LOCATION IDENTIFIER MAGNETIC TAPE DATA BASE RECORD LAYOUT (LID-FILE) INFORMATION EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/26/1999 RECORD FORMAT: FIXED LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH: 943 FILE STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION: --------------------------- THERE IS ONE RECORD FOR EACH LOCATION IDENTIFIER WITHIN A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA (U.S., DOD OVERSEAS, CANADA). A RECORD WILL DESCRIBE ALL OPERATIONAL FACILITIES THAT USE THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER. PRESENCE OF DATA IN AN INFORMATION AREA (E.G. LANDING FACILITY AREA, NAVAID AREA) IMPLIES THAT THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER IS APPLICABLE TO THAT TYPE OF FACILITY. LOCATION INFORMATION (CITY, STATE, REGION, COUNTY, PROVINCE, COUNTRY) IS CONSTANT FOR ALL FACILITIES ASSIGNED A COMMON IDENTIFIER. THE FILE IS SORTED BY LOCATION IDENTIFIER WITHIN EACH GROUP (USA THEN DOD THEN CAN). THE SAME LOCATION IDENTIFIER MAY BE ASSIGNED IN MORE THAN ONE OF THE GROUPS. EACH RECORD ENDS WITH A CARRIAGE RETURN CHARACTER AND LINE FEED CHARACTER (CR/LF). THIS LINE TERMINATOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH. DESCRIPTION OF EACH GROUP: -------------------------- 1. 'USA' RECORDS CONTAIN LOCATION IDENTIFIERS OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES. 2. 'DOD' RECORDS CONTAIN LOCATION IDENTIFIERS OF SELECTED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR PERSONNEL AND CARGO MOVEMENT ONLY AND NOT FOR USE IN FLIGHT PLANS. ****NOTE These are no longer distributed by NFDC, effective with this cycle (3/25/99). 3. 'CAN' RECORDS CONTAIN LOCATION IDENTIFIERS OF CANADIAN CUSTOMS POINTS OF ENTRY, AIRPORTS, METEORLOGICAL STATIONS, NAVIGATIONAL AIDS. GENERAL INFORMATION: 1. LEFT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE TRAILING BLANKS 2. RIGHT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE LEADING BLANKS 3. ELEMENT NUMBER IS FOR INTERNAL REFERENCE ONLY AND NOT IN RECORD J T L S L E N U Y E T O L U S P N A C E M T E G R A M B T T T E E H I N R O T N FIELD DESCRIPTION *********************************************************************** 'USA' LOCATION IDENTIFIERS - RECORD DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS *********************************************************************** L AN 1 00001 NONE IDENTIFIER GROUP SORT CODE 1: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS 2: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS 3: CANADIAN LOCATIONS L AN 0003 00002 NONE IDENTIFIER GROUP CODE USA: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS DOD: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS CAN: CANADIAN LOCATIONS L AN 0005 00005 DLID LOCATION IDENTIFIER BASIC LOCATION INFORMATION -------------------------- L AN 0003 00010 GEN FAA REGION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER EX.: ASW,AEA,AWP L AN 0002 00013 II2 STATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER ALPHABETIC POST OFFICE CODE. EX.: AK,MD,NY (NOTE: 59 WAS USED FOR CANADA RATHER THAN CA) L AN 0026 00015 II1 CITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER L AN 0003 00041 E146B CONTROLLING ARTCC FOR THIS LOCATION NOTE: THIS WILL ONLY BE PRESENT IF THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER IS ASSIGNED TO AN AIRPORT OR AN ILS ON AN AIRPORT. EX.: ZLA,ZDC,ZTL L AN 0003 00044 E146B CONTROLLING ARTCC FOR THIS LOCATION - COMPUTER ID NOTE: THIS WILL ONLY BE PRESENT IF THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER IS ASSIGNED TO AN AIRPORT OR AN ILS ON AN AIRPORT. EX.: ZCL,ZCD,ZCM LANDING FACILITY INFORMATION ---------------------------- L AN 0042 00047 E10 LANDING FACILITY NAME L AN 0013 00089 DLID LANDING FACILITY TYPE AIRPORT BALLOONPORT GLIDERPORT HELIPORT SEAPLANE BASE STOLPORT ULTRALIGHT L AN 0004 00102 E2 TIE-IN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) IDENTIFIER EX.: DCA, FTW, STL NAVIGATIONAL AID (NAVAID) INFORMATION ------------------------------------- THERE CAN BE UP TO 4 NAVAIDS ASSIGNED THE SAME IDENTIFIER. L AN 0026 00106 N8 NAVAID FACILITY NAME(1) L AN 0020 00132 DLID NAVAID FACILITY TYPE(1) LFR MARINE NDB MARINE NDB/DME NDB NDB/DME TACAN UHF NDB VOR VOR/DME VORTAC ACRONYMS USED: DME - DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT LFR- LOW FREQUENCY RANGE NDB - NON-DIRECTIONAL BEACON TACAN - TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION UHF - ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY VOR - VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE STATION VORTAC - VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION L AN 0026 00152 N8 NAVAID FACILITY NAME(2) L AN 0020 00178 DLID NAVAID FACILITY TYPE(2) L AN 0026 00198 N8 NAVAID FACILITY NAME(3) L AN 0020 00224 DLID NAVAID FACILITY TYPE(3) L AN 0026 00244 N8 NAVAID FACILITY NAME(4) L AN 0020 00270 DLID NAVAID FACILITY TYPE(4) L AN 0004 00290 N49 TIE-IN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) IDENTIFIER EX.: DCA, FTW, STL INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS) INFORMATION ------------------------------------------- L AN 0003 00294 II20 ILS RUNWAY END EX.: 08, 18R, 36L L AN 0020 00297 II29 ILS FACILITY TYPE FACILITY TYPES: --------------- ILS ILS/DME ISMLS LDA LDA/DME LOC LOC/GS LOC/DME MLS SDF SDF/DME ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS USED: DME - DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT GS - GLIDE SLOPE ILS - INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM ISMLS - INTERIM MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM LDA - LOCALIZER DIRECTION AID LOC - LOCALIZER MLS - MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM SDF - SIMPLIFIED DIRECTIONAL FACILITY L AN 0005 00317 E7 LOCATION IDENTIFIER OF ILS AIRPORT (NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME AS THE ILS LOCATION IDENTIFIER) L AN 0042 00322 E10 ILS AIRPORT NAME L AN 0004 00364 E2 TIE-IN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) IDENTIFIER EX.: DCA, FTW, STL FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) INFORMATION ---------------------------------------- L AN 0026 00368 II32 FSS NAME AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------- L AN 0020 00394 N/A ARTCC NAME L AN 0017 00414 N/A ARTCC FACILITY TYPE ARTCC,CERAP, ARTCC COMPUTER OTHER FACILITY INFORMATION -------------------------- L AN 0001 00431 AND FLIGHT WATCH STATION (FLTWO) INDICATOR Y - THIS IDENTIFIER IS ASSIGNED TO A FLTWO N - THIS IS NOT A FLTWO L AN 0075 00432 II26 OTHER FACILITY - FACILITY NAME/DESCRIPTION L AN 0015 00507 II25 OTHER FACILITY - FACILITY TYPE ADMINISTRATIVE (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES) GEOREF (GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE POINT) SPECIAL USE (COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, MESSAGE CENTERS, ETC.) WEATHER STATION (RAMOS,COMED STN,SAWRS, ETC.) L AN 0010 00522 N/A EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS INFORMATION (MM/DD/YYYY) L AN 0412 00532 N/A BLANKS *********************************************************************** 'DOD' LOCATION IDENTIFIERS - RECORD DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS *********************************************************************** L AN 1 00001 NONE IDENTIFIER GROUP SORT CODE 1: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS 2: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS 3: CANADIAN LOCATIONS L AN 0003 00002 NONE IDENTIFIER GROUP CODE USA: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS DOD: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS CAN: CANADIAN LOCATIONS L AN 0005 00005 DLID LOCATION IDENTIFIER L AN 0030 00010 DOD3 COUNTRY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER EX.: TAIWAN, GERMANY, ENGLAND, TURKEY L AN 0020 00040 DOD21 SECOND LEVEL QUALIFIER OF LOCATION DESCRIPTION. CAN BE A COUNTY, ISLAND, ETC. EX.: SUFFOLK (COUNTY) CRETE (ISLAND; COUNTRY IS GREECE) L AN 0050 00060 DOD20 CITY/LOCATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE IDENTIFIER L AN 0050 00110 DOD23 LANDING FACILITY NAME L AN 0020 00160 DLID LANDING FACILITY TYPE CIVIL MILITARY NAVIGATIONAL AID (NAVAID) DATA (CAN BE 2 OCCURENCES) ----------------------------------------------------- L AN 0050 00180 DOD23 NAVAID FACILITY NAME (1) L AN 0020 00230 DLID NAVAID FACILITY TYPE (1) NDB TACAN VOR VORTAC VOR/DME L AN 0050 00250 DOD23 NAVAID FACILITY NAME (2) L AN 0020 00300 DLID NAVAID FACILITY TYPE (2) OTHER FACILITY DATA (CAN BE 2 OCCURENCES) ------------------------------------------ L AN 0050 00320 DOD23 OTHER FACILITY NAME (1) L AN 0020 00370 DLID OTHER FACILITY TYPE (1) NAVAL FACILITY OTHER L AN 0050 00390 DOD23 OTHER FACILITY NAME (2) L AN 0020 00440 DLID OTHER FACILITY TYPE (2) L AN 0010 00460 N/A EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS INFORMATION (MM/DD/YYYY) L AN 0474 00470 N/A BLANKS *********************************************************************** 'CAN' LOCATION IDENTIFIERS - RECORD DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS *********************************************************************** L AN 1 00001 NONE IDENTIFIER GROUP SORT CODE 1: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS 2: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS 3: CANADIAN LOCATIONS L AN 0003 00002 NONE IDENTIFIER GROUP CODE USA: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS DOD: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS CAN: CANADIAN LOCATIONS L AN 0005 00005 DLID LOCATION IDENTIFIER NOTE: THE SAME LOCATION IDENTIFIER CAN BE ASSIGNED TO MULTIPLE LANDING FACILITIES, NAVAIDS, ILS'S, AND OTHER FACILITY TYPES L AN 0010 00010 CLI21 CANADIAN PROVINCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER. EX.: B.C., ALTA., N.W.T., MAN. L AN 0050 00020 CLI20 CITY/LOCATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE IDENTIFIER LANDING FACILITY DATA (CAN BE 3 OCCURENCES) ------------------------------------------- L AN 0026 00070 CLI8 LANDING FACILITY NAME (1) L AN 0050 00096 CLI25 LANDING FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (1) L AN 0020 00146 DLID LANDING FACILITY TYPE (1) ARPT SECONDARY AERODROME WATER AERODROME L AN 0026 00166 CLI8 LANDING FACILITY NAME (2) L AN 0050 00192 CLI25 LANDING FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (2) L AN 0020 00242 DLID LANDING FACILITY TYPE (2) ARPT SECONDARY AERODROME WATER AERODROME L AN 0026 00262 CLI8 LANDING FACILITY NAME (3) L AN 0050 00288 CLI25 LANDING FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (3) L AN 0020 00338 DLID LANDING FACILITY TYPE (3) ARPT SECONDARY AERODROME WATER AERODROME NAVIGATIONAL AID (NAVAID) DATA (CAN BE 2 OCCURENCES) ----------------------------------------------------- L AN 0026 00358 CLI8 NAVAID FACILITY NAME (1) L AN 0050 00384 CLI25 NAVAID FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (1) L AN 0020 00434 DLID NAVAID FACILITY TYPE (1) NDB NDB/DME TACAN VOR VOR/DME VORTAC ACRONYMS USED: NDB - NON-DIRECTIONAL BEACON DME - DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT TACAN - TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION VOR - VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE STATION VORTAC - VHF TACAN L AN 0026 00454 CLI8 NAVAID FACILITY NAME (2) L AN 0050 00480 CLI25 NAVAID FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (2) L AN 0020 00530 DLID NAVAID FACILITY TYPE (2) (SEE ABOVE) INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS) DATA (CAN BE 2 OCCURENCES) ------------------------------------ L AN 0026 00550 CLI8 ILS FACILITY NAME (1) L AN 0050 00576 CLI25 ILS FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (1) L AN 0020 00626 DLID ILS FACILITY TYPE (1) ILS ILS/DME LOC LOC/DME ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS USED: DME - DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT ILS - INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM LOC - LOCALIZER L AN 0026 00646 CLI8 ILS FACILITY NAME (2) L AN 0050 00672 CLI25 ILS FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (2) L AN 0020 00722 DLID ILS FACILITY TYPE (2) (SEE ABOVE) OTHER FACILITY DATA (CAN BE 2 OCCURENCES) ----------------------------------------- L AN 0026 00742 CLI8 OTHER FACILITY NAME (1) L AN 0050 00768 CLI25 OTHER FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (1) L AN 0020 00818 DLID OTHER FACILITY TYPE (1) MET STN AAWRS MARS PAWRS ACC OTHER L AN 0026 00838 CLI8 OTHER FACILITY NAME (2) L AN 0050 00864 CLI25 OTHER FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (2) L AN 0020 00914 DLID OTHER FACILITY TYPE (2) (SEE ABOVE) L AN 0010 00934 N/A EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS INFORMATION (MM/DD/YYYY)