Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/air-traffic-control

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Aeronautical Information Publication

Government aaeronautical publication

Government aaeronautical publication

In aviation, an Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. It is designed to be a manual containing thorough details of regulations, procedures and other information pertinent to flying aircraft in the particular country to which it relates. It is usually issued by or on behalf of the respective civil aviation administration.

Overview

The structure and contents of AIPs are standardized by international agreement through ICAO. AIPs normally have three parts – GEN (general), ENR (en route) and AD (aerodromes). The document contains many charts; most of these are in the AD section where details and charts of all public aerodromes are published.

AIPs are kept up-to-date by regular revision on a fixed cycle. For operationally significant changes in information, the cycle known as the AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) cycle, first introduced in 1964, is used: revisions are produced every 56 days (double AIRAC cycle) or every 28 days (single AIRAC cycle). These changes are received well in advance so that users of the aeronautical data can update their flight management systems (FMS). For insignificant changes, the published calendar dates are used.

In some countries the AIP is informally known as the Airman's Manual or the Air Pilot.

Not all countries publish AIPs, particularly in Africa.

Electronic AIP

EUROCONTROL has published a specification for an electronic AIP (eAIP). The eAIP Specification aims to harmonise the structure and presentation of AIPs for digital media. In this respect, a digital AIP is a digital version of the paper AIP, usually available in PDF format, while an electronic AIP is available in PDF as well as other formats, more suitable for reading on the screen and for electronic data exchange. Many countries around the world provide digital AIPs either on CD-ROM subscription or on a Web site. The external links section below lists AIPs which aim to follow the EUROCONTROL eAIP Specification.

AIRAC effective dates (28-day cycle)

To fix it for 2020 and beyond, the following changes need to be made within certain time intervals:

----- At any time between 2 Jan 2020 and 30 Dec 2020 (inclusive), replace with the following ("2458851" is 2 Jan 2020): The current AIRAC cycle is (effective ).

----- At any time between 28 Jan 2021 and 26 Jan 2022 (inclusive), replace with the following ("2459243" is 28 Jan 2021): The current AIRAC cycle is (effective ).

The changes patterned after these, can be applied to any future times whenever a calendar year contains 14 AIRAC cycle start dates.

The current AIRAC cycle is (effective ).

#2024*2025202620272028*2029203020312032*2033203420352036*2037203820392040*1234567891011121314
25 Jan23 Jan22 Jan21 Jan20 Jan18 Jan17 Jan16 Jan15 Jan13 Jan12 Jan11 Jan10 Jan08 Jan07 Jan06 Jan05 Jan
22 Feb20 Feb19 Feb18 Feb17 Feb15 Feb14 Feb13 Feb12 Feb10 Feb09 Feb08 Feb07 Feb05 Feb04 Feb03 Feb02 Feb
21 Mar20 Mar19 Mar18 Mar16 Mar15 Mar14 Mar13 Mar11 Mar10 Mar09 Mar08 Mar06 Mar05 Mar04 Mar03 Mar01 Mar
18 Apr17 Apr16 Apr15 Apr13 Apr12 Apr11 Apr10 Apr08 Apr07 Apr06 Apr05 Apr03 Apr02 Apr01 Apr31 Mar29 Mar
16 May15 May14 May13 May11 May10 May09 May08 May06 May05 May04 May03 May01 May30 Apr29 Apr28 Apr26 Apr
13 Jun12 Jun11 Jun10 Jun08 Jun07 Jun06 Jun05 Jun03 Jun02 Jun01 Jun31 May29 May28 May27 May26 May24 May
11 Jul10 Jul09 Jul08 Jul06 Jul05 Jul04 Jul03 Jul01 Jul30 Jun29 Jun28 Jun26 Jun25 Jun24 Jun23 Jun21 Jun
08 Aug07 Aug06 Aug05 Aug03 Aug02 Aug01 Aug31 Jul29 Jul28 Jul27 Jul26 Jul24 Jul23 Jul22 Jul21 Jul19 Jul
05 Sep04 Sep03 Sep02 Sep31 Aug30 Aug29 Aug28 Aug26 Aug25 Aug24 Aug23 Aug21 Aug20 Aug19 Aug18 Aug16 Aug
03 Oct02 Oct01 Oct30 Sep28 Sep27 Sep26 Sep25 Sep23 Sep22 Sep21 Sep20 Sep18 Sep17 Sep16 Sep15 Sep13 Sep
31 Oct30 Oct29 Oct28 Oct26 Oct25 Oct24 Oct23 Oct21 Oct20 Oct19 Oct18 Oct16 Oct15 Oct14 Oct13 Oct11 Oct
28 Nov27 Nov26 Nov25 Nov23 Nov22 Nov21 Nov20 Nov18 Nov17 Nov16 Nov15 Nov13 Nov12 Nov11 Nov10 Nov08 Nov
26 Dec25 Dec24 Dec23 Dec21 Dec20 Dec19 Dec18 Dec16 Dec15 Dec14 Dec13 Dec11 Dec10 Dec09 Dec08 Dec06 Dec

Note: ***** = leap year containing 29 Feb (2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, etc.)

References

Notes

References

  1. AuthorATAdmin. "The Word of the Week: AIRAC – AVIAtest".
  2. "EUROCONTROL – eAIP Specification".
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080421172919/http://www.eurocontrol.int/aim/public/standard_page/eaip.html EUROCONTROL – Electronic Aeronautical Information Publications (eAIP)]
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

air-traffic-control air-navigation government-publications year-of-introduction-missing aviation-publications
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Aeronautical Information Publication — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report