Introduction & Background

Minimum Data Items

Due to the extent of the AIXM 5 diagrams, the mapping of the PANS-AIM "Aerodrome/Heliport" subject is divided into several parts.

The first part contains the basic mapping, i.e. those properties that are listed in PANS-AIM Chapter 5.3.3.1 "AIP data set" and are hence considered as the minimum data set to be provided. These are

f) Aerodrome/Heliport (ICAO location indicator, name, designator IATA, served city, certified ICAO, certification date, certification expiration date, control type, field elevation, reference temperature, magnetic variation, reference point);

Conditional & Optional Data Items

The other parts contain the mapping for the additional data items identified to be required for the AIP data set.

Page Table of Content

Basic mapping

The properties of the Aerodrome / Heliport subject listed in PANS-AIM are mapped to the following main AIXM 5 feature:

PANS-AIM	Description (PANS-AIM)	AIXM 5	Definition (AIXM 5.1.1)	Remarks
Aerodrome/Heliport	A defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft.	AirportHeliport.type	The type of airport/heliport. For example, aerodrome only, combined aerodrome/heliport or simple landing site.	The PANS-AIM subject named "Aerodrome/Heliport" covers in fact two distinct data subjects, which are provided separately in AIS products such as the AIP and which have specific codes in NOTAM. The AIXM AirportHeliport.type attribute allows discriminating between the two, thus this attribute is considered also mandatory for the AIP data set.
Designator - ICAO location indicator	The four letter ICAO location indicator of the aerodrome/heliport, as listed in ICAO DOC 7910 (Location Indicators). Note: if any	AirportHeliport.locationIndicatorICAO, and AirportHeliport.designator	Airport/heliport: A defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft/helicopters. locationIndicatorICAO: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) location indicator of the airport/heliport, as listed in ICAO DOC 7910.	AIXM 5 knows also defines a general designator attribute for an Airport/Heliport. See coding rules for the usage of the AirportHeliport.designator.
Designator - Designator IATA	The identifier that is assigned to a location in accordance with rules (resolution 767) governed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Note: if any	AirportHeliport.designatorIATA, and AirportHeliport.designator	designatorIATA: The identifier that is assigned to a location in accordance with rules (resolution 767) governed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).	AIXM 5 knows also defines a general designator attribute for an Airport/Heliport. See coding rules for the usage of the AirportHeliport.designator.
Designator - Other	A locally defined airport identifier, if other than an ICAO Location Indicator	AirportHeliport.designator	designator: A designator for an airport/heliport.	Although this property is optional in PANS-AIM, it is mapped because of AIXM 5 constraints. See coding rules for the usage of the AirportHeliport.designator.
Name	The primary official name of an aerodrome as designated by an appropriate authority.	AirportHeliport.name	name: The primary official name of an airport/heliport as designated by an appropriate authority.
Served city	The full name ( free text) of the city or town the aerodrome/heliport is serving.	AirportHeliport.servedCity.City.name	servedCity: The location that is served by the airport. name: The name of the city or town the airport/heliport is serving.
Control type	Indication if an aerodrome is under civil control, military control or joint control	AirportHeliport.controlType	controlType: The primary organization type in terms of civil or military, which controls the airport/heliport.
Certified ICAO	Indication if airport is/is not certified according to the ICAO rules	AirportHeliport.certifiedICAO	certifiedICAO: Indicating that the airport/heliport is certified according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rules.
Certification date	The date when the airport certification has been issued by the supervising authority.	AirportHeliport.certificationDate	certificationDate: The date when the airport/heliport certification has been issued by the supervising authority.
Certification experation date	The date when the airport certification will become invalid.	AirportHeliport.certificationExpirationDate	certificationExpirationDate: The date when the airport/heliport certification will become invalid.
Field elevation - Elevation	The vertical distance above Mean Sea Level (MSL) of the highest point of the landing area.	AirportHeliport.fieldElevation and AirportHeliport.fieldElevationAccuracy	fieldElevation: The vertical distance above Mean Sea Level (MSL) of the highest point of the landing area
Field elevation - Geoid undulation	Geoid undulation at the aerodrome/ heliport elevation position Note: where appropriate	AirportHeliport.annotation.Note.propertyName equal-to 'fieldElevation' .translatedNote.LinguisticNote.note	NA	AIXM 5.1(.1) issue_018_Field elevation - Geoid Undulation In AIXM 5.1.(1) the geoidUndulation can only be provided for the ARP (i.e ElevatedPoint), which may not be the highest point of the landing area. Workaround for AIXM 5.1(.1): An annotation for the property fieldElevation of the AirportHeliport may be used to encode that information including the accuracy of the Geoid Undulation. Status AIXM 5.1: See CCB AIXM-122
Reference temperature	The monthly mean of the daily maximum temperatures for the hottest month of the year at an aerodrome. This temperature should be averaged over a period of years. (ICAO recommendation)	AirportHeliport.referenceTemperature	referenceTemperature. The monthly mean of the daily maximum temperatures for the hottest month of the year at an airport/heliport.
Magnetic variation - Angle	The angular difference between True North and Magnetic North. The magnetic variation angle value	AirportHeliport.magneticVariation and AirportHeliport.magneticVariationAccuracy	magneticVariation: The angular difference between True North and Magnetic North measured at a given position and date. magneticVariationAccuracy: The accuracy of the Magnetic Variation.
Magnetic variation - Date	The date on which the magnetic variation had the corresponding value.	AirportHeliport.dateMagneticVariation	dateMagneticVariation: The date on which an associated magnetic variation was measured at the airport/heliport.
Magnetic variation - Annual change	The annual rate of change of the magnetic variation.	AirportHeliport.magneticVariationChange	magneticVariationChange The annual rate of change of the magnetic variation at a specified airport/heliport.
Airport reference point - Position	The designated geographical location of an aerodrome. Geographical location of aerodrome reference point.	AirportHeliport.ARP.ElevatedPoint and AirportHeliport.ARP.ElevatedPoint.horizonalAccuracy	ARP: Airport reference point. ElevatedPoint: A zero-dimensional object that specifies geometric location which includes elevation and vertical extent and is used in obstacles, navaids, etc. horizontalAccuracy: The difference between the recorded horizontal coordinates of a point and its true position referenced to the same geodetic datum expressed as a circular error at 95 percent probability.
Airport reference point - Site	The location of the reference point on the aerodrome.	AirportHeliport.annotation.Note.propertyName equal-to 'ARP' .translatedNote.LinguisticNote.note	NA	AIXM 5.1.1 issue_019_ ARP-Site direction and distance There is no dedicated attribute in AIXM 5.1.1 to encode that information. Workaround for AIXM 5.1.(1): An annotation to the ARP property of AirportHeliport feature may be used. Status: To be reported to CCB
Airport reference point - Direction	Direction of aerodrome reference point from centre of the city or town which the aerodrome serves	AirportHeliport.annotation.Note.propertyName equal-to ''ARP' .translatedNote.LinguisticNote.note	NA	AIXM 5.1.1 issue_019_ ARP-Site direction and distance There is no dedicated attribute in AIXM 5.1.1 to encode that information. Workaround for AIXM 5.1.(1): An annotation to the ARP property of AirportHeliport feature may be used. Status: To be reported to CCB
Airport reference point - Distance	Distance of aerodrome reference point from centre of the city or town which the aerodrome serves	AirportHeliport.annotation.Note.propertyName equal-to 'ARP' .translatedNote.LinguisticNote.note	NA	AIXM 5.1.1 issue_019_ ARP-Site direction and distance There is no dedicated attribute in AIXM 5.1.1 to encode that information. Workaround for AIXM 5.1.(1): An annotation to the ARP property of AirportHeliport feature may be used. Status: To be reported to CCB

Additional mapping (Type of Traffic Permitted)

The Type of Traffic permitted as defined in the PANS-AIM is covered in AIXM by the AirportHeliportAvailability and its related objects.

PANS-AIM

Description (PANS-AIM)

AIXM 5

Definition (AIXM 5.1.1)

Remarks

Type of Traffic Permitted - IFR/VFR

Indication if IFR and/or VFR flights are permitted at the aerodrome/heliport

AirportHeliport.availability.AirportHeliportAvailability.usage.AirportHeliportUsage

.selection.ConditionCombination.flight.FlightCharacteristic.rule

availability: Information about the operational status of the airport/heliport.

usage: Rule which regulates the usage of the AirportHeliport.

selection: The selection of flights, environmental conditions and times for which the usage is specified.

flight: A type of flight for which the usage is specified.

rule: An indication a specific flight rule, such as Instrument Flight Rule or Visual Flight Rule.

The ARINC 424 Airport Record (PA) contains a field named "IFR Capability".

The IFR Capability field indicates if the Airport/Heliport has any published Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP).

The assumption is made that for an AirportHeliport IFR traffic is permitted also IAP are published. If no IFR procedure is published it is considered to be a VFR airport.

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