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d.  Supplementary Charts and Publications.

Chart Supplement refers to a series of civil/military flight
information publications issued by FAA every

56 days consisting of the Chart Supplement U.S., Chart Supplement
Alaska, and Chart Supplement Pacific.

2.  Chart Supplement U.S.

This is a civil/military flight information publication. This 7

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volume book

series is designed for use with appropriate IFR or VFR charts and
contains data including, but not limited to,

airports, NAVAIDs, communications data, weather data sources, special
notices, non

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regulatory operational

procedures, and airport diagrams. Coverage  includes  the conterminous
U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

The Chart Supplement U.S. shows data that cannot be readily depicted in
graphic form; for example, airport

hours of operations, types of fuel available, run widths, and lighting
codes. (See FIG 9

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12.)

FIG 9

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Chart Supplement U.S. Geographic Areas

3.  Chart Supplement Alaska.

This is a civil/military flight information publication. This single

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volume

book is designed for use with appropriate IFR or VFR charts. The Chart
Supplement Alaska contains data

including, but not limited to, airports, NAVAIDs, communications data,
weather data sources, special notices,

non

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regulatory operational procedures, and airport diagrams. The publicatio
n also includes uniquely

geographical operational requirements as area notices and emergency
procedures.

4.  Chart Supplement Pacific.

 This is a civil/military flight information publication. This single
volume

book is designed for use with appropriate IFR or VFR charts. The Chart
Supplement Pacific contains data

including, but not limited to, airports, NAVAIDs, communications data,
weather data sources, special notices,

non

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regulatory operational procedures, and airport diagrams. The publicatio
n also includes airspace,

navigational facilities, non

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regulatory Pacific area procedures, Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP
),

Departure Procedures (DP), Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) charts,
radar minimums, supporting data for the

Hawaiian and Pacific Islands, and uniquely geographical operational req
uirements as area notices and

emergency procedures.

5.  North Atlantic Route Chart.

Designed for FAA controllers to monitor transatlantic flights, this

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color chart shows oceanic control areas, coastal navigation aids,
oceanic reporting points, and NAVAID

geographic coordinates. Full Size Chart: Scale 1 inch = 113.1
nm/1:8,250,000. Chart is shipped flat only. Half

Size Chart: Scale 1 inch = 150.8 nm/1:11,000,000. Chart is 29

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3/4 x 20

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1/2 inches, shipped folded to 5 x 10

inches only[1]. Chart revised every 56 days. (See FIG 9

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[5]13.)

Types of Charts Available

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References

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