Section 4. Airport Charting and Publication
of
Airport Data
10-4-1. POLICY
a. All landing facilities which have received
airspace determinations or those not analyzed, must
be properly documented and processed in accordance
with procedures contained in FAAO 5010.4, Airport
Safety Data Program.
b. Landing facilities that have received objectionable airspace determinations shall not be published in
the NFDD, and they shall not be depicted on
aeronautical charts or in the Airport/Facility
Directory (A/FD).
10-4-2. RESPONSIBILITY
As part of System Operations Airspace and AIM,
AIM is responsible for the collection, validation, and
dissemination of aeronautical information. This
office is designated as the focal point for providing
aeronautical information/requirements to the aviation industry, the producers of aeronautical charts
and publications, and other government agencies and
users.
10-4-3. AIRPORT CHARTING
a. Airports meeting the criteria below may be
charted, provided the data has been processed in
accordance with the policy set forth in paragraph
10-4-1.
1. Public use airports (including stolports and
gliderports.)
2. Military airports without charting
restrictions.
3. Abandoned airports having landmark value.
4. Private-use airports having emergency landing or landmark values.
5. Public use heliports not associated with an
existing airport, private use heliports that have
controlled airspace predicted on them, and selected
U.S. Forest Service Heliports.
6. Ultralight flightparks when of landmark
value.
NOTE-
Airports of lesser aeronautical importance may be
omitted in congested areas where other airports with
adequate and better facilities are available nearby.
7. Seaplane bases.
b. Airports will be plotted to true geographic
positions on charts unless they are in conflict with a
navigation aid at the same location. In such cases, the
airport will be displaced from, or superimposed upon
the navigation aid. However, in displacing for
cartographic purposes, the relationship between the
airport and navigation aid shall be retained.
c. Airports will be depicted on aeronautical charts
by using the symbols located in the chart's legend.
Airports having an ATCT are shown in blue, and all
other airports are shown in magenta. Airport names
and associated data shall be shown in the same color
as the airport symbol.
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