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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 NE 5 miles North East of nearest town/city UTC-6(-5DT) Time Zone N36 o 11.90’ W95 o 53.29’ Latitude/Longitude 677 Airport Elevation S4 Major Powerplant Major Airframe B Airport Beacon Types of Oxygen for pressurization systems Types of Fuel Landing Rights Airport Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Level

Type of approach lighting Touchdown Zone Lighting Runway 36R Threshold crossing height 57’ Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPA 4 bars Left side of RWY) Angle of the PAPI 3 degrees

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

App/ Dep have Radar Automated weather info Low Level Wind Shear Alert System Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Remote Communications outlet freq. and # Ground Control Clearance Delivery

(H)= High service volume VORTAC W=without voice Smaller airports don’t have their own NOTAM file Military use: has DME Lat/Long of VORTAC The VORTAC is on the 264 radial 4.9nm to field Elevation 770 8E error frequency (MHW/LOM) Medium High service volume W=without voice indent Location

High Intensity Runway Lights Centerline Lights On Kansas sectional AD= airport diagram

Date of latest change 20

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day (SDF) Airport Identifier City and State of Airport Airport Frequencies Runway declared distance info available see appropriate A/FD

Displaced threshold Runway exact Magnetic Heading ILS hold short line Airport Variation Field elevation Runway slope Effective dates Runway elevation Runway weight limits Pavement Classification number

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 decoder POP 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 • Obscuration – BR= Mist >=5/8sm >FG – FU= Smoke • Precipitation – VA= Volcanic Ash – DU= Widespread Dust – UP= Uknown Precip – PL= Ice Pellets – GS= Small hail/snow pellets – SG= Snow grains • 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