FAA Transitions oo Digital NOTAMs

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally entering the digital age, implementing digital Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs).

NOTAMs currently provide timely information about hazards and changes in aeronautical facilities, services and procedures in paper format. This system involves manual validation and coordination with multiple sources.

By replacing paper reporting, digital NOTAMs should reduce human error, allow more timely and accurate distribution of information, standardize content, policy and procedures, and balance diverse customer needs, the FAA believes.

The federal aviation agency said it will begin to test digital distribution of NOTAMs to air traffic control facilities in January. The test sites are: Southern California Tracon, Denver Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), Amarillo ATCT, Tallahassee ATCT, Las Vegas ATCT and Boise ATCT.