Publication Dates

A list of chart publication dates can be found at the following link.

VFR Obstacles

Name	Description	Download	Comments
VFR Obstacles	VFR Obstacle List		N/A

VFR Obstacles list is a subset of the UK ICAO Obstacle Dataset Area 1 and identifies which charts these obstacles should be portrayed on. This allows users to update their charts with the latest obstructions, which are 100m AGL and above, between the publication cycles of the charts.

UK Visual Rerefence points (VRP) can be found on the Digital Datasets page.

NATS maintain the integrity of the information and data supplied to the AIS, from receipt through to the point of publication. However, because these products are compiled using information originated and supplied by numerous external parties, NATS cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of content. To the fullest extent permitted by law, NATS accepts no liability for your use of UK Aeronautical Information Products.
 
In the event that you identify any potential errors or ommissions inform AIS using  aissupervisor@nats.co.uk    

Frequency Reference Cards

Please note that the Frequency Reference Cards are only available as downloads from this page, and will be updated as required.

Chart users are advised to print the cards as required.

To maintain the scale of these documents when printing, always ensure that you select "PAGE SCALING" as "NONE" in the drop down menu of the print dialogue box.

If you are having problems achieving a clear image from your home printer, you could try any or all of the following:

> using photo quality paper

> opening the file in a different browser

> 'print screen' and load the document onto your tablet computer for viewing

> improve the print quality settings on your printer

> dropping the file into Word and printing from that

VFR Database

The NATS AIS team manage changes to aeronautical features on the UK VFR charts from numerous data sources, many of which operate within a regulated framework and many of which do not. For aeronautical features which do not fall under a regulatory framework and are not published in the UK AIP we cannot guarantee accuracy and are challenged to maintain currency.

AIS endeavour to keep an accurate and current dataset of these features, relying heavily on notifications from the VFR flying community. However to date the dataset has been stewarded in-house with copies of the dataset not being publicly available.

For all VFR stakeholders to have the best quality data, it is clear to AIS that all VFR stakeholders should be engaged. Therefore on this page you will find a copy of our current dataset of these features and with your help we aim to improve the accuracy and currency.

The dataset is available to download as a CSV file and can be visualised in Google Earth (KMZ).

If you are aware of any anomalies in the dataset then please complete the UK Unlicensed & Uncertificated Aeronautical Sites sheet below (xls) and email it to  vfrcharts@nats.co.uk

1. https://developers.google.com/kml/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values

Note to developers: We will endeavour to maintain the same file formats on this page, however some may change with improvements to the dataset.