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Terminal area chart

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that they complement, terminal area charts depict topographic features and other information of interest to aviators flying visually, including major landmarks, terrain elevations, visual navigation routes, ground-based navigation aids, airports, rivers, cities, and airspace boundaries. TACs are more
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detailed than sectional charts, and are scaled at 1:250,000 (as opposed to 1:500,000 for sectional charts) to permit inclusion of more detail. TACs contain information on approach, departure, and transition rules and procedures for the congested Class B areas around major airports.
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Terminal area charts for the US are maintained and published by the United States
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that depict areas surrounding major airports, primarily those with
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The reverse side of a paper copy of the TAC often provides a
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TACs are updated every 56 days and historically were called
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Index

United States
Canada
aviation
aeronautical charts
Visual Flight Rules
Class B

sectional charts
Federal Aviation Administration
Jeppesen
flyway chart
Index of aviation articles
Aeronautical chart conventions (United States)
"Local Aeronautical Chart, Seattle, October 21, 1954"
VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Charts
Categories
Air traffic control in the United States
Air traffic control in Canada
Map types
Air navigation
Aeronautical charts

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