STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL FILE STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE FILE (STAR/SID) DATA BASE RECORD LAYOUT (SSD-FILE) INFORMATION EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/20/2003 RECORD FORMAT: FIXED LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH: 132 GENERAL INFORMATION: =================== THIS FILE CONTAINS BOTH STAR AND SID DATA. ALL STARS ARE PRESENTED FIRST, FOLLOWED BY SID DATA. USERS MUST DETECT A CHANGE IN THE FIRST CHARACTER OF A RECORD FROM 'S' TO 'D' TO KNOW WHEN TO BEGIN SID RECORD FORMAT PROCESSING. ----------------------------------------------------------------- STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL FILE ============================== FILE STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION: --------------------------- THERE ARE A VARIABLE NUMBER OF FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS FOR EACH STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL (STAR). EACH GROUP OF RECORDS FOR A STAR IS ASSIGNED A 5 CHARACTER INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER. A STAR RECORD GROUP BEGINS WITH A POINT-TO-POINT DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIC STAR FOLLOWED BY INDIVIDUAL RECORDS FOR EACH AIRPORT ADAPTED FOR USE OF THE STAR. ADAPTED AIRPORTS ARE FOLLOWED BY GROUPS OF RECORDS REPRESENTING A POINT-TO-POINT DESCRIPTION OF EACH TRANSITION FROM THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM TO THE BASIC STAR. THE FILE IS SORTED BY STAR NAME. THIS FILE INCLUDES ONLY THOSE STARS THAT HAVE AN ASSIGNED COMPUTER CODE. MULTIPLE MAIN BODY STARS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FILE. THE SEQUENCE OF RECORDS TO DESCRIBE A STAR ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS: - FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC STAR: IDENTIFIED BY A CHANGE IN THE INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER (E.G. S0010). IF THE ARRIVAL IS DIRECT FROM THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM TO THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID, THE FIRST RECORD SHALL CONTAIN THE INITIAL FIX/NAVAID ON A PATH FROM THE ENROUTE SYSTEM TO THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID. OTHERWISE, (I.E. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PATHS FROM THE ENROUTE SYSTEM TO THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID), THE FIRST RECORD SHALL CONTAIN THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID IDENTIFIER AND ITS POSITIONAL INFORMATION. IN EITHER CASE, THE FIRST RECORD WILL CONTAIN THE COMPUTER CODE AND NAME OF THE BASIC STAR. - THE FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC STAR IS FOLLOWED BY A VARIABLE NUMBER OF RECORDS THAT DESCRIBE A PATH, IN POINT-TO-POINT ORDER, FROM THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM TO THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID. FOR STARS WITH A SINGLE TRANSITION PATH, THE FINAL RECORD OF THE BASIC STAR WILL CONTAIN THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID IDENTIFIER. - FOLLOWING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIC STAR ARE ONE OR MORE RECORDS DESCRIBING ALL AIRPORTS USING THIS STAR. THE FIX/FACILITY TYPE CODE FIELD WILL CONTAIN AN 'AA'. - RECORD GROUPS DESCRIBING ANY TRANSITIONS FROM THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM TO THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID. THE RECORD GROUP BEGINS WITH A RECORD FOR THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID THAT WILL INCLUDE THE COMPUTER CODE AND NAME OF THE TRANSITION. - SUBSEQUENT RECORDS WITHIN A GROUP FOR A TRANSITION PROVIDE A POINT-TO-POINT DESCRIPTION FROM THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM TO THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID. - THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE TRANSITION GROUPS FOR A STAR. THEY WILL MAINTAIN THE SAME INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER. PRESENCE OF DATA IN THE COMPUTER CODE FIELD SIGNALS THE BEGINNING OF A TRANSITION RECORD GROUP. - DESCRIPTION OF A STAR IS COMPLETE WHEN A RECORD IS READ THAT CONTAINS A DIFFERENT INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER (I.E. THE FIRST RECORD OF THE NEXT STAR). GENERAL INFORMATION: -------------------- 1. LEFT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE TRAILING BLANKS 2. RIGHT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE LEADING BLANKS ********************************************************************* STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL (STAR) DATA ******************************************************************** 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 L AN 0005 00001 INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER A RANDOMLY ASSIGNED SEQUENCE NUMBER USED TO GROUP A SET OF RECORDS FOR A SPECIFIC STAR. THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. EX. S0010, S2070 L AN 0005 00006 NOT USED L AN 0002 00011 FIX/FACILITY TYPE CODE THIS CODE REPRESENTS THE TYPE OF FIX OR FACILITY DESCRIBED IN THE LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND IDENTIFIER FIELDS OF THIS RECORD. CODE DESCRIPTION ---- ----------- AA ADAPTED AIRPORT B BREAK IN ROUTE C COORDINATED FIX CN COMPUTER NAVIGATION FIX D DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME) E ENTRY (ARTCC) I BEARING INTERSECTION IB AIR ROUTES BEARING INTERSECTION IS SEGMENT BEARING INTERSECTION NA NAVAID - AIRPORT ND NAVAID - VOR WITH DME NV NAVAID - VOR NW NAVAID - VORTAC NX NAVAID - RBN NT NAVAID - TACAN NZ NAVAID - ILS N7 NAVAID - LFR N8 NAVAID - VHFRBN N9 NAVAID - VHFRBN P WAYPOINT R REPORTING POINT SS START STARS DEPARTING ST START STARS TRANSITION T TURNING POINT TA TURNING POINT TP TURNING POINT TT TRAINING POINT U ARTCC BOUNDARY POINT XA AIRWAY CROSSING XT TRANSITION CROSSING Z ARTCC BOUNDARY CROSSING L AN 0001 00013 NOT USED L AN 0008 00014 FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT LATITUDE FORMAT: XDDMMSST WHERE X IS THE DECLINATION (N OR S) DD - DEGREES MM - MINUTES SS - SECONDS T - TENTHS OF SECONDS (DECIMAL POINT IS IMPLIED) EX. N3353229 L AN 0009 00022 FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT LONGITUDE FORMAT: XDDDMMSST WHERE X IS THE DECLINATION (E OR W) DDD - DEGREES MM - MINUTES SS - SECONDS T - TENTHS OF SECONDS (DECIMAL POINT IS IMPLIED) EX. W11651012 L AN 0006 00031 FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT IDENTIFIER THIS FIELD PROVIDES THE IDENTIFIER OF THE ADAPTED AIRPORT, FIX, OR NAVAID (FOR BASIC STAR AND TRANSITION POINT-TO-POINT DATA). THIS FIELD RELATES TO THE FIX TYPE CODE AND LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE VALUES PROVIDED EARLIER IN THE RECORD. EX. PSP GARNE 21525 L AN 0013 00037 STAR COMPUTER CODE FAA-ASSIGNED COMPUTER IDENTIFIER FOR THE STAR/TRANSITION. DATA WILL ONLY BE PRESENT IN THE FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC STAR AND THE FIRST RECORD OF EACH TRANSITION. EX. GLAND.BLUMS5 (BASIC STAR) AUS.BLUMS5 (TRANSITION) ELA.BLUMS5 (TRANSITION) SAT.BLUMS5 (TRANSITION) L AN 0021 00050 STAR/TRANSITION NAME REPRESENTS THE NAME ASSIGNED TO THE STAR OR TRANSITION BEING DESCRIBED. DATA WILL ONLY BE PRESENT IN THE FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC STAR AND THE FIRST RECORD OF EACH TRANSITION. EX. BLUMS FIVE (BASIC STAR) AUSTIN (TRANSITION) EAGLE LAKE (TRANSITION) SAN ANTONIO (TRANSITION) L AN 0062 00071 AIRWAYS/NAVAIDS USING NUMBERED FIX FOR SOME NUMBERED FIXES, THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN IDENTIFIERS OF NAVAIDS OR JET/VICTOR AIRWAYS THAT USE THE NUMBERED FIX. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE AIRWAYS OR NAVAIDS ENTERED. EX.: J27 V407 V070 GMN PMD STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE FILE ================================== FILE STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION: --------------------------- THERE ARE A VARIABLE NUMBER OF FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS FOR EACH STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE (SID). EACH GROUP OF RECORDS FOR A SID IS ASSIGNED A 5 CHARACTER INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER. A SID RECORD GROUP BEGINS WITH A POINT-TO-POINT DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIC SID FOLLOWED BY INDIVIDUAL RECORDS FOR EACH AIRPORT ADAPTED FOR USE OF THE SID. ADAPTED AIRPORTS ARE FOLLOWED BY GROUPS OF RECORDS REPRESENTING A POINT-TO-POINT DESCRIPTION OF EACH TRANSITION FROM THE BASIC SID TO THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM. THE FILE IS SORTED BY SID NAME THEN TRANSITION NAMES WITHIN THE SID RECORD GROUP. THIS FILE INCLUDES ONLY THOSE SIDS THAT HAVE AN ASSIGNED COMPUTER CODE. MULTIPLE MAIN BODY SIDS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FILE. THE SEQUENCE OF RECORDS TO DESCRIBE A SID ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS: - FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC SID: IDENTIFIED BY A CHANGE IN THE INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER (E.G. D0040). IF THE DEPARTURE IS DIRECTLY TO THE TRANSITION FIX, THE FIX/NAVAID IDENTIFIER FIELD WILL BE THE TRANSITION FIX; OTHERWISE, THE FIX/NAVAID WILL BE THE FIRST POINT ON A PATH TO THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID. THIS RECORD WILL CONTAIN THE COMPUTER CODE AND NAME OF THE BASIC SID. - IF THE DEPARTURE IS NOT DIRECTLY TO THE TRANSITION FIX, THERE WILL BE A VARIABLE NUMBER OF RECORDS THAT DESCRIBE A PATH, IN POINT-TO-POINT ORDER, FROM THE DEPARTURE FACILITY TO THE TRANSITION FIX. THE FINAL RECORD IN THIS GROUP WILL BE THE TRANSITION FIX. - FOLLOWING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIC SID ARE ONE OR MORE RECORDS DESCRIBING ALL AIRPORTS USING THIS SID. THE FIX/FACILITY TYPE CODE FIELD WILL CONTAIN AN 'AA'. - RECORD GROUPS DESCRIBING ANY TRANSITIONS FROM THE TRANSITION FIX TO THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM. THE RECORD GROUP BEGINS WITH A RECORD FOR THE TRANSITION FIX THAT WILL INCLUDE THE COMPUTER CODE AND NAME OF THE TRANSITION. - SUBSEQUENT RECORDS WITHIN A GROUP FOR A TRANSITION PROVIDE A POINT TO POINT DESCRIPTION FROM THE TRANSITION FIX TO THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM. - THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE TRANSITION GROUPS FOR A SID. THEY WILL MAINTAIN THE SAME INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER. PRESENCE OF DATA IN THE COMPUTER CODE FIELD SIGNALS THE BEGINNING OF A TRANSITION RECORD GROUP. - DESCRIPTION OF A SID IS COMPLETE WHEN A RECORD IS READ THAT CONTAINS A DIFFERENT INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER (I.E. THE FIRST RECORD OF THE NEXT SID). GENERAL INFORMATION: -------------------- 1. LEFT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE TRAILING BLANKS 2. RIGHT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE LEADING BLANKS ********************************************************************* STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE (SID) DATA ******************************************************************** 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 L AN 0005 00001 INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER A RANDOMLY ASSIGNED SEQUENCE NUMBER USED TO GROUP A SET OF RECORDS FOR A SPECIFIC SID. THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. EX. D0430, D2320 L AN 0005 00006 NOT USED L AN 0002 00011 FIX/FACILITY TYPE CODE THIS CODE REPRESENTS THE TYPE OF FIX OR FACILITY DESCRIBED IN THE LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND IDENTIFIER FIELDS OF THIS RECORD. CODE DESCRIPTION ---- ----------- AA ADAPTED AIRPORT B BREAK IN ROUTE C COORDINATED FIX CN COMPUTER NAVIGATION FIX D DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME) E ENTRY (ARTCC) I BEARING INTERSECTION IB AIR ROUTES BEARING INTERSECTION IS SEGMENT BEARING INTERSECTION NA NAVAID - AIRPORT ND NAVAID - VOR WITH DME NV NAVAID - VOR NW NAVAID - VORTAC NX NAVAID - RBN NT NAVAID - TACAN NZ NAVAID - ILS N7 NAVAID - LFR N8 NAVAID - VHFRBN N9 NAVAID - VHFRBN P WAYPOINT R REPORTING POINT SS START SIDS DEPARTING ST START SIDS TRANSITION T TURNING POINT TA TURNING POINT TP TURNING POINT TT TRAINING POINT U ARTCC BOUNDARY POINT XA AIRWAY CROSSING XT TRANSITION CROSSING Z ARTCC BOUNDARY CROSSING L AN 0001 00013 NOT USED L AN 0008 00014 FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT LATITUDE FORMAT: XDDMMSST WHERE X IS THE DECLINATION (N OR S) DD - DEGREES MM - MINUTES SS - SECONDS T - TENTHS OF SECONDS (DECIMAL POINT IS IMPLIED) EX. N3353229 L AN 0009 00022 FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT LONGITUDE FORMAT: XDDDMMSST WHERE X IS THE DECLINATION (E OR W) DDD - DEGREES MM - MINUTES SS - SECONDS T - TENTHS OF SECONDS (DECIMAL POINT IS IMPLIED) EX. W11651012 L AN 0006 00031 FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT IDENTIFIER THIS FIELD PROVIDES THE IDENTIFIER OF THE ADAPTED AIRPORT, FIX, OR NAVAID (FOR BASIC SID AND TRANSITION POINT-TO-POINT DATA). THIS FIELD RELATES TO THE FIX TYPE CODE AND LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE VALUES PROVIDED EARLIER IN THE RECORD. EX. PSP GARNE 21525 L AN 0013 00037 SID COMPUTER CODE FAA-ASSIGNED COMPUTER IDENTIFIER FOR THE SID/TRANSITION. DATA WILL ONLY BE PRESENT IN THE FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC SID AND THE FIRST RECORD OF EACH TRANSITION. EX. CATH4.PSP (BASIC SID) CATH4.PDZ (TRANSITION) CATH4.BLH (TRANSITION) CATH4.TNP (TRANSITION) L AN 0021 00050 SID/TRANSITION NAME REPRESENTS THE NAME ASSIGNED TO THE SID OR TRANSITION BEING DESCRIBED. DATA WILL ONLY BE PRESENT IN THE FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC SID AND THE FIRST RECORD OF EACH TRANSITION. EX. CATHEDRAL FOUR (BASIC SID) PARADISE (TRANSITION) BLYTHE (TRANSITION) TWENTYNINE PALMS (TRANSITION) L AN 0062 00071 AIRWAYS/NAVAIDS USING NUMBERED FIX FOR SOME NUMBERED FIXES, THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN IDENTIFIERS OF NAVAIDS OR JET/VICTOR AIRWAYS THAT USE THE NUMBERED FIX. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE AIRWAYS OR NAVAIDS ENTERED. EX.: J014 V407 V070 GMN PMD