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FAA (formerly NOS/NOAA) Aeronautical Charts

Visual Navigation Charts

Type	Area(s)	Scale	Revised	Cost	Remarks
Sectional	ConUS (USA)	1:500,000	~ 6 mos	$8.00	37 charts cover USA. Most popular charts.
Sectional	Alaska	1:500,000	1yr or ~ 6 mos	$4.75	ANC, FAI, PTB & SEW revise 6 mos.
Sectional	Hawaii & US Pacific Isles	1:500,000	~ 6 mos	$8.0 0	HI + Samoa & Marianna Is. + HNL Cls B.
IFR Gulf of Mex	TX, LA, AL Gulf Coast	1:500,000	1 yr	$9.55	BLM oil lease blocks. IFR GPS waypt grid.
TAC or Cls B	ConUS & Alaska	1:250,000	~ 6 mos	$4.25	Congested Areas. 27 in ConUS + 1 in AK
TAC & Cls C	PR & Vieques, + VI	1:250,000	1 year	$8.00	Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean Plng on verso.
Grand Canyon	Grand Canyon Natl Park	1:250,000	as req'd ~ 3 yr	$3.35	Spcl VFR sight-seeing routes & restrictions.
Helicopter Route	7 cities in ConUS	1:125,000	as req'd ~ 4 yr	$5.15	B-W, BOS, CHI, DFW, HOU, LAX, NYC.
VFR Helicopter	TX, LA, AL Gulf Coast	1:1,000,000	1 yr	$5.00	BLM oil lease blocks. Offshore drilling rigs
W.A.C.	ConUS	1:1,000,000	1 yr	$8.00	12 chts. CH-22 mostly NW Mex, rev 2 yrs.
W.A.C.	Alaska	1:1,000,000	1 or 2 yrs	$8.00	7 chts. 3 western charts revsed 2 yrs.
W.A.C.	US Caribbean Isles	1:1,000,000	2 years	$8.00	2 chts + US CH25 cover Carib N of 16N.

DOD Aeronautical JOG charts at 1:250,000 scale are available for almost all of the ConUS and Alaska [goto home page, then to DOD]

Helicopter Route Charts & Grand Canyon VFR Chart - These charts are revised as required. All helicopter charts are now on a durable plasticized paper.

Helo Route Chart 1:125,000	Edn	Current Date		Helo Route Chart 1:125,000	Edn	Current Date		Helo Route Chart 1:125,000	Edn	Current Date
Baltimore-Washington	4	1-27-00		Dallas - Fort Worth	2	3-25-99		New York	5	12-2-99
Boston	5	8-10-00		Houston	3	3-26-98		Grand Canyon VFR Aero Chart 1:250,000
Chicago	4	11-7-96		Los Angeles	6	12-30-99		Grand Canyon Area	3	4-19-01

Visual and Instrument Navigation Planning Charts and Supplements

Type	Area(s)	Scale	Current date	Expires	Cost	Remarks
IFR/VFR Planning	ConUS - Low Altitude	1:3.4milln	11/1/01	10/3/02	$4.75	East US + West US verso. Also avbl flat/rolled
Gulf & Carib Plng	3N-30+N, 58W-110+W	1.62 milln	11/1/01	10/31/02	$8.00	Rte & airprt data. SOPs. PR/VI TAC on verso.
N Atlantic Route +	Atlantic Ocn 15N-65N	1:5.5milln	2/21/02	4/18/02	$9.55	Flat. Airwys, waypt, airspace. 1:11mil folded
N Pacific Plang +	NE NW SW + Cntrl Pac	1:12 milln	"	"	$9.55	Flat. Airways, waypoints, distance, airspace.
N Pacific Area +	4 chts: NE, NW, SW, SE	1:7 milln	"	"	$9.55	Flat. ditto + airport, navaid & waypt lat-long.
Airpt/Facility Dir +	ConUS - 7 regl books *	~292 pg	"	"	$4.20	Public Arprts, SPB, Nav/Com data, Notams **
Supplement Alaska+	AK + Can & US AOEs	356 pg	"	"	$5.00	ditto + Mil arpts, airport diagrams. SOPs.
Chart Supp Pacific +	US Pacific Islands	109 pg	"	"	$5.40	113p A/FD part + 141p TPP part combined

+ These charts or publications are revised every 56 days.
Note - None of the Planning Charts above show the topography (terrain) essential for Situational Awareness in IFR flight. Although this information is on Sectional and WAC charts (whose smaller scales give more adequate awareness of terminal & airport environment), larger scale DOD charts are favored for planning. These are availble in 1:2million, 1:3mil, and 1:5mil scale as JNC, JNCA, and GNC charts, respectively. [goto home page, then to DOD]
* Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands A/FD data are included in Southeast Airport/Facility Directory.
** Small airport diagrams (similar to those in Supp. Alaska) are being added to A/FDs beginning in 2000. Large, full-page airport diagrams are
being added to A/FDs for selected Part 139 (scheduled air carrier) airports beginning July 12, 2001 (to avoid Runway Incursions).

Instrument Navigation Enroute Charts and Terminal Procedures Publications Various scales to suit Airways density.

Type	Area(s)	Current Date	Expires	Cost	Remarks
Low Altitude Enroute +	ConUS, 15 shts/30 chrts	2/21/02	4/18/02	$4.10	Airways with Nav/Com freqs. L1-L28 + A1/2 (12 insets).
Low Altitude Enroute +	Alaska, 2 sheets/4 chrts	"	"	$4.10	Airways with Nav/Com freqs. L1-L4 (include 5 insets).
High Altitude Enroute +	ConUS, 3 sheets/6 chrts	"	"	$4.10	Airways with Nav/Com freqs. H1-H6
High Altitude Enroute +	Alaska, 1 sheet/2 chrts	"	"	$4.10	Airways with Nav/Com freqs. H1/H2 (includes 1 inset)
Terml Procedure Pubs +	ConUS in 24 books*	"	"	$4.25	Approaches, STARs & SIDs. 1 to 4 vols in 7 regions.
Alaska Terminal +	Alaska in 1 book	"	"	$5.35	Approaches, STARs & SIDs + some Military airports.
Chart Supplmnt Pacific+	US Pacific Islands	"	"	$5.40	Approaches, STARs & SIDs +- some Military airports.
IFR Gulf Vertical Flight	Gulf of Mexico oil rigs	7/12/01	6/13/02	$9.55	Oil Lease Blocks and GPS waypoint grid system

+ These charts or publications are revised every 56 days.
Enroute charts show civil and military airports with an approved Instrument Approach Procedure; and also many non-IFR airports. Enroute. Charts do not show terrain or cultural landmarks (roads, cities, etc). Only large bodies of water are depicted, Low Altitude Enroute charts are for use up to, but not including 18,000ft MSL. High Altitude Enroute charts are used at/above 18,000ft MSL. IFR flights in US airspace over the Caribbean or Pacific use DOD or Jeppesen Low, High or combined Low/High Altitude Enroute charts.
* TPPs continue to grow in number as the more-easily constructed GPS approaches are added.(was 20 books in 1999; going to 24 vols 11/1/01. Civil US Caribbean airports with Standard Instrument Apprach Procedures are included in Volume SE-3 of ConUS TPP Set. With the exception of Alaska and Pacific areas the FAA TPPs do not include military airports - these are in separate DOD books called "FLIPs". The ConUS TPP books are available either bound or loose-leaf. Loose-leaf plastic rings ($2/unit) or binders or ringed boards (both $9.95) are available.

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