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NOTAMs are unclassified notices or advisories distributed by means of telecommunication that contain
information concerning the establishment, conditions or change in any aeronautical facility, service,
procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel and systems concerned with
flight operations.[2] NOTAMs are created and transmitted by government agencies and airport operators
under guidelines specified by Annex 15: Aeronautical Information Services of the Convention on
International Civil Aviation (CICA). The term NOTAM came into common use rather than the more formal
notice to airmen following the ratification of the CICA. Notices to airmen were normally published in a
regular publication by each country's air authorities. A number of developments and amend ments to the
CICA have resulted in the more automated system available today. A NOTAM is filed with an aviation
authority to alert aircraft pilots of any hazards en route or at a specific location. The authority in turn provides a
means of disseminating relevant NOTAMs to pilots.
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When Notams are required?
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NOTAMs are issued (and reported) for a number of reasons, such as:
hazards such as air shows, parachute jumps, kite flying, lasers, rocket launches, etc.
flights by important people such as heads of state (sometimes referred to as temporary flight
restrictions, TFRs)
closed runways
inoperable radio navigational aids
military exercises with resulting airspace restrictions
inoperable lights on tall obstructions
temporary erection of obstacles near airfields (e.g., cranes)
passage of flocks of birds through airspace (a NOTAM in this category is known as a BIRDTAM)
notifications of runway/taxiway/apron status with respect to snow, ice, and standing water (a
SNOWTAM)
notification of an operationally significant change in volcanic ash or other dust contamination (an
ASHTAM)
software code risk announcements with associated patches to reduce specific vulnerabilities
NOTAMN – new
NOTAMR – replacement
NOTAMC – cancel
Aviation authorities typically exchange NOTAMs over AFTN circuits.
Software is available to allow pilots to identify NOTAMs near their intended route or at the intended
destination. Some complain that the volume and increasing triviality of NOTAMs has reduced their
usefulness.
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The following describes ICAO NOTAMs. NOTAMs are published using all upper case letters which are
claimed by some to make NOTAMs difficult to read. Note that some countries such as the United States
may diverge from the following ICAO standards.
The first line contains NOTAM identification (series, sequence number, and year of issue), the
type of operation (NEW, REPLACE, or CANCEL), as well as a reference to a previously-issued
NOTAM (for NOTAMR and NOTAMC only).
The "Q" line holds information about who the NOTAM affects along with a basic NOTAM
description. This line can be encoded/decoded from tables defined by ICAO. This allows NOTAMs
to be displayed electronically
The "A" line is the ICAO code of the affected aerodrome or FIR for the NOTAM. The area of
influence of the NOTAM can be several hundreds of kilometres away from the originating
aerodrome.
The "B" line contains the start date and time, the "C" line contains the finish date and time of the
NOTAM. Fields "B" and "C" are in the format YYMMDDhhmm, with times given in Universal Co-
ordinated Time; also known as UTC or Zulu time.
Sometimes a "D" line may be present. This gives a miscellaneous diurnal time for the NOTAM if
the hours of effect are less than 24 hours a day, e.g., parachute dropping exercises tend to occur
for short periods of a few hours during the day, but may be repeated over many days.
The "E" line is the full NOTAM description. It is in English but can be heavily abbreviated. These
abbreviations can be encoded/decoded by tables defined by ICAO.
When present, "F" and "G" lines detail the height/altitude restrictions of the NOTAM. Typically
SFC means surface height or ground level and UNL is unlimited height. Other heights are given in
feet or flight level or a combination of the two.
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