AIM

4/20/23

Appendix 4

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11

FAA Form 7233

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4 

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 International Flight Plan

TBL 4

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13

Filing for Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Routes

Type of Routing

Capability Required

Item 10a

Item 18 PBN/

See NOTE 2

Item 18 NAV/

See NOTE 3

Notes

RNAV SID or STAR
(See NOTE 1)

RNAV 1

GR

D2

If GNSS

DIR

D4

If DME/DME/IRU

RNP SID or STAR
(See NOTE 2)

RNP 1
GNSS

GR

O2

If GNSS only

RNP 1
GNSS

DGIR

O1

If GNSS primary and
DME/DME/IRU backup

RNP SID or STAR with RF
required
(See NOTE 2)

RNP 1
GNSS

GRZ

O2

Z1

If GNSS only

RNP 1
GNSS

DGIRZ

O1

Z1

If GNSS primary and
DME/DME/IRU backup

Domestic Q

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Route (see

separate requirements for
Gulf of Mexico Q

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Routes)

RNAV 2

GR

C2

If GNSS

DIR

C4

If DME/DME/IRU

T

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Route

RNAV 2

GR

C2

GNSS is required for
T

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Routes

RNAV (GPS) Approach

RNP Approach, GPS

GR

S1

Domestic arrivals do not
need to file PBN approach
capabilities to request the
approach.

RNAV (GPS) Approach

RNP Approach, GPS
Baro

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VNAV

GR

S2

RNAV (GPS) Approach
with RF required

RNP Approach, GPS
RF Capability

GRZ

S2

Z1

RNP AR Approach with
RF

RNP (Special Autho-
rization Required) RF
Leg Capability

GR

T1

RNP AR Approach with-
out RF

RNP (Special Autho-
rization Required)

GR

T2

NOTE

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1.

If the flight is requesting an RNAV SID only (no RNAV STAR) or RNAV STAR only (no RNAV SID) then consult guidance

on the FAA website at

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/air_traffic_services/flight_plan_filing

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2.

PBN descriptor D1 includes the capabilities of D2, D3, and D4. PBN descriptor B1 includes the capabilities of B2,

B3, B4, and B5. PBN descriptor C1 includes the capabilities of C2, C3, and C4.

3.

In NAV/, descriptors for advanced capabilities (Z1, P1, R1, M1, and M2) should be entered as a single character string

with no intervening spaces, and separated from any other entries in NAV/ by a space.

EXAMPLE

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NAV/Z1P1M2 SBAS

7.

 Automated Departure Clearance Delivery (DCL or PDC). When planning to use automated pre

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departure

clearance delivery capability, file as indicated below.

(a)

 PDC provides pre

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departure clearances from the FAA to the operator’s designated flight operations

center, which then delivers the clearance to the pilot by various means. Use of PDC does not require any special
flight plan entry.

(b) 

DCL provides pre

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departure clearances from the FAA directly to the cockpit/FMS via Controller Pilot

Datalink Communications (CPDLC). Use of DCL requires flight plan entries as follows: