The Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly the Airport/Facility Directory) is published every 56 days by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, National Aeronautical Charting Office
The general information section of the Chart Supplement U.S. reads:
This Chart Supplement U.S. is a Civil Flight Information Publication published and distributed every eight weeks by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Aeronautical Information Services, http://www.faa.gov/go/ais. It is designed for use with Aeronautical Charts covering the conterminous United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
This directory contains all public–use airports, seaplane bases and heliports, military facilities, and selected private use facilities specifically requested by the Department of Defense (DoD) for which a DoD Instrument Approach Procedure has been published in the U.S. Terminal Procedures Publication
Additionally, this directory contains communications data, navigational facilities and certain special notices and procedures
Military data contained within this publication is provided by the National Geospatial–Intelligence Agency and is intended to provide reference data for military and/or joint use airports. Not all military data contained in this publication is applicable to civil users
Corrections, Comments and/or Procurement:
Corrections:
Note: information such as equipment malfunction, abnormal field conditions, hazards to flight, etc., should be reported as soon as possible
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Procurement:
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This Chart Supplement U.S. comprises part of the following sections of the United States Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP): GEN, ENR and AD
Chart Supplement U.S.:
This directory is a listing of data on record with the FAA on public–use airports, military airports and selected private–use airports specifically requested by the Department of Defense (DoD) for which a DoD Instrument Approach Procedure has been published in the U.S. Terminal Procedures Publication. Additionally this listing contains data for associated terminal control facilities, air route traffic control centers, and radio aids to navigation within the conterminous United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Civil airports and joint Civil/Military airports which are open to the public are listed alphabetically by state, associated city and airport name and cross–referenced by airport name. Military airports and private–use (limited civil access) joint Military/Civil airports are listed alphabetically by state and official airport name and cross–referenced by associated city name. Navaids, flight service stations and remote communication outlets that are associated with an airport, but with a different name, are listed alphabetically under their own name, as well as under the airport with which they are associated
The listing of an airport as open to the public in this directory merely indicates the airport operator's willingness to accommodate transient aircraft, and does not represent that the airport conforms with any Federal or local standards, or that it has been approved for use on the part of the general public. Military airports, private–use airports, and private–use (limited civil access) joint Military/Civil airports are open to civil pilots only in an emergency or with prior permission. See Special Notice Section, Civil Use of Military Fields
The information on obstructions is taken from reports submitted to the FAA. Obstruction data has not been verified in all cases. Pilots are cautioned that objects not indicated in this tabulation (or on the airports sketches and/or charts) may exist which can create a hazard to flight operation. Detailed specifics concerning services and facilities tabulated within this directory are contained in the Aeronautical Information Manual, Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures
The legend items that follow explain in detail the contents of this Directory and are keyed to the circled numbers on the sample on the preceding pages
City/Military Airport Cross Reference:
Military airports are listed alphabetically by state and official airport name
The city/military airport cross-reference listing provides alphabetical listing by state and city name for all military airports published in the directory
Seaplane Landing Areas:
Seaplane landing areas list out the locations of waterways for the locations covered by that volume [Figure 3]
Seaplane Landing Areas
Special Notices:
Special notices list out airports and airspace which have specific restrictions or programs associated that make them unique
Topics include aerobatic areas, unmanned aircraft systems operation and LASER light demonstrations to name a few [Figure 3]
Noise Abatement Procedures:
Airport proprietors are responsible for taking the lead in local aviation noise control
These plans are applied in the form of Formal or Informal Runway Use Programs for noise abatement purposes
Noise abatement procedures are listed in special notices which dictate areas to avoid and altitudes to maintain
Noise abatement procedures are also listed in the airport remarks, abbreviated NS ABTMT
Special Notices
Regulatory Notices:
Regulatory Notices The following narratives summarize the FAR Part 93 Special Air Traffic Rules, and Airport Traffic Patterns in effect as prescribed in the rule. This information is advisory in nature and in no way relieves the pilot from compliance with the specific rules set forth in FAR Parts 91 and 93
Special Airport Traffic Areas prescribed in Part 93 are depicted on Sectional Aeronautical Charts, World Aeronautical Charts, Enroute Low Altitude Charts, and where applicable, on VFR Terminal Area Charts
FAA and NWS Telephone Numbers:
FAA and NWS Telephone numbers
Air Route Traffic Control Centers/Flight Service Station Communication Frequencies:
In support of the Federal Aviation Administration's Runway Incursion Program, selected towered airport diagrams have been published in the Airport Diagram section of the Chart Supplement U.S. Diagrams will be listed alphabetically by associated city and airport name. Airport diagrams, depicting runway and taxiway configurations, will assist both VFR and IFR pilots in ground taxi operations. The airport diagrams in this publication are the same as those published in the U.S. Terminal Procedures Publications. For additional airport diagram legend information see the U.S. Terminal Procedures Publication
NOTE: Some text data published under the individual airport in the front portion of the Chart Supplement U.S. may be more current than the data published on the Airport Diagrams. The airport diagrams are updated only when significant changes occur
Obtaining a Chart Supplement U.S.:
Copies of the Chart Supplement U.S. can be found in many places in different forms:
First, you can check with your local Fixed Base Operator (FBO)
