UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATIONS - IAC 2 - 17 June 2024 - SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL AND VFR TERMINAL AREA CHARTS

Oct 13, 2026

United States Government specifications for preparing Sectional Aeronautical and VFR Terminal Area Charts are issued by the Interagency Air Committee (IAC). Compliance is required without deviation until amended by formal IAC action. Updates are provided when new requirements arise or via IAC development actions, while interpretation questions are referred to the IAC Chair. The document records applied changes across multiple dates, including requirement documents and editorial changes, and defines where amendment recommendations must be submitted.

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Introduction and Compliance Requirements

Changes Applied to Current Edition

Requirement Documents

Editorial Changes

Amendment of Specifications

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATIONS SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL AND VFR TERMINAL AREA CHARTS IAC 2 17 June 2024 Prepared by the Interagency Air Committee (IAC) 17 June 2024 IAC 2 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL AND VFR TERMINAL AREA CHARTS 17 June 2024 These specifications have been developed by the Interagency Air Committee (IAC), composed of representatives of the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration, for use in the preparation of the United States Government Sectional Aeronautical and VFR Terminal Area Charts. These specifications shall be complied with, without deviation, until such time as they are amended by formal IAC action. Changes to these specifications will be provided when necessitated by new requirements or through development action of the IAC. Questions of interpretation that arise in the use of these specifications shall be referred to the Chair, Interagency Air Committee. IAC 2 17 June 2024 Page Intentionally Left Blank 17 June 2024 IAC 2 CHANGES APPLIED TO CURRENT EDITION REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS a. RD 874-Modification to the Depiction of Collocated RNAV Waypoints and Airports with a Control Tower Facility EDITORIAL CHANGES a. None applied this edition CHANGES APPLIED TO 26 APRIL 2024 REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS a. RD 876-Exception to the depiction of foreign data on VFR Charts EDITORIAL CHANGES a. EC 23-06 – Removal of Alaska FSS Frequency CHANGES APPLIED 1 AUGUST 2023 REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS a. RD 856 – Special Military Activity Route (SMAR) Notes b. RD 857 – Updates to Foreign Data Depiction on Sectional Charts EDITORIAL CHANGES a. EC 23-06 – Removal of Alaska FSS Frequency CHANGES APPLIED 11 MAY 2023 REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS a. RD 858 – Revised Depiction of Wind Turbine Farms EDITORIAL CHANGES a. None applied in this edition CHANGES 22 AUGUST 2022 REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS a. RD 817 – Modification to the Depiction of Foreign Data on Visual Charts IAC 2 17 June 2024 EDITORIAL CHANGES a. None applied in this edition CHANGES APPLIED 22 AUGUST 2022 REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS a. RD 846 – Removal of Emergency References to Private Airports EDITORIAL CHANGES a. None applied in this edition 17 June 2024 IAC 2 IAC 2 17 June 2024 Page Intentionally Left Blank 17 June 2024 IAC 2 AMENDMENT OF SPECIFICATIONS 1. PROCEDURE a. Recommendations for amendments to specifications from the Department of Defense shall be directed to: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield, VA 22150-7500 b. Recommendations for amendments to specifications from the Federal Aviation Administration shall be directed to: Federal Aviation Administration / Aeronautical Information Services SSMC-4 Sta \# 4503 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 2. AMENDMENT SYSTEM a. Change to the specifications will be issued atthe effective date of the latest Requirement Document (RD) and / or Editorial Change (EC) . b. The Specification will be dated, indicated along the upper margin of each page, to reflect the most current change. IAC 2 17 June 2024 Page Intentionally Left Blank

FAQs

Who prepared the specifications for Sectional Aeronautical and VFR Terminal Area Charts?

The Interagency Air Committee (IAC) prepared the specifications, with representatives from the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration.

How should users handle interpretation questions about the specifications?

Questions of interpretation arising from use of the specifications must be referred to the Chair, Interagency Air Committee.

Where should recommendations for amendments be directed?

Recommendations from the Department of Defense go to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and recommendations from the Federal Aviation Administration go to the Aeronautical Information Services address listed in the document.

Oct 13, 2026

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