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A NOTAM (Notice to Airmen, [1] [2] Notice to Air Men, [3] Notice to Airman [4] or Notice to Air Missions [5]) is a notice filed with an aviation authority to alert aircraft pilots of potential hazards along a flight route or at a location that could affect the flight. [6]
Abbreviation Term Notes FAA Federal Aviation Administration: U.S. Department of Transportation agency FAC Final approach course FACF final approach course fix Point at which the final approach descent is begun FADEC full authority digital engine control: Engine equipment FAC Flight Augmentation computer Avionics FAF final approach fix: FAF
NOTAM Code is an aeronautical radiotelegraph and radiotelephony brevity code used to transmit information about radio navigation aids, airports, lighting facilities, dangers to aircraft, and actions related to search and rescue. All NOTAM Codes start with the letter Q, to distinguish them from radio call signs, and always consist of five ...
The NOTAM system failed at 8:28 p.m. ET on Tuesday, according to FAA advisories. In efforts to keep departures flying overnight, the FAA used a telephone hotline. But the telephone system was ...
Automatic terminal information service, or ATIS, is a continuous broadcast of recorded aeronautical information in busier terminal areas.ATIS broadcasts contain essential information, such as current weather information, active runways, available approaches, and any other information required by the pilots, such as important NOTAMs.
The contractors working on the Federal Aviation Administration's NOTAM system apparently deleted files by accident, leading to the delays and cancellations of thousands of US flights.
A Digital NOTAM (DIGITAM), is a data set made available through digital services containing information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to systems and automated equipment used by personnel concerned with flight operations.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that last week's computer system outage, which caused thousands of flight delays across the United States and a temporary grounding of the nation ...