
                    STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL FILE
                  STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE FILE
                              (STAR/SID)
                        DATA BASE RECORD LAYOUT
                              (SSD-FILE)

INFORMATION EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/20/2007  
RECORD FORMAT: FIXED  
    LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH: 221  

  GENERAL INFORMATION:  
  ===================  
  
    THIS FILE CONTAINS BOTH STAR AND SID DATA. ALL STARS ARE  
    PRESENTED FIRST, FOLLOWED BY SID DATA. USERS MUST DETECT A  
    CHANGE IN THE FIRST CHARACTER OF A RECORD FROM 'S' TO 'D'  
    TO KNOW WHEN TO BEGIN SID RECORD FORMAT PROCESSING.  
  
  
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STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL FILE  
                     ==============================  

FILE STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION:  
---------------------------  
  
    THERE ARE A VARIABLE NUMBER OF FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS FOR EACH  
    STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL (STAR). EACH GROUP OF RECORDS FOR  
    A STAR IS ASSIGNED A 5 CHARACTER INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER.  
    A STAR RECORD GROUP BEGINS WITH A POINT-TO-POINT DESCRIPTION  
    OF THE BASIC STAR FOLLOWED BY INDIVIDUAL RECORDS FOR EACH  
    AIRPORT ADAPTED FOR USE OF THE STAR. ADAPTED AIRPORTS ARE  
    FOLLOWED BY GROUPS OF RECORDS REPRESENTING  
    A POINT-TO-POINT DESCRIPTION OF EACH TRANSITION FROM THE  
    ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM TO THE BASIC STAR.    
  
    THE FILE IS SORTED BY STAR NAME. THIS FILE INCLUDES ONLY THOSE  
    STARS THAT HAVE AN ASSIGNED COMPUTER CODE. MULTIPLE MAIN  
    BODY STARS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FILE.  

    THE SEQUENCE OF RECORDS TO DESCRIBE A STAR ARE SUMMARIZED  
    AS FOLLOWS:  
  
      - FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC STAR: IDENTIFIED BY A CHANGE  
        IN THE INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER (E.G. S0010). IF THE ARRIVAL  
        IS DIRECT FROM THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM TO THE  
        TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID, THE FIRST RECORD SHALL CONTAIN THE  
        INITIAL FIX/NAVAID ON A PATH FROM THE ENROUTE SYSTEM TO  
        THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID.  OTHERWISE, (I.E. THERE ARE  
        MULTIPLE PATHS FROM THE ENROUTE SYSTEM TO THE TRANSITION  
        FIX/NAVAID), THE FIRST RECORD SHALL CONTAIN THE TRANSITION  
        FIX/NAVAID IDENTIFIER AND ITS POSITIONAL INFORMATION.  IN  
        EITHER CASE, THE FIRST RECORD WILL CONTAIN THE COMPUTER CODE  
        AND NAME OF THE BASIC STAR.  
  
      - THE FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC STAR IS FOLLOWED BY A  
        VARIABLE NUMBER OF RECORDS THAT DESCRIBE A PATH,  
        IN POINT-TO-POINT ORDER, FROM THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM  
        TO THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID. FOR STARS WITH A SINGLE  
        TRANSITION PATH, THE FINAL RECORD OF THE BASIC STAR  
        WILL CONTAIN THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID IDENTIFIER.  
  
      - FOLLOWING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIC STAR ARE  
        ONE OR MORE RECORDS DESCRIBING ALL AIRPORTS USING  
        THIS STAR. THE FIX/FACILITY TYPE CODE FIELD WILL CONTAIN  
        AN 'AA'.  
  
      - RECORD GROUPS DESCRIBING ANY TRANSITIONS FROM  
        THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM TO THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID.  
        THE RECORD GROUP BEGINS WITH A RECORD FOR THE TRANSITION  
        FIX/NAVAID THAT WILL INCLUDE THE COMPUTER CODE AND  
        NAME OF THE TRANSITION.  
  
      - SUBSEQUENT RECORDS WITHIN A GROUP FOR A TRANSITION PROVIDE  
        A POINT-TO-POINT DESCRIPTION FROM THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE  
        SYSTEM TO THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID.  
  
      - THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE TRANSITION GROUPS FOR A STAR. THEY  
        WILL MAINTAIN THE SAME INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER. PRESENCE  
        OF DATA IN THE COMPUTER CODE FIELD SIGNALS THE BEGINNING OF  
        A TRANSITION RECORD GROUP.  
  
      - DESCRIPTION OF A STAR IS COMPLETE WHEN A RECORD IS READ  
        THAT CONTAINS A DIFFERENT INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER (I.E.  
        THE FIRST RECORD OF THE NEXT STAR).  

  
GENERAL INFORMATION:  
--------------------  
   
     1.  LEFT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE TRAILING BLANKS  
     2.  RIGHT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE LEADING BLANKS  
  
*********************************************************************  
  
            STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL (STAR) DATA  
  
********************************************************************  
  
J  T   L   S L   E N  
U  Y   E   T O   L U  
S  P   N   A C   E M  
T  E   G   R A   M B  
       T   T T   E E  
       H     I   N R  
             O   T  
             N           FIELD DESCRIPTION  

L AN 0005 00001          INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER  
                           A RANDOMLY ASSIGNED SEQUENCE NUMBER  
                           USED TO GROUP A SET OF RECORDS FOR A  
                           SPECIFIC STAR. THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  
                             EX. S0010, S2070  
  
L AN 0005 00006          NOT USED  
  
L AN 0002 00011          FIX/FACILITY TYPE CODE  
                           THIS CODE REPRESENTS THE TYPE OF FIX OR  
                           FACILITY DESCRIBED IN THE LATITUDE,  
                           LONGITUDE, AND IDENTIFIER FIELDS OF  
                           THIS RECORD.  
  
                          CODE     DESCRIPTION  
                          ----     -----------  
                           AA      ADAPTED AIRPORT  
                           B       BREAK IN ROUTE  
                           C       COORDINATED FIX  
                           CN      COMPUTER NAVIGATION FIX
                           D       DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME)  
                           E       ENTRY (ARTCC)  
                           I       BEARING INTERSECTION  
                           IB      AIR ROUTES BEARING INTERSECTION  
                           IS      SEGMENT BEARING INTERSECTION  
                           NA      NAVAID - AIRPORT  
                           ND      NAVAID - VOR WITH DME  
                           NV      NAVAID - VOR  
                           NW      NAVAID - VORTAC  
                           NX      NAVAID - RBN  
                           NT      NAVAID - TACAN  
                           NZ      NAVAID - ILS  
                           N7      NAVAID - LFR  
                           N8      NAVAID - VHFRBN  
                           N9      NAVAID - VHFRBN  
                           P       WAYPOINT  
                           R       REPORTING POINT   
                           SS      START STARS DEPARTING  
                           ST      START STARS TRANSITION  
                           T       TURNING POINT  
                           TA      TURNING POINT  
                           TP      TURNING POINT  
                           TT      TRAINING POINT  
                           U       ARTCC BOUNDARY POINT  
                           XA      AIRWAY CROSSING  
                           XT      TRANSITION CROSSING  
                           Z       ARTCC BOUNDARY CROSSING  
  
L AN 0001 00013          NOT USED  
  
L AN 0008 00014          FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT LATITUDE  
                           FORMAT: XDDMMSST  
                           WHERE X IS THE DECLINATION (N OR S)  
                                 DD - DEGREES  
                                 MM - MINUTES  
                                 SS - SECONDS  
                                 T  - TENTHS OF SECONDS  
                                      (DECIMAL POINT IS IMPLIED)  
                           EX. N3353229  
  
L AN 0009 00022          FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT LONGITUDE  
                           FORMAT: XDDDMMSST  
                           WHERE X IS THE DECLINATION (E OR W)  
                                DDD - DEGREES  
                                 MM - MINUTES  
                                 SS - SECONDS  
                                 T  - TENTHS OF SECONDS  
                                      (DECIMAL POINT IS IMPLIED)  
                           EX. W11651012  
  
L AN 0006 00031          FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT IDENTIFIER  
                           THIS FIELD PROVIDES THE IDENTIFIER OF THE  
                           ADAPTED AIRPORT, FIX, OR NAVAID  
                           (FOR BASIC STAR AND TRANSITION  
                           POINT-TO-POINT DATA). THIS FIELD RELATES  
                           TO THE FIX TYPE CODE AND LATITUDE AND  
                           LONGITUDE VALUES PROVIDED EARLIER IN  
                           THE RECORD.  
                           EX. PSP  GARNE  21525  
  
L AN 0013 00037          STAR COMPUTER CODE  
                           FAA-ASSIGNED COMPUTER IDENTIFIER FOR THE  
                           STAR/TRANSITION. DATA WILL ONLY BE PRESENT  
                           IN THE FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC STAR AND  
                           THE FIRST RECORD OF EACH TRANSITION.  
                             EX. GLAND.BLUMS5 (BASIC STAR)  
                                 AUS.BLUMS5   (TRANSITION)  
                                 ELA.BLUMS5   (TRANSITION)  
                                 SAT.BLUMS5   (TRANSITION)  
  
L AN 0110 00050          STAR/TRANSITION NAME  
                           REPRESENTS THE NAME ASSIGNED TO THE  
                           STAR OR TRANSITION BEING DESCRIBED.  
                           DATA WILL ONLY BE PRESENT IN THE FIRST  
                           RECORD OF THE BASIC STAR AND THE FIRST  
                           RECORD OF EACH TRANSITION.  
                             EX. BLUMS FIVE       (BASIC STAR)  
                                 AUSTIN           (TRANSITION)  
                                 EAGLE LAKE       (TRANSITION)  
                                 SAN ANTONIO      (TRANSITION)  
  
L AN 0062 00160          AIRWAYS/NAVAIDS USING NUMBERED FIX  
                           FOR SOME NUMBERED FIXES, THIS FIELD WILL  
                           CONTAIN IDENTIFIERS OF NAVAIDS OR JET/VICTOR  
                           AIRWAYS THAT USE THE NUMBERED FIX. THERE  
                           MAY BE MULTIPLE AIRWAYS OR NAVAIDS  
                           ENTERED.  
                             EX.: J27  
                                  V407 V070  
                                  GMN PMD  
   
                   STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE FILE  
                   ==================================  

FILE STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION:  
---------------------------  
  
    THERE ARE A VARIABLE NUMBER OF FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS FOR EACH  
    STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE (SID). EACH GROUP OF RECORDS FOR  
    A SID IS ASSIGNED A 5 CHARACTER INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER.  
    A SID RECORD GROUP BEGINS WITH A POINT-TO-POINT DESCRIPTION  
    OF THE BASIC SID FOLLOWED BY INDIVIDUAL RECORDS FOR EACH  
    AIRPORT ADAPTED FOR USE OF THE SID. ADAPTED AIRPORTS ARE  
    FOLLOWED BY GROUPS OF RECORDS REPRESENTING  
    A POINT-TO-POINT DESCRIPTION OF EACH TRANSITION  
    FROM THE BASIC SID TO THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM.  

    THE FILE IS SORTED BY SID NAME THEN TRANSITION NAMES  
    WITHIN THE SID RECORD GROUP. THIS FILE INCLUDES ONLY THOSE  
    SIDS THAT HAVE AN ASSIGNED COMPUTER CODE. MULTIPLE MAIN  
    BODY SIDS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FILE.  

    THE SEQUENCE OF RECORDS TO DESCRIBE A SID ARE SUMMARIZED  
    AS FOLLOWS:  
  
      - FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC SID: IDENTIFIED BY A CHANGE  
        IN THE INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER (E.G. D0040). IF THE  
        DEPARTURE IS DIRECTLY TO THE TRANSITION FIX, THE FIX/NAVAID  
        IDENTIFIER FIELD WILL BE THE TRANSITION FIX; OTHERWISE,  
        THE FIX/NAVAID WILL BE THE FIRST POINT ON A PATH TO  
        THE TRANSITION FIX/NAVAID.  THIS RECORD WILL CONTAIN  
        THE COMPUTER CODE AND NAME OF THE BASIC SID.  
  
      - IF THE DEPARTURE IS NOT DIRECTLY TO THE TRANSITION FIX,  
        THERE WILL BE A VARIABLE NUMBER OF RECORDS THAT DESCRIBE  
        A PATH, IN POINT-TO-POINT ORDER, FROM THE DEPARTURE  
        FACILITY TO THE TRANSITION FIX. THE FINAL RECORD IN THIS  
        GROUP WILL BE THE TRANSITION FIX.  
  
      - FOLLOWING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIC SID ARE  
        ONE OR MORE RECORDS DESCRIBING ALL AIRPORTS USING  
        THIS SID. THE FIX/FACILITY TYPE CODE FIELD WILL  
        CONTAIN AN 'AA'.  
  
      - RECORD GROUPS DESCRIBING ANY TRANSITIONS FROM  
        THE TRANSITION FIX TO THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM.  
        THE RECORD GROUP BEGINS WITH A RECORD FOR THE TRANSITION  
        FIX THAT WILL INCLUDE THE COMPUTER CODE AND NAME OF THE  
        TRANSITION.  
  
      - SUBSEQUENT RECORDS WITHIN A GROUP FOR A TRANSITION PROVIDE  
        A POINT TO POINT DESCRIPTION FROM THE TRANSITION FIX  
        TO THE ENROUTE AIRSPACE SYSTEM.  
  
      - THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE TRANSITION GROUPS FOR A SID. THEY  
        WILL MAINTAIN THE SAME INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER. PRESENCE  
        OF DATA IN THE COMPUTER CODE FIELD SIGNALS THE BEGINNING OF  
        A TRANSITION RECORD GROUP.  
  
      - DESCRIPTION OF A SID IS COMPLETE WHEN A RECORD IS READ  
        THAT CONTAINS A DIFFERENT INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER (I.E.  
        THE FIRST RECORD OF THE NEXT SID).  

GENERAL INFORMATION:  
--------------------  
     1.  LEFT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE TRAILING BLANKS  
     2.  RIGHT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE LEADING BLANKS  

*********************************************************************  
  
            STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE (SID) DATA  
********************************************************************  
  
J  T   L   S L   E N  
U  Y   E   T O   L U  
S  P   N   A C   E M  
T  E   G   R A   M B  
       T   T T   E E  
       H     I   N R  
             O   T  
             N           FIELD DESCRIPTION  
  
L AN 0005 00001          INTERNAL SEQUENCE NUMBER  
                           A RANDOMLY ASSIGNED SEQUENCE NUMBER  
                           USED TO GROUP A SET OF RECORDS FOR A  
                           SPECIFIC SID. THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  
                             EX. D0430, D2320    
L AN 0005 00006          NOT USED    
L AN 0002 00011          FIX/FACILITY TYPE CODE  
                           THIS CODE REPRESENTS THE TYPE OF FIX OR  
                           FACILITY DESCRIBED IN THE LATITUDE,  
                           LONGITUDE, AND IDENTIFIER FIELDS OF  
                           THIS RECORD.  
  
                          CODE     DESCRIPTION  
                          ----     -----------  
                           AA      ADAPTED AIRPORT  
                           B       BREAK IN ROUTE  
                           C       COORDINATED FIX  
                           CN      COMPUTER NAVIGATION FIX
                           D       DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME)  
                           E       ENTRY (ARTCC)  
                           I       BEARING INTERSECTION  
                           IB      AIR ROUTES BEARING INTERSECTION  
                           IS      SEGMENT BEARING INTERSECTION  
                           NA      NAVAID - AIRPORT  
                           ND      NAVAID - VOR WITH DME  
                           NV      NAVAID - VOR  
                           NW      NAVAID - VORTAC  
                           NX      NAVAID - RBN  
                           NT      NAVAID - TACAN  
                           NZ      NAVAID - ILS  
                           N7      NAVAID - LFR  
                           N8      NAVAID - VHFRBN  
                           N9      NAVAID - VHFRBN  
                           P       WAYPOINT  
                           R       REPORTING POINT  
                           SS      START SIDS DEPARTING  
                           ST      START SIDS TRANSITION  
                           T       TURNING POINT  
                           TA      TURNING POINT  
                           TP      TURNING POINT  
                           TT      TRAINING POINT  
                           U       ARTCC BOUNDARY POINT  
                           XA      AIRWAY CROSSING  
                           XT      TRANSITION CROSSING  
                           Z       ARTCC BOUNDARY CROSSING  
  

L AN 0001 00013          NOT USED  

L AN 0008 00014          FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT LATITUDE  
                           FORMAT: XDDMMSST  
                           WHERE X IS THE DECLINATION (N OR S)  
                                 DD - DEGREES  
                                 MM - MINUTES  
                                 SS - SECONDS  
                                 T  - TENTHS OF SECONDS  
                                      (DECIMAL POINT IS IMPLIED)  
                           EX. N3353229  
  
L AN 0009 00022          FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT LONGITUDE  
                           FORMAT: XDDDMMSST  
                           WHERE X IS THE DECLINATION (E OR W)  
                                DDD - DEGREES  
                                 MM - MINUTES  
                                 SS - SECONDS  
                                 T  - TENTHS OF SECONDS  
                                      (DECIMAL POINT IS IMPLIED)  
                           EX. W11651012  
  
L AN 0006 00031          FIX/NAVAID/AIRPORT IDENTIFIER  
                           THIS FIELD PROVIDES THE IDENTIFIER OF THE  
                           ADAPTED AIRPORT, FIX, OR NAVAID  
                           (FOR BASIC SID AND TRANSITION  
                           POINT-TO-POINT DATA). THIS FIELD RELATES  
                           TO THE FIX TYPE CODE AND LATITUDE AND  
                           LONGITUDE VALUES PROVIDED EARLIER IN  
                           THE RECORD.  
                           EX. PSP  GARNE  21525  

L AN 0013 00037          SID COMPUTER CODE  
                           FAA-ASSIGNED COMPUTER IDENTIFIER FOR THE  
                           SID/TRANSITION. DATA WILL ONLY BE PRESENT  
                           IN THE FIRST RECORD OF THE BASIC SID AND  
                           THE FIRST RECORD OF EACH TRANSITION.  
                             EX. CATH4.PSP (BASIC SID)  
                                 CATH4.PDZ (TRANSITION)  
                                 CATH4.BLH (TRANSITION)  
                                 CATH4.TNP (TRANSITION)  
  
L AN 0110 00050          SID/TRANSITION NAME  
                           REPRESENTS THE NAME ASSIGNED TO THE  
                           SID OR TRANSITION BEING DESCRIBED.  
                           DATA WILL ONLY BE PRESENT IN THE FIRST  
                           RECORD OF THE BASIC SID AND THE FIRST  
                           RECORD OF EACH TRANSITION.  
                             EX. CATHEDRAL FOUR   (BASIC SID)  
                                 PARADISE         (TRANSITION)  
                                 BLYTHE           (TRANSITION)  
                                 TWENTYNINE PALMS (TRANSITION)  
  
L AN 0062 00160          AIRWAYS/NAVAIDS USING NUMBERED FIX  
                           FOR SOME NUMBERED FIXES, THIS FIELD WILL  
                           CONTAIN IDENTIFIERS OF NAVAIDS OR JET/VICTOR  
                           AIRWAYS THAT USE THE NUMBERED FIX. THERE  
                           MAY BE MULTIPLE AIRWAYS OR NAVAIDS  
                           ENTERED.  
                             EX.: J014  
                                  V407 V070  
                                  GMN PMD 
