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AIM 

4/20/23

 

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Types of Charts Available

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En Route High Altitude Charts for the Conterminous U.S.

FIG 9

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Alaskan En Route High Altitude Chart

3. U.S. Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP).

TPPs are published in 24 loose

leaf or perfect bound

volumes covering the conterminous U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. A Change Notice is published at
the midpoint between revisions in bound volume format and is available on the internet for free download at the
AIS website. (See FIG 9

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15.)

 

The TPPs include:

(a) Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Charts.

IAP charts

 

portray the aeronautical data that is

required to execute instrument approaches to airports. Each chart depicts the IAP, all related navigation data,
communications information, and an airport sketch. Each procedure is designated for use with a specific
electronic navigational aid, such as ILS, VOR, NDB, RNAV, etc.