Appendix B B-11 # AI Categories AI Products/Services/ Subcategories Product(s)/Features Type/Comments BSS AUS (Military) Instrument Routes (IR) X Military Operations Areas (MOA) X Orbit Areas X Prohibited Areas X Restricted Areas X Special Flight Rules Areas (SFRA) X TFRs X Title 14 CFR part 91, § 91.137(a)(1) – Protect persons and property on the surface or in the air from a hazard associated with an incident on the surface.
Example: Chemical spills, volcanic eruptions.
X Section 91.137(a)(2) – Provide a safe environment for the operation of disaster relief aircraft.
Example: firefighting, avalanche control.
X Section 91.137(a)(3) – Prevent an unsafe congestion of sightseeing and other aircraft above an incident X
Appendix B B-12 # AI Categories AI Products/Services/ Subcategories Product(s)/Features Type/Comments BSS AUS or event which may generate a high degree of public interest.
Example: Outdoor assembly, aircraft accident site.
Section 91.138 – TFRs in national disaster areas in the State of Hawaii. X Section 91.141 – Flight restrictions in the proximity of the Presidential and other parties.
Example: Presidential and other VIP movements.
X Section 91.143 – Flight limitation in the proximity of space flight operations.
Example areas include: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wallops.
Launches include military, commercial, and NASA operations.
X Section 91.144 – Temporary restriction on flight operations during abnormally high barometric pressure conditions.
Example: Flight operations in Alaska.
X
Appendix B B-13 # AI Categories AI Products/Services/ Subcategories Product(s)/Features Type/Comments BSS AUS Section 91.145 – Management of aircraft operations in the vicinity of aerial demonstrations and major sporting events.
Examples: Super Bowl, Indy 500, air shows involving high-performance aircraft aerobatic teams.
X Title 14 CFR part 99, § 99.7 – Special security instructions.
Example: Certain military facilities, potential terrorist targets.
Examples: Nuclear power plants, specific military installations.
X Temporary Special Use Airspace (SUA) Temporarily expands existing airspace in support of DOD requirements.
X Warning Areas X SAA – Second Tier Aerobatics Areas X Aircraft Manufacturers’ Test Airspace X Alert Areas X Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Areas X
Appendix B B-14 # AI Categories AI Products/Services/ Subcategories Product(s)/Features Type/Comments BSS AUS Glider Operations Areas X Parachute Jumping Areas X Controlled Airspace Change in hours of operation of the controlling facility Includes applicable radio frequency connectivity to controlling facility. X Terminal Maneuvering Area (TMA)/Control area (CTA)/Controlled zone (CTR) Status Facility providing ATC control closed ICAO TMA/CTA/CTR terms replaced by class of airspace in the United States. X 3 Services ATC Facility Hours of operation Includes the resulting airspace definition when ATC services are not available. Also includes times of operation of temporary ATC towers and functions.
X Weather Automated Weather Services Status X FIS-B/UAT FIS-B Service Volume and Status X ADS-B/Traffic Information Service– Broadcast (TIS-B) ADS-R/TIS-B Service Volume and Status X GBT Location Changes X 4 Points and Navigational Aids (NAVAID) Waypoints and Fixes Changes in names, locations, and/or restrictions In the United States, generally handled via Procedure NOTAMs. X NAVAIDs Status of ground-based navigation facilities including commissioning/decommissioning,
X
Appendix B B-15 # AI Categories AI Products/Services/ Subcategories Product(s)/Features Type/Comments BSS AUS out-of-service, unmonitored, and unusable areas.
NOTE: List is incomplete as there are many more NAVAID products and/or features that could be added here, such as Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS), very high frequency (VHF) omni-directional range (VOR) voice, distance measuring equipment (DME), instrument landing system (ILS), markers, etc.
Whether Class 1 NAVAID monitoring is unavailable X ILS glide slope changes due to snow X Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Infrastructure GNSS Constellation/Outage Status
X GNSS Unreliable Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) potentially unreliable for navigation
X GPS potentially unreliable for surveillance X
Appendix B B-16 # AI Categories AI Products/Services/ Subcategories Product(s)/Features Type/Comments BSS AUS 5 Communications Frequencies Frequency Change Notices NOTE: List is incomplete as there are many other Comm NOTAMs and/or features that could be added here.
X 6 Surveillance Radar Radar System Status Includes loss of radar coverage due to temporary wind turbine interference, loss of secondary radar coverage.
X Other surveillance means TIS-B/ADS-B Status X 7 Procedures LAHSO Temporary changes Includes changes resulting from temporary changes in the LDA, or temporary changes in runway signage, marking or lighting.
X Departures/SIDs Changes to SIDs Includes decluttering logic. X Arrivals/STARs Changes to STARs Includes decluttering logic. X IAP Includes RNAV/RNP procedures available NOTAMs/Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service (D-ATIS) messages when available.
X Changes to IAPs X Holding procedure changes Changes to procedures; holding air speed changes X Changes to required minimum climb gradients X
Appendix B B-17 # AI Categories AI Products/Services/ Subcategories Product(s)/Features Type/Comments BSS AUS Other (e.g., Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP)) Changes to minimums due to lighting outages or other environmental reasons
X 8 Routes Airways Changes in the airway minimum en route altitude (MEA) In U.S., generally handled via procedural NOTAMs. X Tracks North Atlantic (NAT)/Pacific Tracks Daily updates. X 9 Obstructions Obstructions, including towers, cranes, stacks, etc.
Includes permanent as well as temporary obstruction changes/status
X Obstruction Lighting Outage Changes/Status X Wind Turbines Includes new single- and multiple-site wind turbine changes/status NOTE: Charted wind turbines located in BSS section. X Temporary Obstruction Status Moored Balloons and Kites Example: High-Altitude Aerostat in Florida Keys. X Tall Vessels in a Ship Channel, Near Airports Highly dynamic. Examples: General Edward Lawrence Logan INTL (KBOS); Philadelphia INTL (KPHL).
X Unlit Obstructions Applies to uncharted obstructions. X 10 Miscellaneous Airspace Hazard Alerts Laser Light Activity – Planned Planned/scheduled (non-hostile) activity. X Laser Light Activity – Hostile Requires immediate NOTAM issuance by ATC. X
Appendix B B-18 # AI Categories AI Products/Services/ Subcategories Product(s)/Features Type/Comments BSS AUS Solar Flare Activity Expected effect on the National Airspace System (NAS) and international flight operations.
X Noise-Sensitive Areas Daily Noise-Sensitive Areas Activates noise-sensitive areas (stored as BSS). Daily cumulative noise NOTAMs support VFR noise reduction procedures, AC category of use, and RNAV (RNP) approach and departure routings.
X Bird Activity Bird Activity – Migratory Bird Activity – Local Off-Airport Areas (e.g., landfills) NOTE: Could affect uncrewed aircraft (UA) operations. X Bird Activity – On or in the vicinity of the airport Could make use of advanced sensor technology such as new foreign object damage (FOD) systems and internet-based data collection systems.
X 11 Other Pointer NOTAMs X Graphical NOTAMs Graphical NOTAMs include complex textual and/or graphical procedures.
Published, as required, in support of specific events. X X
Appendix C C-1 APPENDIX C. ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS Terminology or Acronym Explanation A/FD Airport/Facility Directory AC Advisory Circular ACARS Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System AD Aerodrome ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast ADS-R Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Rebroadcast AI Aeronautical Information AIM Aeronautical Information Manual AIP Aeronautical Information Publication AIRAC Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control AIRMET Airmen’s Meteorological Information AIS Aeronautical Information Service AIXM Aeronautical Information Exchange Model AMDAR Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay AOC Airline Operational Control API Application Programming Interface ARP SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice ATC Air Traffic Control ATM Air Traffic Management ATS Air Traffic Service AUS Aeronautical Update Service
Appendix C C-2 Terminology or Acronym Explanation BIRDTAM Bird Notice to Air Missions BSS Baseline Synchronization Service CDM Collaborative Decision Making CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONUS Continental United States CPDLC Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications D-ATIS Digital Automatic Terminal Information System DLSP Data Link Service Provider DOD Department of Defense EFB Electronic Flight Bag ES Extended Squitter FAA Federal Aviation Administration FICON Field Condition FIS Flight Information Service FIS-B Flight Information Services–Broadcast FNS NDS Federal NOTAM System NOTAM Distribution Service FSS Flight Service Station GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System GPS Global Positioning Satellite ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization METAR Message d’observation meteorologieque pour l’aviation reguilere (Aviation Routine Weather Report) METI Meteorological Information
Appendix C C-3 Terminology or Acronym Explanation NAS National Airspace System NextGen Next Generation Air Transportation System NOTAM Notice to Air Missions NOTAM-D NOTAM Distant NOTAM-FDC NOTAM-Flight Data Center NOTAM-TFR NOTAM-Temporary Flight Restriction NOTAM-TMOA NOTAM-Temporary Military Operation Area NOTAM-TRA NOTAM-Temporary Restricted Area NDS NOTAM Distribution Service NWS National Weather Service PED Portable Electronic Device PIB Preflight Information Bulletin PIC Pilot in Command PIREP Pilot Weather Report RVR Runway Visual Range RWY Runway RWYCC Runway Condition Code SAA Special Activity Airspace SFRA Special Flight Rules Area SID Standard Instrument Departure SIGMET Significant Meteorological Information SUA Special Use Airspace SWIM System Wide Information Management
Appendix C C-4 Terminology or Acronym Explanation TAF Terminal Aerodrome Forecast TFR Temporary Flight Restriction TIS-B Traffic Information Services–Broadcast TMA Terminal Maneuvering Area UAT Universal Access Transceiver U.S. United States WMO World Meteorological Organization WXXM Weather Information Exchange Model C.1 Definitions.
C.1.1 Advisory. Specific and defined advice and information provided to assist pilots in the safe conduct of flight and aircraft movement.
C.1.2 Aeronautical Data. A representation of aeronautical facts, concepts, or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing.
C.1.3 Aeronautical Information (AI). Information resulting from the assembly, analysis, and formatting of aeronautical data.
C.1.4 Aeronautical Information Management. The dynamic, integrated management of Aeronautical Information Services (AIS)—safely, economically, and efficiently— through the provision and exchange of quality-assured digital aeronautical data in collaboration with all parties.
C.1.5 Aeronautical Information Se rvice (AIS). A service established within the defined area of coverage responsible for the provision of AI/data necessary for the safety, regularity, and efficiency of air navigation.
C.1.6 Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS). A non-FAA d ata link system using two-way very high frequency (VHF) data link air-ground communications for Airline Operational Control (AOC) and ATC messages. FIS request/reply and contract messages can be sent over the ACARS network.
C.1.7 Air Traffic Service (ATS). A generic term for (1) ATC service; (2) air traffic advisory service; (3) FIS; and (4) alerting service.