AirNav.com is a privately owned website for

pilots An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...

and aviation enthusiasts. The site publishes aeronautical and airport information released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) such as runway distances,

airfield traffic pattern An airfield traffic pattern is a standard path followed by aircraft when taking off or landing while maintaining visual contact with the airfield. At an airport, the pattern (or circuit) is a standard path for coordinating air traffic. It differ ...

s, airport frequencies ( common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF), tower,

ground Ground may refer to: Geology * Land, the surface of the Earth not covered by water * Soil, a mixture of clay, sand and organic matter present on the surface of the Earth Electricity * Ground (electricity), the reference point in an electrical c ...

, Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)/ Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS)/ Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS), instrument landing system (ILS), approach and departure, center or ARTCC,

clearance delivery Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airs ...

, emergency, and Flight Service Station (FSS)/ fixed-base operator (FBO) frequencies), airport operations, facilities and services, chart location, navigational coordinates and locations, radio aids, ownership information and other pertinent information that all pilots need when traveling into or out of an airport or around the United States National Airspace System (NAS). The same information is published in the Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD), updated every 56 days. Additionally available on Airnav.com is

METAR METAR is a format for reporting weather information. A METAR weather report is predominantly used by aircraft pilots, and by meteorologists, who use aggregated METAR information to assist in weather forecasting. Raw METAR is the most common form ...

, terminal aerodrome forecast (TAF), distance calculator, times of morning and evening civil twilight and sunset/sunrise to aid the pilot for decision-making purposes and to be legally equipped for night flight, airport management remarks, Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), distances to popular landmarks and attractions, hotels, cities, and closest airports. PDF files of Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs),

Standard Instrument Departures Standard instrument departure (SID) routes, also known as departure procedures (DP), are published flight procedures followed by aircraft on an IFR flight plan immediately after takeoff from an airport. Introduction A SID is an air traffic contr ...

(SIDs) or Departure Procedures (DPs),

Standard Terminal Arrival Routes In aviation, a standard terminal arrival route or standard terminal arrival (STAR) is a published flight procedure followed by aircraft on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan just before reaching a destination airport. A STAR is an air t ...

(STARs) are available for print or download on each airport's directory page. Airnav has been online since May 29, 1996.

References

Sources

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A/FD digital search
on the FAA.gov website
, FAA Airport Facility Directory
as defined by the FAA

External links

www.Airnav.com/ official websitewww.FAA.gov Federal Aviation Administration website
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