NOTAMs (Notices To Airmen (ICAO) or Notices to Air Missions (FAA)) are important notices to let pilots know of changed conditions or restrictions that are likely to affect the ability of pilots to conduct normal operations.
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Why does this NOTAM make me think GPS is unavailable?
First: I'm not a real pilot. I used an on-line flight planning tool, and in the brief was the following "GPS NOTAM":
GPS 11/032 ZSE NAV (CHLK GPS 15-15) GPS (INCLUDING WAAS, GBAS, AND
ADSB)MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE WITHIN A 476NM RADIUS CENTERED…
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What does SVC TAR/SSR U/S mean?
Looking through NOTAMs. What does SVC TAR/SSR U/S mean? Does that mean I cannot shoot practice approaches in the area?
Here is the NOTAM text:
07/052 (A0474/17) - SVC TAR/SSR U/S. 21 JUL 12:00 2017 UNTIL 21 JUL
17:00 2017. CREATED: 20 JUL 12:08…
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Is there a maximum length for NOTAM?
I see some very long NOTAM messages describing a whole section of arrival or departing procedure.
Is there a standard limiting how long a NOTAM can be? In computing I usually see limits in bytes, is there such a limit on NOTAM?
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What's a "gateway operation"?
From an AvWeb post regarding Trump's upcoming vacation to Florida:
Anyone planning to fly in the area should be aware of the potential
for Notams that might include gateway operations.
What's a "gateway operation"?
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What is an NTAP when referenced in a NOTAM?
When reviewing notices to airmen (NOTAMs) for the KDNL airport today (08 April, 2016) there's a particular NOTAM that references an NTAP with a number. What's an NTAP? How does one go about looking one up?
!DNL 03/008 KDNL SVC SPECIAL EVENT MASTER'S…
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How are NOTAMs created so consistently?
In the US N.A.S., the NOTAM system is a constant stream of notices getting created, updated, and expired, on topics of airports (big and small), navaids, airspaces, and more. They frequently use awkward terminology and obscure acronyms.
Yet I…
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What are the types of NOTAMs and how do USA NOTAMs differ from the ICAO definitions?
I'm looking for a complete list of the types of NOTAMs that can be found in the USA and under the ICAO definition. I looked at this question and it gives me a good starting point, but I'm not clear on how NOTAMs vary between the USA and when ICAO is…
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"END PART" Statement in NOTAM
Here's yet another installment of "how fun it is to parse NOTAM". ;-)
Statements like "END PART 2 OF 2" are quite common in the E) item of NOTAM, however, the following has triggered a red light on my parser:
D3616/22 NOTAMN
Q) EDGG/QRTCA/IV/BO /W…
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NOTAM D item spanning across midnight with EXC
The specification of NOTAM is somewhat flaky. Edge cases may even be hard to parse programmatically unless EUROCONTROL guidelines are being followed as well.
For the sake of simplicity, let's assume the following examples are valid from 2022-01-01…
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Is it legal for one nation to issue notams for territories in another nation?
Is it legal (as in "is there international agreements not do so") for country A to issue NOTAMs about some territories in country B. Does it matter both A and B recognize each other?.How such things are handled? Does such NOTAMs were issued in…
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What is the legal definition of "transient" when referring to airport closure?
As of a few days ago, 1B6 is now CLSD TO TRANSIENT
This is the NOTAM which appears at…
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How are NOTAMs distributed and received?
Can you only receive NOTAMs via teleprinter? If so, how do you receive them in flight in a plane without a printer? Also, how is a NOTAM generated? I'm trying to read an Oxford Air Law book and it is so hard to understand.
