Responsive VFR Sectional and Terminal Area Chart legends for airports, radio aids, airspace, procedures, culture, hydrography, and relief.
Foreign-airport symbol — source page 23.
Foreign Airport Note — outside-U.S.-FIR standard symbol and ICAO identifiers — source page 23.
Landplane:
Landmark Value
Public-use landmark-value airport symbol — fuel unavailable or complete information unavailable — source page 23.
Fuel not available
or
Complete information is not available.
Restricted/private landmark-value airport symbol — source page 23.
Objectionable-airport symbol — source page 23.
Unverified-airport symbol — source page 23.
Appropriate note as required for hard surfaced runways only: “(CLOSED)”
Abandoned-airport symbol — source page 23.
OBJECTIONABLE is an airport that has an airspace determination based upon a number of factors including conflicting traffic patterns with another airport, hazardous runway conditions, or natural or man-made obstacles in close proximity to the landing area.
VFR SECTIONAL AND TERMINAL AREA CHARTS GENERAL INFORMATION The symbols shown in this section illustrate those that appear in the Sectional Aeronautical Charts (Sectionals) and Terminal Area Charts (TACs). The same symbology is utilized in VFR Flyway Planning Charts, Helicopter Route Charts and Caribbean Aeronautical Charts (CACs), however the scale of the symbols may be different due to the particular chart scales. Where symbology is distinctive to a given chart, examples and explanations are given in the additional examples. These charts are updated every 56 days. AIRPORTS Landplane: Civil Non-Towered Towered Airports having control towers (CT) are shown in blue, all others are shown in magenta. All recognizable runways, including some that may be closed, are shown for visual identification purposes. Fuel available. Runway patterns will be depicted at airports with at least one hard surfaced runway 1500´ or greater in length. Landplane: Civil-Military Landplane: Military Non-Towered Towered Refueling and repair facilities not indicated. Heliport Non-Towered Towered (Selected) Foreign Foreign Airport Note NOTE: Airports outside the U.S. Flight Information Region (FIR) are shown with the standard symbol. Only the airport names and ICAO identifiers are shown. Non-Towered Towered Landplane: Landmark Value Fuel not available or Complete information is not available. PUBLIC USE - (Soft surfaced runway, or hard surfaced runway less than 1500’ in length.) Fuel not available. RESTRICTED OR PRIVATE - (Soft surfaced runway, or hard surfaced runway less than 1500’ in length.) Non-public use having landmark value. Appropriate note as required for hard surfaced runways only: “(CLOSED)” OBJECTIONABLE is an airport that has an airspace determination based upon a number of factors including conflicting traffic patterns with another airport, hazardous runway conditions, or natural or man-made obstacles in close proximity to the landing area. UNVERIFIED - A landing area available but warranting more than ordinary precaution due to: (1) lack of current information on field conditions, and/or (2) available information indicates peculiar operating limitations. ABANDONED - Depicted for landmark value or to prevent confusion with an adjacent usable landing area. (Normally at least 3000’ paved). Ultralight Flight Park (Selected)
Source page 24
AIRPORTS (Continued)
Seaplane
Seaplane-base facility symbols — no fuel, with fuel, and runway/waterway — source page 24.
Airport Data Grouping
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