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Chart Supplements

What is chart supplements?

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Chart Supplements are official FAA booklets listing detailed information about public-use airports, seaplane bases, heliports, and selected military and private facilities, including communications frequencies, navigation aids, weather sources, airspace notes, and airport diagrams. Pilots use them as a reference to look up specific airport data not shown on aeronautical charts.

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