Pilot Controlled Lighting Symbol On Sectional

Wac or not shown on wac.

Pilot controlled lighting symbol on sectional.

Symbols shown are for world aeronautical charts wac sectional aeronautical charts and terminal area charts tac. Lighting available pilot controlled lighting part time or on request for complete information consult the airport facility directory. No lighting available at private facilities indicates no lighting information available. Airport identifier longest runway length to.

Wac or not shown on wac. Airport name associated city name high altitude u s. A symbol means the lighting is part time or on request the pilot should consult the chart supplement for light operating procedures. And if you want more time repeat the series of button clicks to reset the timer.

The lights stay on for 15 minutes plenty of time to land and taxi to the ramp. Take our latest quiz to find out. From planning a route to avoiding restricted airspace no other resource packs as much information into a single page. When there are changes it will be published in accordance with the 56 day aeronautical chart product schedule.

A symbol indicates there is pilot controlled lighting. The chart users guide is updated as necessary when there is new chart symbology or changes in the depiction of information and or symbols on the charts. Pilot controlled lighting pcl also known as aircraft radio control of aerodrome lighting arcal or pilot activated lighting pal is a system that allows aircraft pilots to control the lighting of an airport or airfield s approach lights runway edge lights and taxiways via radio. Symbols shown are for world aeronautical charts wacs sectional aeronautical charts sectionals terminal area charts tacs vfr flyway planning charts and helicopter route charts.

How much do you know about all the airspace airport and obstacle symbols. When a symbol is different on any vfr chart series it will be annotated as such e g. Pilot controlled lighting pcl systems are common at nontowered airports and towered airports in the wee hours after controllers have gone home.