What is the FAA equivalent of the Canadian Designated Airspace Handbook?
Received a question tonight from a northern aviator: In Canada we have the Designated Airspace Handbook. It’s the legal document that defines Canada’s airspace. Does the FAA have something similar? Hi Blake. I took a look at the link you sent me for the Canadian Designated Airspace Handbook and to answer your question, the U.S. federal government does not produce a similar file. However, if it is any comfort…it used to! The file and data used to be called the Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File or DAFIF. DAFIF is managed by the NGA or National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. The DAFIF data was publicly available until October of 2006 when it was pulled because of “national security” (actually it’s a much longer and boring story). DAFIF data is still available but you have to have a really good reason for accessing it (like you work for the NGA) So for plain old folks like you and me nope, sorry Blake. However… Thanks to the internet and people willing to share this information
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