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Airport Diagram

An Airport Diagram is a large-scale chart depicting the layout of an airport's movement and non-movement areas. It shows runways with magnetic headings, taxiways with designations, ramp areas, FBO locations, terminal buildings, hot spots, and geographic coordinates of key points.

  • Published in instrument approach procedure booklets and EFBs
  • Updated on AIRAC cycles (every 28 days)
  • Hot spots highlight areas with increased risk of runway incursion
  • Includes runway lengths, widths, and displaced threshold positions
  • Essential for safe ground operations, especially at unfamiliar airports