Terminal area chart
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In United States
and Canadian aviation
, Terminal area charts are aeronautical chart
s intended for navigation under Visual Flight Rules
that depict areas surrounding major airports, primarily those with Class B airspace.
s that they complement, terminal area charts depict topographic features and other information of interest to aviators flying visually, including major landmarks, terrain elevations, visual navigation routes, ground-based navigation aids, airports, rivers, cities, and airspace boundaries. TACs are more detailed than sectional charts, and are scaled at 1:250,000 (as opposed to 1:500,000 for sectional charts) to permit inclusion of more detail. TACs contain information on approach, departure, and transition rules and procedures for the congested Class B areas around major airports.
Terminal area charts for the USA are maintained and published by the United States Federal Aviation Administration
, and by of commercial enterprises (notably Jeppesen
) that produce equivalent, certified charts, often with some added value over the government charts, but with a higher price.
The reverse side of a paper copy of the TAC often provides a flyway chart, a simplified chart that shows preferred VFR routes through the area covered by the TAC.
TACs are updated at six-month intervals.
United States
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and Canadian aviation
Aviation
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, Terminal area charts are aeronautical chart
Aeronautical chart
An aeronautical chart is a map designed to assist in navigation of aircraft, much as nautical charts do for watercraft, or a roadmap for drivers...
s intended for navigation under Visual Flight Rules
Visual flight rules
Visual flight rules are a set of regulations which allow a pilot to operate an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going. Specifically, the weather must be better than basic VFR weather minimums, as specified in the rules of the...
that depict areas surrounding major airports, primarily those with Class B airspace.
Overview
Like the VFR sectional chartSectional Chart
In United States aviation, a sectional chart, often called sectional for short, is a type of aeronautical chart designed for navigation under visual flight rules.-Overview:...
s that they complement, terminal area charts depict topographic features and other information of interest to aviators flying visually, including major landmarks, terrain elevations, visual navigation routes, ground-based navigation aids, airports, rivers, cities, and airspace boundaries. TACs are more detailed than sectional charts, and are scaled at 1:250,000 (as opposed to 1:500,000 for sectional charts) to permit inclusion of more detail. TACs contain information on approach, departure, and transition rules and procedures for the congested Class B areas around major airports.
Terminal area charts for the USA are maintained and published by the United States Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
, and by of commercial enterprises (notably Jeppesen
Jeppesen
Jeppesen is an American company that specializes in navigational information, operations management solutions and flight training products and services...
) that produce equivalent, certified charts, often with some added value over the government charts, but with a higher price.
The reverse side of a paper copy of the TAC often provides a flyway chart, a simplified chart that shows preferred VFR routes through the area covered by the TAC.
TACs are updated at six-month intervals.
See also
- Aeronautical chart conventions (United States)Aeronautical chart conventions (United States)This article describes the graphic conventions used in Sectional charts and Terminal area charts published for aeronautical navigation under Visual Flight Rules in the United States of America...
Conventions used in U.S. aeronautical charts
External links
- SkyVector - Online aeronautical charts
- VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Charts - Current charts from the FAA