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