Flight Strip Item: Airports

Airport Info

Opening Hours

Alternate Airports

Operational Notes

 

The Airport panel gives additional details for airports, airport Opening Hours, Alternate Airport information and provides a section for operational notes. 

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Airport Info

In the airport section, you can see information such as:
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  • Longest Runway length
  • Elevation
  • Runway Width
  • Fire Category and if upgrade is approved
  • Aerodrome Category
  • Additional Notes


In the Flight Strip, the ICAO codes for departure and arrival airports are displayed. If the runway length is too short, or the airport category or the Fire Fighting Category is not sufficient, they will be highlighted in red in the Airport Panel, in the flight strip, and an alert will be shown.

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Opening Hours

The opening hours are retrieved from the airport page for the specific day and are displayed across the time span required for the flight.

Sunrise & Sunset

Sunrise and sunset timings are displayed for the specific date of the flight.

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Alternate Airports

In the Alternate Airports section, you can choose your preferred alternate airport. Once your preferred alternate is selected, you can see further information about the alternate airport such as:
  • Longest Runway length
  • Fire Category 
  • Aerodrome Category
  • Additional Notes


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Operational Notes

The operational notes section displays all notes that must be reviewed before the flight.


Adding New Operational Notes

You can also add new operational notes in this section by clicking the "+ Add Operational Note" button. 


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Simply enter the start and end date of your operational note. If the date of the operational note has passed, the note will be automatically archived. 

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Once you have chosen the dates, you can enter your operational note and click "Save Note".

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Your new operational note will be shown in the Operational Notes section, along with the acknowledge button which must be set to "OK" each time this airport is used. 

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