7 VFR AERONAUTICAL CHART SYMBOLS - Texas A&M …

1 7 VFR AERONAUTICAL CHART SYMBOLS AERONAUTICAL INFORMATIONAIRPORTS .. 9 RADIO AIDS TO NAVIGATION .. 10 AIRSPACE INFORMATION .. 11 CHART LIMITS .. 14 NAVIGATION AND PROCEDURAL INFORMATION .. 15 TOPOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CULTURE RAILROADS .. 17 ROADS .. 17 POPULATED PLACES OUTLINED .. 18 BOUNDARIES .. 18 MISCELLANEOUS CULTURAL FEATURES .. 19 HYDROGRAPHY SHORELINES .. 20 LAKES .. 20 RESERVOIRS .. 20 STREAMS .. 21 MISCELLANEOUS HYDROGRAPHIC FEATURES .. 21 COASTAL HYDROGRAPHIC FEATURES .. 23 RELIEF CONTOURS .. 25 ELEVATIONS.

2 25 UNRELIABLE RELIEF .. 25 SHADED RELIEF .. 26 AREA RELIEF FEATURES .. 26 MISCELLANEOUS RELIEF FEATURES .. 26 8 HELICOPTER ROUTE CHARTSAIRPORTS .. 27 RADIO AIDS TO NAVIGATION .. 27 AIRSPACE INFORMATION .. 28 NAVIGATIONAL AND PROCEDURAL INFORMATION .. 30 CULTURE .. 31 HYDROGRAPHY .. 31 RELIEF .. 31 VFR FLYWAY PLANNING CHARTSAIRPORTS .. 32 RADIO AIDS TO NAVIGATION .. 32 AIRSPACE INFORMATION .. 32 NAVIGATION AND PROCEDURAL INFORMATION .. 33 CULTURE .. 34 HYDROGRAPHY .. 34 GENERAL INFORMATIONS ymbols shown are for World AERONAUTICAL Charts (WAC), Sectional AERONAUTICAL charts and Terminal Area Charts(TAC).

3 When a symbol is different on any VFR CHART series, it will be annotated thus: WAC or Not shown on WAC. 9 VFR AERONAUTICAL CHARTS - AERONAUTICAL Information AIRPORTS LANDPLANE-MILITARY Refueling and repair facilities for normal recognizable run-ways, including some which may be closed, are shown for visual identification. Airports having control towers (CT) are shown in blue, all others in magenta. SEAPLANE-MILITARY Refueling and repair facilities for normal traf-fic. LANDPLANE-CIVIL Refueling and repair facilities for normal traf-fic. AERONAUTICAL INFORMATIONSEAPLANE-CIVIL Refueling and repair facilities for normal traffic.

4 LANDPLANE CIVIL-MILITARY Refueling and repair facilities for normal traffic. SEAPLANE CIVIL-MILITARY Refueling and repair facilities for normal traf-fic. LANDPLANE-EMERGENCY No facilitiesorComplete information is not appropriate notes as required:"closed, approximate position, existence unconfirmed. SEAPLANE-EMERENCY No facilities or complete information is not avail-able HELIPORT (Selected) ULTRALIGHT FLIGHT PARK (Selected) AIRPORT DATA GROUPING AIRPORTS VFR AERONAUTICAL CHARTS - AERONAUTICAL Information10 RADIO AIDS TO NAVIGATION VHFOMNI-DIRECTIONAL RADIO (VOR) RANGEVORVORTAC VOR-DMENON-DIRECTIONAL RADIOBEACON (NDB)NDB-DME ILS COMPONENTS Shown when compo-nent of airway sys-tem or used in the description of Class B airspace.

5 BROADCASTSTATIONS (BS)FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS)REMOTE COMMUNI-CATIONS OUTLET (RCO)AIR FORCE STATION (AFS)LONG RANGERADAR STATION (LRRS) RADIO AIDS TO NAVIGATION 11 VFR AERONAUTICAL CHARTS - AERONAUTICAL Information AIRSPACE INFORMATION CLASS B AIRSPACE Appropriate notes as required may be the airspace effective below 18,000 feet MSL are shown.(Mode C seeFAR /AIM) All mileagesare nautical (NM). All radialsare magnetic. CLASS C AIRSPACE Appropriate notes as required may be shown.(Mode C seeFAR /AIM) CLASS D AIRSPACECLASS E AIRSPACE The limits of Class E airspace shall be shown by narrow vignettes or by the dashed magenta symbol.

6 Individual units of designated airspace are not nec-essarily shown; instead, the aggre-gate lateral and verti-cal limits shall be defined by the follow-ing: Airspace beginning at the surface desig-nated around air-ports .. Airspace beginning at 700 feet AGL .. Airspace beginning at 1200 feet AGL or greater that abuts uncontrolled air-space (Class G) .. Differentiates floors of airspace greater than 700 feet above the When the ceiling is less than 18,000 feet MSL, the value, pre-fixed by the word "ceiling, shall be shown along the lim-its. OFFSHORE CONTROL AREAS AIRSPACE INFORMATION VFR AERONAUTICAL CHARTS - AERONAUTICAL Information12 CANADIAN AIRSPACE Individual units of designated Canadian airspace are not nec-essarily shown; instead, the aggre-gate lateral and verti-cal limits shall be portrayed as closely as possible to the comparable air-space.

7 Appropriate notes as required may be shown. FLIGHT INFORMATION REGIONS (FIR) and /or (CTA)OCEANIC CONTROL AREAS (OCA) AIRSPACE INFORMATION AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE (ADIZ) Note. Delimiting line not shown when it coincides with Inter-national Boundary, projection lines or other linear features. LOW ALTITUDEAIRWAYSVOR and LF / MF (CLASS E AIRSPACE) Low altitude Federal Airways are indicated by centerline. Only the controlled airspace effective below 18,000 feet MSL is shown. MISCELLANEOUS AIR ROUTES AIRSPACE INFORMATION 13 VFR AERONAUTICAL CHARTS - AERONAUTICAL Information SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE Only the airspace effective below 18,000 feet MSL are shown.

8 The type of area shall be spelled out in large areas if space per-mits. MILITARY TRAINING ROUTES (MTR)SPECIAL MILITARY ACTIVITY ROUTES (SMAR) Boxed notes (as in text) shown adjacent to route. AIRSPACE INFORMATION SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES / AIRPORT PATTERNS (FAR 93) Appropriate boxed note as required shown adjacent to area. SPACE OPERATIONS AREA(FAR ) MODE C (FAR ) Appropriate notes as required may be shown. MISCELLANEOUS AIRSPACE AREASP arachute Jumping Area with FrequencyGliderOperating AreaUltralightActivityHang GliderActivitySPECIAL CONSERVATION AREASN ational Park, Wildlife Refuge, Primitive and Wilderness Areas, etc.

9 AIRSPACE INFORMATION VFR AERONAUTICAL CHARTS - AERONAUTICAL Information14 SPECIAL AIRSPACE AREAS Appropriate notes as required may be shown. SPECIAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS (SFAR) AREASNATIONAL SECURITY AREAHIGH ENERGY RADIATION AREAS Appropriate notes as required may be shown. TERMINAL RADAR SERVICE AREA (TRSA) Appropriate notes as required may be shown. AIRSPACE INFORMATION AIRSPACE INFORMATION IFR ROUTES Appropriate notes as required may be shown. ArrivalDeparture CHART LIMITS OUTLINE ON SECTIONAL OF TERMINAL AREA CHARTOUTLINE ON SECTIONAL OF THE INSET CHART 15 VFR AERONAUTICAL CHARTS - AERONAUTICAL Information NAVIGATION AND PROCEDURAL INFORMATION ISOGONIC LINE & VALUE Isogonic lines and values shall be based on the five year epoch CHART .

10 LOCAL MAGNETIC NOTESU nreliability NotesCOMPASS ROSETTE Shown only in areas void of VOR rosette will be set to ground magnetic variation. INTERSECTIONS Named intersections used as reporting points. Arrows are directed toward facili-ties which establish intersection. AERONAUTICAL LIGHTS AERONAUTICAL LIGHTSMARINE LIGHTS With Characteristics of Light NAVIGATION AND PROCEDURAL INFORMATION VFR AERONAUTICAL CHARTS - AERONAUTICAL Information16 VISUAL GROUND SIGNS Shore and Landmarkers VFR CHECK POINTSVFR WAYPOINTSS tand-AloneColocated with VFR Check PointOBSTRUCTIONGROUPOBSTRUCTIONHIGH INTENSITY OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS High intensity lights may operate part-time.