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Aeronautical Chart Users’ Guide

FAA Chart Users’ Guide Version 9 July 2026
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VFR Sectional and Terminal Area Charts

Responsive VFR Sectional and Terminal Area Chart legends for airports, radio aids, airspace, procedures, culture, hydrography, and relief.

Craters

FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “Craters” (source page 41).
Craters — source page 41.

Unsurveyed Areas

FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “Unsurveyed areas — label appropriately as required” (source page 41).
Unsurveyed areas — label appropriately as required — source page 41.
Label appropriately as required
FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “Levees and eskers” (source page 41).
Levees and eskers — source page 41.

Rock Strata Outcrop

FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “Rock strata outcrop” (source page 41).
Rock strata outcrop — source page 41.

Strip Mines, Mine Dumps And Tailings

To Scale
FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “Strip mines, mine dumps, and tailings — to scale” (source page 41).
Strip mines, mine dumps, and tailings — to scale — source page 41.

Escarpments, Bluffs, Cliffs, Depressions, Etc.

FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “Escarpments, bluffs, cliffs, depressions, etc.” (source page 41).
Escarpments, bluffs, cliffs, depressions, etc. — source page 41.

Uncontoured Areas

FAA aeronautical chart visual associated with “Uncontoured areas — label appropriately as required” (source page 41).
Uncontoured areas — label appropriately as required — source page 41.
Label appropriately as required
RELIEF (Continued) Sand or Gravel Areas Sand Dunes To Scale Hachuring Spot Elevations Position Accurate Position Accurate, Elevation Approximate Highest in General Area Highest on Chart Mountain Pass Distorted Surface Areas Lava Flows Sand Ridges To Scale Shaded Relief Quarries To Scale Craters Unsurveyed Areas Label appropriately as required Levees And Eskers Rock Strata Outcrop Strip Mines, Mine Dumps And Tailings To Scale Escarpments, Bluffs, Cliffs, Depressions, Etc. Uncontoured Areas RELIEF DATA INCOMPLETE Label appropriately as required