Aeronautical Chart User's Guide Complete Edition: Aeronautical Information Services (Color) [Spiral-Bound]

Effective Date: 09 JULY 2026. Printed in Color.

This is the FAA Aeronautical Chart User's Guide. Complete edition containing:

• VFR Charting Products (Includes Sectional, Terminal Area, Caribbean, Flyway, and Helicopter Charts)

• IFR Enroute Charts

• Terminal Procedure Publications (TPP)

This Chart Users' Guide is an explanation to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aeronautical charts and publications. It is useful to new pilots as a learning aid, and to experienced pilots as a quick reference guide.

The FAA is the source for all data and information utilized in the publishing of aeronautical charts through authorized publishers for each stage of Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) air navigation including training, planning, and departures, enroute (for low and high altitudes), approaches, and taxiing charts.