Airspace and charts · Lesson 13 of 29
Reading a sectional chart, part 1: airports and obstacles
How to decode airport symbols and the airport data block, find the CTAF, read obstacle heights in MSL and AGL, and use maximum elevation figures, with every symbol explained in words.
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- Identify towered and non-towered airports and the main airport symbols on a sectional
- Decode every item in an airport data block, including the CTAF, elevation, lighting and runway length
- Read an obstacle's MSL elevation and AGL height and work out the ground elevation beneath it
- Explain what a maximum elevation figure shows and how it is rounded