Aeronautical Information Publication

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In aviation, an Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. It is designed to be a manual containing thorough details of regulations, procedures and other information pertinent to flying aircraft in the particular country to which it relates. It is usually issued by or on behalf of the respective civil aviation administration.

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The structure and contents of AIPs are standardised by international agreement through ICAO. AIPs normally have three parts - GEN (general), ENR (en route) and AD (aerodromes). The document contains many charts; most of these are in the AD section where details and charts of all public aerodromes are published.

AIPs are kept up-to-date by regular revision on a fixed cycle. For operationally significant changes in information, the cycle known as the AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) cycle is used: revisions are produced every 56 days (double AIRAC cycle) or every 28 days (single AIRAC cycle). These changes are received well in advance so that users of the aeronautical data can update their flight management systems (FMS). For insignificant changes, the published dates calendar is used.

In some countries the AIP is informally known as the Airman's Manual or the Air Pilot.

[edit] AIRAC effective dates (28-day cycle)

# 2004* 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009 2010 2011 2012*
01 22 Jan 20 Jan 19 Jan 18 Jan 17 Jan 15 Jan 14 Jan 13 Jan 12 Jan
02 19 Feb 17 Feb 16 Feb 15 Feb 14 Feb 12 Feb 11 Feb 10 Feb 09 Feb
03 18 Mar 17 Mar 16 Mar 15 Mar 13 Mar 12 Mar 11 Mar 10 Mar 08 Mar
04 15 Apr 14 Apr 13 Apr 12 Apr 10 Apr 09 Apr 08 Apr 07 Apr 05 Apr
05 13 May 12 May 11 May 10 May 08 May 07 May 06 May 05 May 03 May
06 10 Jun 09 Jun 08 Jun 07 Jun 05 Jun 04 Jun 03 Jun 02 Jun 31 May
07 08 Jul 07 Jul 06 Jul 05 Jul 03 Jul 02 Jul 01 Jul 30 Jun 28 Jun
08 05 Aug 04 Aug 03 Aug 02 Aug 31 Jul 30 Jul 29 Jul 28 Jul 26 Jul
09 02 Sep 01 Sep 31 Aug 30 Aug 28 Aug 27 Aug 26 Aug 25 Aug 23 Aug
10 30 Sep 29 Sep 28 Sep 27 Sep 25 Sep 24 Sep 23 Sep 22 Sep 20 Sep
11 28 Oct 27 Oct 26 Oct 25 Oct 23 Oct 22 Oct 21 Oct 20 Oct 18 Oct
12 25 Nov 24 Nov 23 Nov 22 Nov 20 Nov 19 Nov 18 Nov 17 Nov 15 Nov
13 23 Dec 22 Dec 21 Dec 20 Dec 18 Dec 17 Dec 16 Dec 15 Dec 13 Dec

Note: * = leap year containing 29 Feb (2004, 2008, 2012, etc.)

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