nautical miles southwest (30 SW) of the Eckswhyzee Airport within a 3 nautical mile radius (3 NMR). The parachutists will jump from 8000 feet MSL (8000/BLW) effective from 1600 GMT on May 23, 2004 until 1900 GMT on May 23, 2004.
Note: This parachute jump exercise (PJE) is referenced from an airport.
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Unmanned (Model) Rocket Launches:
!XYZ 07/004 XYZ AIRSPACE UNMANNED ROCKET 3 NMR XYZ270016 FL250/BLW WEF 0407041600-0407042000 Translated: Unmanned rocket launch(es) will occur within a 3 nautical mile radius (3 NMR) of a point extending from the 270 degree radial at distance of 16 miles from the Eckswhyzee VOR (XYZ 270016). The unmanned rocket(s) will travel as high as ight level 250 (FL250/BLW) effective from 1600 GMT on July 4, 2004 until 2000 GMT on July 4, 2004.
Note: Believe it or not, some model rockets built by enthusiasts are almost as big as telephone poles!
Moored Balloons:
!XYZ 05/013 XYZ OBST MOORED BALLOON 1 NMR XYZ 360007 615/BLW WEF 0405291200-0405292200 Translated: A balloon secured with a line (MOORED BALLOON) is centered within a 1 nautical mile radius (1 NMR) of a point extending from the 360 degree radial at distance of 7 miles from the Eckswhyzee VOR (XYZ 360007). The balloon extends up to 615 feet AGL effective from 1200 GMT on May 29, 2004 until 2200 GMT on May 29, 2004.
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High Altitude Balloon (HIBAL):
!XYZ 06/008 XYZ AIRSPACE HIBAL 20 S E BND REACHING FL600 TIL 0406142000 Translated: A high altitude balloon (HIBAL) will be released from a point located 20 nautical miles south (20 S) of Eckswhyzee VOR. It will rise and be carried by the winds aloft in an easterly direction (E BND), reaching 60,000 feet standard pressure altitude (FL600) at 2000 GMT on June 14, 2000.
Note: Notice that the "S" and the "E" are separated by a space. Don't confuse this with southeast. The release time is not given.
Restricted Areas:
!ABC 10/015 XYZ AIRSPACE R5802A/B ACT WEF 0410121200-0410122200 Translated: Located in the vicinity of the Eckswhyzee NAVAID, Restricted Areas R5802 Alpha and R5802 Bravo (R5802A/B) are active (ACT) effective from 1200 GMT on October 12, 2004 until 2200 GMT on October 12, 2004.
Note: NOTAM D's are issued for charted restricted areas that are activated at times other than those listed on aeronautical charts.
Note: The nearest VOR/DME, VORTAC, or NDB will precede the restricted area identier in the NOTAM. This will give an indication of the location of the restricted area so it may be located on an aeronautical chart.
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Surface Area/Airspace Hours of Operation (con't):
!XYZ 09/007 XYZ AIRSPACE CDSA HRS 0600-1600 MON-FRI/ 0800-1700 SAT/0700-1800 SUN TIL 0409251800 Translated: The Eckswhyzee Class D Surface Area (CDSA) hours of operation (HRS) are 0600 from Local until 1600 Local (0600-1600) Monday thru Friday (MON-FRI), and from 0800 Local until 1700 Local (0800-1700) Saturdays (SAT), and 0700 Local until 1800 Local Sundays (SUN) until (TIL) 1800 Local on September 25, 2004.
Note: Hours of operation of surface areas are Local time.
Note: Changes in hours of operation of surface areas due to seasonal daylight changes are not issued as NOTAMs.
Note: The "CDSA" above is for illustration. The other surface area and airspace designations are: CBSA, CBAS, CCSA, CCAS, CDAS, CESA, and CEAS
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Airshows:
!XYZ 08/017 XYZ AD CLSD EXC SKED ACR/AIRSHOW ACFT 10000/BLW 5 NMR XYZ AVOIDANCE ADZD WEF 0408121700-0408122200 Translated: The Eckswhyzee Airport (AD) is closed (CLSD) except for scheduled air carrier aircraft (EXC SKED ACR) and airshow aircraft (ACFT), 10,000 feet MSL and below (10000/ BLW), within a 5 nautical mile radius (5 NMR) of the Eckswhyzee Airport. Avoidance is advised (ADZD) effective from 1700 GMT on August 12, 2004 until 2200 GMT on August 12, 2004.
Demonstration Aircraft:
!XYZ 08/016 XYZ AIRSPACE DMSTN ACFT 10000/BLW 5 NMR XYZ AVOIDANCE ADZD WEF 0408111700-0408112200 Translated: Demonstration aircraft (DMSTN ACFT) will operate 10,000 feet and below (10000/BLW), within a 5 nautical mile radius (5 NMR) of the Eckswhyzee Airport. Avoidance is advised (ADZD) effective from 1700 GMT on August 11, 2004 until 2200 GMT on August 11, 2004.
Note: Airshow NOTAMs and demonstration aircraft NOTAMs are frequently clustered together covering events over a period of days. It takes an astute eye to thoroughly study and understand the dates and times of the various activities and restrictions associated with airshows. Read these NOTAMs very carefully!
Airspace
Departure Procedures (DP):
!USD SAN AIRSPACE BORDER THREE DEPARTURE JULIAN TRANSITION: FROM OVER BROWS INT VIA JLI R-182 TO JLI VORTAC
Note: DP's and STAR's are issued by the United States NOTAM Office (USNOF). The contraction "USD" refers to departure procedures (DP's), whereas the contraction "UAR" refers to arrivals (STAR's).
Aerial Refueling:
!XYX 08/004 XYZ AIRSPACE AR118 ACT 0100-0400 DLY WEF 0408140100-0408190400 Translated: In the vicinity of Eckswhyzee, aerial refueling track 118 (AR118) is active (ACT) from 0100 GMT until 0400 GMT daily (DLY) effective from 0100 GMT on August 14, 2004 until 0400 GMT on August 19, 2004.
Note: These NOTAMs are issued for established aerial refueling routes published in the Military Flight Information Publication (Military FLIP).
Airspace
Airspace and Altitude Reservations (CARF) (con't):
The airspace reservation is in effect from 1400 GMT on June 12, 2004 until 1600 GMT on June 12, 2004.
Note: CARF NOTAMs are issued by the United States Notam Office (USNOF).
Note: The above is transmitted as an international NOTAM. Explanation:
A008/04 - This is the eighth NOTAM issued in the year 2004 for
this affected location.
NOTAMN - This is a new NOTAM, indicated by the "N"
immediately following the word "NOTAM". A) KZOA - This NOTAM is for the affected location of
Oakland Center (ARTCC). B) 0403240351 - The beginning time. C) 0403240455 - The ending time.
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Missile Firing and Offshore Airspace Rsvns (con't):
D) - The letter "D" is not used.
E) - This is the description of the missile ring or airspace reservation, giving latitudes/longitudes and/or navaid xes. F) SFC - This is the base altitude, in this case, the surface (SFC). G) UNL - This is the upper altutude limit, in this case, unlimited (UNL)
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- Air Defense Identication Zone - amendment - Code of Federal Regulations - cancel/cancelled - Flight Data Center - ight information, permenant - ight information, temporary - ight restricted zone - procedure not authorized - security control of air traffic - security control of air traffic and air
navigation aids - surface - standard instrument approach procedure - until further notice - unlimited - effective immediately/with immediate - identifier for an urgent special data NOTAM
Albuquerque Center - ARTCC Anchorage Center - ARTCC Chicago Center - ARTCC Boston Center - ARTCC Washington Center - ARTCC Denver Center - ARTCC Fort Worth Center - ARTCC Houston Center - ARTCC Indianapolis Center - ARTCC Jacksonville Center - ARTCC Kansas City Center - ARTCC Los Angeles Center - ARTCC Salt Lake City Center - ARTCC Miami Center - ARTCC Memphis Center - ARTCC Minneapolis Center - ARTCC New York Center - ARTCC Oakland Center - ARTCC Cleveland Center - ARTCC Seattle Center - ARTCC Atlanta Center - ARTCC
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Note: Snow and ice accumulation in the vicinity of glide slope antennas may affect glide slope performance, requiring restrictions to ILS landing minimums.
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In the below FDC NOTAM example, which is a TFR, take special note of the phrase, "TITLE 14, SECTION 91.141 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS." The TITLE 14, SECTION 91.141 is a red ag that this is a TFR concerning the President or Vice President of the United States. Read these TFR FDC NOTAMs very carefully.
FDC X/XXXX ZFW TX.. FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS WACO, TEXAS, JANUARY 1, 2008 LOCAL. PURSUANT TO TITLE 14, SECTION 91.141 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING AREA(S) UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY ATC. 3.0 NMR BLW 3000 FEET AGL OF 313816N/970427W OR THE ACT089010.0 FROM....
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Wide Area Augmentation System Global Positioning System (WAAS and GPS)
Typical contractions associated with WAAS and GPS include: APV GBT GLS GNSS GPS LAAS LGF LNAV LORAN LPV MNM NA NAS NAV PRN PVT RAIM RNAV RR SBAS SVM UNREL VDB VHF VNAV WAAS WMS WRS - approaches with vertical guidance - Ground Based Transceiver - GNSS Landing System - Global Navigation Satellite System - Global Positioning System - Local Area Augmentation System - LAAS ground facility - Lateral Navigation - Long Range Navigation - vertical approach minima - minima - Alternate Minimums Not Authorized - National Airspace System - navigation - global position system random noise number - Position, Velocity, and Time - Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring - Area Navigation - Reference Receiver - Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems - Service Volume Model - unreliable - Very High Frequency Data Broadcast - Very High Frequency - Vertical Navigation - Wide Area Augmentation System - WAAS Master Station - Wide Area Reference Stations
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Example:
GPS GPS NAV PRN 14 OTS Translated: Satellite # 14 is out of service. GPS GPS NAV PRN 24 OTS WEF 0406131945-0406140745 Translated: Satellite # 24 is out of service at 1945 GMT on June 13, 2004 until 0745 GMT on June 14, 2004. Flight service stations have access to RAIM Availability Prediction data that allows for specific airport-area signal determination based upon satellite movements or outages in the GPS notam. Pilots can call flight service for this RAIM data concerning GPS NOTAMs for each flight. RAIM information will usually be provided referencing a two-hour period. That being an hour before and an hour after your proposed ETA - or for a 24-hour time frame at a particular airport. This same information is available for a GPS departure procedure. Asking flight service to look at their RAIM data would reveal the specific airports at which GPS approaches are unusable for specific periods of time due to these satellites being out of service.
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