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Airspace, NOTAMs and VAC charts

Airspace, NOTAMs and VAC charts

Airspace

The EA button shows airspace. Clicking an area gives its name, class, limits and, when published, the frequency to call.

ColourType
Bright redP — prohibited area
Red-orangeR — restricted area
Orange, dashedD — danger area
Dark blueCTR
BlueTMA
GreenGlider sector
Teal, dottedFIS sector (SIV)

EA✓ — active areas only

EA✓ hides the areas that are probably inactive at the time selected in the time bar: French military low-flying network outside its AZBA slots, the « Centre » area according to its calendar, NOTAM-activated areas with no current NOTAM, weekday areas at the weekend. Move the cursor to see tomorrow morning's or the weekend's airspace.

EA✓ reflects planned activations, not actual activity. Public holidays are not taken into account. Only the controlling unit, the FIS or the DIRCAM answering service (0800 24 54 66) are authoritative. This filter is never a clearance to enter an area.

AZBA and AIP SUP

AZBA shows the French military low-flying network (red = active now). SUP AIP shows temporary areas published by supplements; over Germany, a panel lists the supplements in force.

NOTAM and VAC charts

NOTAM: link your Autorouter account

The NOTAM button shows the NOTAM active at the selected time, in France and neighbouring countries. They are fetched through your own autorouter.aero account (free): on the first click, follow the « Link my Autorouter account » panel. The link lasts one year.

The flight ceiling selector filters NOTAM by altitude. Abroad, set it to FL195 or « All FL » to see more of them. When a NOTAM activates a known area, the exact outline of that area is drawn (🎯 badge).

VAC charts

The VAC button shows airfields; a click opens the official VAC chart as a PDF. France, Spain, Belgium, Germany and Austria are covered. Switzerland and Italy require a linked Autorouter account. In Switzerland, only the airfields in the AIP are available.

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