NOTAMs

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NOTAMs

A notice distributed by means of telecommunications containing information concerning the establishment, condition, or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure, or hazard. Timely distribution of this knowledge is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations. NOTAM information could affect a pilot's decision to make a flight. It includes airport or primary runway closures, changes in the status of navigational aids, ILSs (instrument landing systems), radar service availability, and other information essential to planned en route, terminal, or landing operations. Class I NOTAMs are distributed by means of telecommunications, whereas Class II are distributed by means other than telecommunications.

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"With immediate effect, Pakistan airspace is open for all type of civilian traffic on published ATS routes," read a notice to airmen (NOTAM) issued by the authority.

Great news, says Aviation Ministry on Pakistan re-opening air space

Iran's Airports Company (IAC) announced last week that the airlines that had rerouted their flights to keep away from Iranian skies after a NOTAM (notice to airmen) issued by the US are now returning to their conventional routes through Iran's airspace as they are safer and more economical.

Official: Iran's Sky Most Desired Air Transit Route

One way to deal with this torrent of poorly presented information is to call Flight Service, ask for an abbreviated briefing and query the briefer about Notams for your proposed flight, and especially if there's any new FDC Notam affecting the airspace or procedures you anticipate.

You're On Notice

Tap one of your favorite airports, or choose from a nearest list, and you can get METAR/TAFs, PIREPs, NOTAMs, major weather charts (such as a surface analysis or prog charts), static NEXRAD and even approach plates.

Quick WX for droid: we're underwhelmed: all we want is an app that gives METARs, TAFs, NEXRAD and PIREPs both graphically and in text. That's apparently too much to ask, at least so far

He added: "It is true that on a number of occasions recently the airport has taken the decision to issue what is described as a notice to airman (NOTAM), effectively closing the airport's controlled airspace for a short period.

NO WORRIES FOR FLIGHTS

Just as the Mr Force's "notices to Airmen" (NOTAM) tell aircrews about important flight-related information (e.g., "runway X at base Y is closed"), so do ASPJ's doctrine NOTAMs succinctly inform Airmen about important changes or concepts and explain their relevance, thus keeping Airmen up to date on our service's constantly evolving doctrine.

Vignettes, doctrine NOTAMs, and the latest chronicles articles

Laser-Scan has developed its Notam Display System (NDS), which enables aircrews to input routing information via an ordinary web browser and retrieve and display all Notams (Notice to AirMen) that could have an impact on their flight.

Web-based flight service. (Digest)

Summary: New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): IndiGo cancelled as many as 49 flights on Wednesday due to various factors including the anticipated weather conditions on Thursday and NOTAMS at various airports.

IndiGo cancels 49 flights

In the FDC Notams. You know, those often-detailed advisories that every fiber in your preflight planning being wants to blow past when you download them by the dozens, most of which have no bearing on where and how you'll fly (I'm not likely to take a Beech Bonanza over North Korea, for instance).

The Alternate Missed: The alternate holding fix is depicted on the approach plate but the procedure won't be in your GPS database. Instead, you'll find it in a Notam

NOTAMs usually forecast these outages, but outages can occur without notice.

Using RNAV/RNP: having a modern GPS navigator gives us a lot of capability, but unfortunately, there are still profiles that are out of bounds

In the meantime, Turkey also issued three Notams (or notices to airmen) by which it reserved for exercises portions of the Nicosia Flight Information (FIR).