GEN 2.3 CHART SYMBOLS

1 TOPOGRAPHY

1	Contours
2	Approximate contours
3	Relief shown by hachures
4	Bluff, cliff or escarpment
5	Lava flow
6	Sand dunes
7	Sand area
8	Gravel
9	Levee or esker

10	Unusual land features appropriately labelled

	Active volcano
11	Mountain pass
12	Highest elevation on chart

13	Spot elevation
14	Spot elevation (of doubtful accuracy)
15	Coniferous trees
16	Other trees
17	Palms

Areas not surveyed for contour information or relief data incomplete

2 HYDROGRAPHY

19	Shore line(reliable)
20	Shore line(unreliable)
21	Tidal flats
22	Coral reefs and ledges
23	Large river(perennial)
24	Small river(perennial)
25	Rivers and streams (non-perennial)

26	Rivers and streams (unsurveyed)
27	Rapids
28	Falls
29	Canal
30	Abandoned canal Note.-Dry canal having landmark value.
31	Lakes (perennial)
32	Lakes (non-perennial)

33	Salt lake
34	Salt pans(evaporator)
35	Swamp
36	Rice field

37	Spring, well or water hole	perennial
		intermitten
38	Reservoir
39	Dry lake bed

40	Wash

41	Shoals
42	Glaciers and ice caps
43	Danger line (2 m or one fathom line)
44	Charted isolated rock
45	Rock awash
46	Unusual water features appropriately labelled

3 Culture

3.1 BUILT-UP AREAS

47	City or large town
48	Town
49	Village
50	Buildings

3.2 RAILROADS

51	Railroad (single track)
52	Railroad (two or more tracks)
53	Railroad (under construction)
54	Railroad bridge
55	Railroad tunnel
56	Railroad station

3.3 HIWAYS AND ROADS

57	Dual highway
58	Primary road
59	Secondary road
60	Trail
61	Road bridge
62	Road Tunnel

3.4 MISCELLANEOUS

63	Boundaries (international)
64	Outer boundary
65	Fence
66	Telegraph or telephone line (when a landmark)
67	Dam
68	Ferry

3.5 MISCELLANEOUS (Cont.)

69	Pipeline
70	Oil or gas field
71	Tank farms
72	Nuclear power station
73	Coast guard station
74	Lookout tower
75	Mine
76	Forest ranger station
77	Race track stadium
78	Ruins
79	Fort
80	Church
81	Mosque
82	Pagoda
83	Temple

3.6 AERODROMES

84	Civil	Land
85	Civil	Water
86	Military	Land
87	Military	Wate
88	Joint Civil and military	Land
89	Joint Civil and military	Water
90	Emergency aerodrome or aerodrome with no facilities
91	Abandoned or closed aerodrome
92	Sheltered anchorage
93	Aerodrome for use on charts on which aerodrome classification is not required e.g. Enroute Charts
94	Heliport Note. Aerodrome for the exclusive use of helicopters

Note.

Where required by the function of the chart, the runway pattern of the aerodrome may be shown in lieu of the aerodrome symbol, for example:

4 AERODROMES (Cont.)

4.1 AERODROME DATA IN ABBREVIATED FORM WHICH MAY BE IN ASSOCIATION WITH AERODROME SYMBOLS

4.2 AERODROME SYMBOLS FOR APPROACH CHARTS

97	Aerodromes affecting the traffic pattern on the aerodrome on which the procedure is based
98	The aerodrome on which the procedure is based

4.3 RADIO NAVIGATION AIDS*

99	Basic radio navigation aid symbol Note. This symbol may be used with or without a box to enclose the data.
100	Non-directional radio beacon NDB
101	VHF omnidirectional radio range VOR
102	Distance measuring equipment DME
103	Collocated VOR and DME radio navigation aids VOR/DME
104	DME distance
105	VOR radial
106	UHF tactical air navigation aid TACAN
107	Collocated VOR and TACAN radio navigation aids VORTAC
108	Instrumentlanding system ILS



109	Radio marker beacon	Elliptical
		Bone Shape
	Note. Marker beacon may be shown by outline, or stipple, or both.

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5 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES

111	Flight information region FIR
112	Aerodrome traffic zone ATZ
113	Control area Airway Controlled route	CTA AWY



114	Uncontrolled route
115	Advisory airspace ADA
116	Controled zone CTR
117	Air defence identification zone ADIZ
118	Advisory route ADR


119	Visual flight path	compulsory with radio communication requirement
		compulsory, without radio communication requirement
		requirement recommended
120	Scale-break (on ATS route)

			significant Point depiction for conventional navigation		significant Point depiction for area navigation
121	Basic Symbols with functionality	REPORTING FLY-BY/FLY-OVER	On request (N/A)	Compulsory (N/A)	On request fly-by	Compulsory fly-by	On request flyover	Compulsory flyover
		VFR reporting point
		Intersection INT
		VORTAC
		TACAN
		VOR
		VOR/DME
		NDB
		Waypoint WPT	Not Used	Not Used

122

Change-over point

To be superimposed on the appropriate route symbol at right angles to the route

COP

123

AIS/MET

reporting point

MRP

124

Final

approach fix

FAX

125	Altitudes/flight levels	Altitude/flight level "window"
		"At or above" altitude/flight level
		"At or below" altitude/flight level
		"Mandatory" altitude/flight level
		"Recommended" procedure altitude/flight level
		"Expected" altitude
	Note. For use only on SID and STAR charts. Not intended for depiction of minimum obstacle clearance altitude.

6 AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATIONS

126

Airspace classifications

7 Aeronautical data in abbreviated form to be used in association with airspace classification symbols:

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8 AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS

128

Restricted airspace

(prohibited, restricted or danger area)

Common boundary of two areas

Note. The angle and density of rulings may be varied according to scale and the size, shape and orientation of the area.

129

International boundary closed to passage of aircraft except through air corridor

9 OBSTACLES

130	Obstacle
131	Lighted obstacle
132	Group obstacles
133	Light group obstacles
134	Exceptionally high obstacle (optional symbol)
135	Exceptionally high obstacle-lighted (optional symbol) Note. For obstacles having a height of the order of 300 m(1 000 ft) above terrain.
136

10 MISCELLANEOUS

137	Prominent transmission line
138	Isogonic line or isogonal
139	Ocean station vessel (normal position)
140	Wind Turbine-unlighted and lighted
141	Wind Turbine-Minor group and group in major area, lighted

11 VISUAL AIDS

142

Marine light

Note 2. Characteristics are to be indicated as follows:

Note 1. Marine alternating lights are red and white unless otherwise indicated. Marine lights are white unless colours are stated.

143

Aeronautical ground light

144

Lightship

12 SYMBOLS FOR AERODROME/HELIPORT CHARTS

145	Hard surface runway
146	Pierced steel plank or steel mesh runway
147	Unpaved runway
148	Stopway SWY
149	Taxiways and parking areas
150	Helicopter alighting area on an aerodrome
151	Aerodrome reference point
152	VOR check-point
153	Runway visual range (RVR) observation site
154	Point light

155	Obstacle light
156	Landing direction indicator (lighted)
157	Landing direction indicator (unlighted)
158	Stop bar
159	Runway-holding position	Pattern A
		Pattern B
	Note. For application, see Annex 14, Volume I, 5.2.10.
160	Intermediate holding position Note. For application, see Annex 14, Volume I, 5.2.11.
161	Hot spot Note. Hot spot location to be circled.

13 SYMBOLS FOR AERODROME OBSTACLE CHARTS - TYPE A, B AND C

		Plan	Profile
162	Tree or shrub
163	Pole, tower, spire, antenna, etc.
164	Building or large structure
165	Railroad
166	Transmission line or overhead cable
167	Terrain penetrating obstacle plane
168	Escarpment
169	Stopway
170	Clearway

14 ADDITIONAL SYMBOLS FOR USE ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC CHARTS

	PLAN VIEW	Electronic
171	Minimum sector altitude MSA Note. This symbol may be modified to reflect particular sector shapes.
172	Terminal arrival altitude TAA Note. This symbol may be modified to reflect particular TAA shapes.
173	Holding pattern
174	Missed approach track

	PROFILE
175	Runway
176	Radio navigation aid (type of aid and its use in the procedure to be annotated on top of the symbol)
177	Radio marker beacon (type of beacon to be annotated on top of the symbol)
178	Collocated radio navigation aid and marker beacon (type of aid to be annotated on top of the symbol)
179	DME fix (distance from DME and the fix use in the procedure to be annotated on top of the symbol)
180	Collocated DME fix and marker beacon (distance from DME and the type of beacon to be annotated on top of the symbol)