To successfully complete a VFR flight current detailed airport and aviation information must be collected for the airspace, the departure and destination airports you will use. For this you will need an Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) and a Visual Flight Guide (VFG). In these publications the latest and current aeronautical is presented for use by pilots.

Do not forget to check both sides along your intended route for any pertinent information regarding obstacles, restricted airspaces and for airports along the route, in case of diverting. And always make sure to use the latest charts/sectionals!

The information presented below can be used as a basis to start the preflight process. Links to AIS website services (AIP and VFG) are listed and aviation weather forecasts are available on our weather pages.

Obtaining Worldwide NOTAMs

The word NOTAM means 'Notices To Airmen' and this includes airwomen too. NOTAMs are urgent and relevant aeronautical information of importance to aviators and send over the ATFN network. The pilot must take notice of the latest NOTAMs for his/her flight.

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Worldwide Aeronautical Information sites

Links to aviation data worldwide.

• ICAO central AIS page -- This is the listing of the worldwide AIS sites known by ICAO and sorted by continent
• Aeroplanner -- A worldwide site for planning GA flights, subscription is required for full access
• Jeppesen - Sanderson -- Site for charts (Jepp and Bottlang kits) planning, training and pilotshop
• World Aero Data -- Aeronautical Airport Information from World Aero Data, always check AIP for the most current info!
• AirNav -- US based Airport, NAVAID and Airspace information
• Airport Data -- US based Airport finder and forums
• AIP New Zealand -- Aeronautical Information Publication New Zealand
• IFIS New Zealand -- Internet Flight Information Service New Zealand
• Airways New Zealand -- Airways New Zealand

European Aeronautical Information sites

More links to European Aeronautical Information sites:

• AIS Netherlands -- Aerodrome Information Service the Netherlands. Authorative source for aeronautical information about SSR usage, submitting flightplans online, access to electronic publications as AIP, VFR Guide, AIC-B etc etc. This is a must read when preparing a flight in the Netherlands
• AIS Netherlands -- Aerodrome Information Service the Netherlands, direct link to all electronic publications. This includes current AIP/VFG and AIC-B publications.
• NOTAMS EHAA -- Aerodrome Information Service the Netherlands, direct link to the latest NOTAMS for EHAA (summary).
• Air Traffic Control the Netherlands -- Official site for ATC Netherlands
• ICAO European AIS page -- This is the listing of the Europe AIS sites known by ICAO
• NVAV - Border crossings -- Information about border crossings and flying to foreign countries with experimental aircraft
• PilotFriend -- Airport database, Flightplanning, Medical information, lots of good information
• Norway - IPPC -- Internet Pilot Planning Centre, great site with NOTAM, WX, AIP. Recommended reading for flying to Norway
• Germany - General Aviation Airports -- The site for flightplanning in Germany, they have an airport directory, weather and more
• Germany - Military Airports -- Military Aeronautical Information Publication Germany
• Hungary Aeronautical Information Service -- AIS, NOTAMs, ARO and publications, English part of their site
• Swedish Airports -- This site just opened, its flashy and looks very promising
• Belgo Control -- Belgium AIS site, flight planning and Meteo information