ORDER 8260.19I Effective Date: National Policy 06/29/2020 SUBJ: Flight Procedures and Airspace This order provides guidance to all FAA personnel for the administration and accomplishment of the FAA Flight Procedures and Airspace Program. The development of effective and efficient flight procedures is closely related to facility establishment and airport programs. These procedures require active participation by Flight Standards, the applicable Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Service Area, and office of Airports personnel in the planning, programming, and budgeting of navigation facilities and airport development plans. Instrument procedures often determine the alignment and location of navigation facilities as well as the location, marking, and lighting of airport landing and maneuvering areas. Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 95 establishes minimum en route altitude (MEA), minimum reception altitude (MRA), maximum authorized altitude (MAA), minimum obstruction clearance altitude (MOCA), minimum crossing altitude (MCA), and changeover point (COP) are established by the Federal Aviation Administration for instrument flight along Federal airways. General information and responsibilities are contained in Chapter 1 and guidelines and procedures that are common to all instrument flight procedures are in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 and 4 contain specific guidelines and procedures for en route and terminal instrument flight procedures, respectively. Chapter 5 contains information concerning airspace - obstruction evaluation (OE); designation of controlled airspace; airport airspace analysis; restricted areas; and establishment, relocation, or discontinuance of radio navigation aids. Chapter 6 provides information concerning Military procedures. Chapter 7 contains planning standards; airway, terminal, and airport planning; safety analysis; private aid, and facilities and equipment (F&E) support. Chapter 8 provides information on instrument approach procedures data transmittal systems as well as the use and preparation of forms. Rick Domingo Executive Director, Flight Standards Service Distribution: Electronic Distribution Initiated By: AFS-400 06/29/2020 Order 8260.19I Table of Contents Chapter 1. General Information ................................................................................ 1-1 Section 1-1. General .................................................................................................................... 1-1 1-1-1. Purpose of This Order ................................................................................................. 1-1 1-1-2. Audience ...................................................................................................................... 1-1 1-1-3. Where You Can Find This Order ................................................................................ 1-1 1-1-4. What This Order Cancels ............................................................................................ 1-1 1-1-5. Explanation of Changes ............................................................................................... 1-1 1-1-6. Effective Date .............................................................................................................. 1-5 Section 1-2. Responsibilities ........................................................................................................ 1-6 1-2-1. Flight Standards Service .............................................................................................. 1-6 1-2-2. Flight Technologies and Procedures Division ............................................................. 1-6 1-2-3. Air Traffic Organization, Flight Program Operations ................................................. 1-7 1-2-4. Air Traffic Organization, Mission Support Services (AJV-0) .................................... 1-9 1-2-5. Individual ................................................................................................................... 1-12 Chapter 2. General Procedures ................................................................................. 2-1 Section 2-1. General .................................................................................................................... 2-1 2-1-1. Requests for Public-use IFPs. ...................................................................................... 2-1 2-1-2. Air Traffic Letters of Agreement (LOAs) ................................................................... 2-1 2-1-3. Airport Lighting and Visual Aids ................................................................................ 2-1 Section 2-2. Aeronautical Charts ................................................................................................. 2-3 2-2-1. Use of Maps and Charts .............................................................................................. 2-3 2-2-2. Aeronautical Charts and Publications ......................................................................... 2-3 Section 2-3. Environmental Requirements ................................................................................... 2-5 2-3-1. Noise Abatement ......................................................................................................... 2-5 2-3-2. Environmental Impacts ................................................................................................ 2-5 Section 2-4. Facility Utilization and Monitoring ......................................................................... 2-6 -2-4-1. Frequency Service Volumes ........................................................................................ 2-6 2-4-2. ATC Usable Distance and Altitude Limitations .......................................................... 2-6 2-4-3. Requests for Expanded Service Volumes ................................................................... 2-6 2-4-4. Utilization of Localizers .............................................................................................. 2-7 2-4-5. Monitoring of Navigation Facilities ............................................................................ 2-7 2-4-6. Utilization of Monitoring Categories .......................................................................... 2-7 2-4-7. Utilization of 75 MHz Markers ................................................................................... 2-8 Section 2-5. Implementing Epoch Year Magnetic Variation (MV) .............................................. 2-9 2-5-1. General ........................................................................................................................ 2-9 2-5-2. Responsibilities ........................................................................................................... 2-9 2-5-3. Guidelines for Magnetic Variation Revisions ........................................................... 2-14 Section 2-6. Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) ................................................................................ 2-17 2-6-1. General ...................................................................................................................... 2-17 2-6-2. United States NOTAM System .................................................................................. 2-17 Section 2-7. Quality/Standardization of Instrument Flight Procedures .................................... 2-18 2-7-1. Aeronautical Information Services’ Action .............................................................. 2-18 2-7-2. Flight Technologies and Procedures Division’s Action ............................................ 2-18 06/29/2020 Order 8260.19I Section 2-8. Periodic Review of Instrument Flight Procedures ................................................ 2-19 2-8-1. General ...................................................................................................................... 2-19 2-8-2. Frequency of Periodic Reviews ................................................................................. 2-19 2-8-3. Conducting Periodic Reviews ................................................................................... 2-20 2-8-4. Documentation of Periodic Reviews ......................................................................... 2-21 2-8-5. Reviewing Organization Responsibilities ................................................................. 2-21 Section 2-9. Communications and Weather ............................................................................... 2-22 2-9-1. Communications Requirements ................................................................................ 2-22 2-9-2. Use of Universal Integrated Communications (UNICOM) ...................................... 2-22 2-9-3. Automatic Altimeter Setting and Weather Reporting Systems ................................. 2-22 Section 2-10. Navigational Fixes ............................................................................................... 2-24 2-10-1. General ...................................................................................................................... 2-24 2-10-2. Reporting Points ........................................................................................................ 2-24 2-10-3. Unplanned Holding at Compulsory Reporting Points ............................................... 2-24 2-10-4. Requests for Navigational Fixes ................................................................................ 2-24 2-10-5. Naming Navigational Fixes ......................................................................................