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Aeronautical Chart Users’ Guide

FAA Chart Users’ Guide Version 9 July 2026
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VFR Flyway Planning Charts

Searchable VFR Flyway Planning Chart symbols and explanations for pilots.

FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “Foreign Airspace Note — limited chart information outside U.S. airspace” (source page 45).
Foreign Airspace Note — limited chart information outside U.S. airspace — source page 45.
AIRSPACE INFORMATION (Continued) Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ) Relating To National Security Example: Washington DC Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) Relating To National Security Example: Washington DC Appropriate notes as required may be shown. Special Use Airspace Only the airspace effective below 18,000 feet MSL is shown. The type of area shall be spelled out in large areas if space permits. Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) Note: Delimiting line not shown when it coincides with International Boundary, projection lines or other linear features. Foreign Airspace Note
Source page 46

AIRSPACE INFORMATION (Continued)

Special Air Traffic Rules/Airport Traffic Areas (FAR Part 93)

FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “FAR 93 Special Air Traffic Rules / Airport Traffic Areas boundary” (source page 46).
FAR 93 Special Air Traffic Rules / Airport Traffic Areas boundary — source page 46.
Appropriate boxed note as required shown adjacent to area. Inside the FAR Part 93 boundary area, the cross hatching is at a 45 degree angle.

Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA)

FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “Palm Springs TRSA boundary and surface-area symbols” (source page 46).
Palm Springs TRSA boundary and surface-area symbols — source page 46.

IFR Routes

FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “IFR arrival/departure route arrows with altitude ranges” (source page 46).
IFR arrival/departure route arrows with altitude ranges — source page 46.
Arrival
Departure
Arrival/Departure

VFR Transition Routes

FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “VFR transition-route note and uni-/bi-directional arrow symbols” (source page 46).
VFR transition-route note and uni-/bi-directional arrow symbols — source page 46.
Appropriate notes as required may be shown.
Uni-directional
Bi-directional
Bi-directional with NAVAID Ident and Radial