
  
                          FLIGHT SERVICE STATIONS  
                          DATA BASE RECORD LAYOUT  
                                (FSS-FILE)  
  
INFORMATION EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/28/2002  
 
    RECORD FORMAT: FIXED  
    LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH: 17552  
 
  
GENERAL INFORMATION:  
    1.  LEFT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE TRAILING BLANKS  
    2.  RIGHT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE LEADING BLANKS  
    3.  ELEMENT NUMBER IS FOR INTERNAL REFERENCE ONLY  
          AND NOT IN RECORD  
    4.  OWNER/OPERATOR ENCODE           DECODE  
          - CODE -                     - NAME -  
              A                     U. S. AIR FORCE  
              C                     U. S. COAST GUARD  
              D                     CANADIAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT  
              F                     FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN  
              G                     FEDERAL GOV'T. - NOT U. S. A  
              N                     U. S. NAVY  
              O                     OTHER  
              P                     PRIVATE  
              R                     U. S. ARMY  
              X                     ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE  
              Z                     UNKNOWN  
        STATUS - - ENCODE - -     - - DECODE - -  
        FSS/COM       A             OPERATIONAL-IFR  
        FSS/COM       B             OPNL-PART-TIME  
        FSS/COM       K             DCMSNG DELAYED 
   
    EACH RECORD ENDS WITH A CARRIAGE RETURN CHARACTER AND LINE FEED 
    CHARACTER (CR/LF). THIS LINE TERMINATOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 
    LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH.

    5.  A LIMITED NUMBER OF NON-US FACILITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS 
        FILE. SOME OF THESE, IN PARTICULAR THE CANADIAN FACILITIES, ARE 
        INCLUDED TO FACILITATE CARTOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENTS IN BORDER REGIONS. 
        THESE RECORDS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO BE COMPLETE AND ARE NOT INCLUSIVE 
        OF ALL CANADIAN FACILITIES. THIS FILE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL 
        SOURCE FOR NON-US FACILITIES.
  

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NOTE:  A continuation record is added to accommodate additional occurrences
of the F21 - communications outlet identification, F22 - Navaid Identifier 
and Navaid facility type, and communication remarks.  A continuation record 
will immediately follow the primary record and will have a * appended to the 
FSS id, DCA for example would be followed by DCA*. The additional data for F21 
and/or F22 and/or communication remarks will be located as follows, identical 
to the format of the primary record.

L AN 0560 02866  F21     COMMUNICATIONS OUTLET IDENTIFICATION  
                           40 OCCURENCES OF 14 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0525 03426  F22     NAVAID IDENTIFIER AND NAVAID FACILITY TYPE  
                         OF ASSOCIATED NAVAID  
                           75 OCCURENCES OF 7 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 1050 16492  NONE    COMMUNICATION REMARKS  
                          FIRST 4 CHARACTER ARE THE REMARK KEY  
                          FOLLOWED BY THE REMARK TEXT.  
                           A REMARK LENGTH IS VARIABLE AND IS  
                           TERMINATED BY A HEX '5F' - 150 CHARACTERS  
                           MAXIMUM LENGTH. 
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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   04 00001  NONE    RECORD IDENTIFIER  
                         THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION'S LOCATION IDENT  
L AN 0026 00005          NAME OF FSS  
L AN 0011 00031          FSS-UPDATE-DATE - LAST DATE ON WHICH THE RECORD  
                         WAS UPDATED  
L AN 0011 00042  F6      SITE NUMBER OF ASSOCIATED AIRPORT  
L AN 0042 00053  E10     AIRPORT NAME(FSS ON ARPT)  
L AN 0026 00095  E8      AIRPORT ASSOCIATED CITY(FSS ON ARPT)  
L AN 0020 00121  E9      AIRPORT ASSOCIATED STATE(FSS ON ARPT)  
L AN 0014 00141  E23     AIRPORT LATITUDE(FSS ON ARPT)  
L AN 0014 00155  E24     AIRPORT LONGITUDE(FSS ON ARPT)  
L AN 0008 00169  F7      FACILITY TYPES: FLIGHT SERVICE STATION(FSS),  
                         INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT SERVICE STATION(IFSS),  
                         OR COMBINED STATION/TOWER(CS/T)  
L AN 0026 00177  F8      FACILITY IDENTIFIER: FSS NAME AND FSS VOICE  
                         CALL  
L AN 0001 00203  F9      FSS OWNER CODE  
L AN 0069 00204  F10     FSS OWNER NAME  
L AN 0001 00273  F11     FSS OPERATOR CODE  
L AN 0069 00274  F12     FSS OPERATOR NAME  
L AN 2400 00343  F14     PRIMARY FSS FREQUENCIES USED  
                           60 OCCURENCES OF 40 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0100 02743  F15     FSS HOURS OF OPERATION  
L AN 0020 02843  F16     STATUS OF FACILITY  
L AN 0003 02863  F20     NAME OF FSS WITH CIRCUIT B TELETYPE CAPABLE  
                         OF TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING FLIGHT PLAN MESSAGES  
                         WHERE THE RECORD FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE THIS  
                         CAPABILITY  
L AN 0560 02866  F21     COMMUNICATIONS OUTLET IDENTIFICATION  
                           40 OCCURENCES OF 14 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0525 03426  F22     NAVAID IDENTIFIER AND NAVAID FACILITY TYPE  
                         OF ASSOCIATED NAVAID  
                           75 OCCURENCES OF 7 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0020 03951          RESERVED(WAS F23--9/27/83)  
L AN 0001 03971  F24     AVAILABILITY OF WEATHER RADAR  
L AN 0010 03972  F25     ENROUTE FLIGHT ADVISORY SERVICE (EFAS)  
                         AVAILABLE (ALSO CALLED FLIGHT WATCH)  
L AN 0050 03982  F26     FLIGHT WATCH HOURS OF OPERATION  
L AN 0026 04032  F27     CITY, WHEN FSS IS NOT ON AIRPORT(SEE F6)  
L AN 0020 04058  F28     STATE, WHEN FSS IS NOT ON AIRPORT(SEE F6)  
L AN 0014 04078  F29     LATITUDE, WHEN FSS IS NOT ON AIRPORT(SEE F6)  
L AN 0014 04092  F30     LONGITUDE, WHEN FSS IS NOT ON AIRPORT(SEE F6)  
L AN 0003 04106  F31     REGION, WHEN FSS IS NOT ON AIRPORT(SEE F6)  
L AN 0003 04109  NONE    RESERVED  
L AN 0120 04112  F35     AIRPORT ADVISORY FREQUENCIES  
                           20 OCCURENCES OF  6 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0120 04232  F36     FREQUENCY ON WHICH VOLMET METEOROLOGICAL  
                         BROADCASTS ARE TRANSMITTED  
                           20 OCCURENCES OF  6 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0240 04352  F37     VOLMET SCHEDULE OF OPERATION  
                           20 OCCURENCES OF 12 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0030 04592  F38     TYPE OF DIRECTION FINDING (DF) EQUIPMENT  
L AN 0014 04622  F39     LATITUDE OF DIRECTION FINDING (DF) EQUIPMENT  
L AN 0014 04636  E40     LONGITUDE OF DIRECTION FINDING (DF) EQUIPMENT  
L AN 0040 04650  F41     LOW ALTITUDE ENROUTE CHART NUMBER THAT THE FSS  
                         IS LOCATED ON  
                           20 OCCURENCES OF  2 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0012 04690  F43     TELEPHONE NUMBER USED TO REACH FSS  
L AN 0050 04702          RESERVED  
L AN 1050 04752          FLIGHT SERVICE STATION REMARKS  
                          EACH MARK IS TERMINATED BY A HEX '5F'  
                          FIRST 3 CHARACTERS ARE REMARK KEY  
                          FOLLOW BY THE REMARK TEXT.  
                           A REMARK LENGTH IS VARIABLE - 150 CHARACTERS  
                           MAXIMUM LENGTH.  
L AN 0780 05802  CO1     CITY FACILITY LOCATED IN  
                         (NOT USED WHEN COLOCATED WITH NAVAID)  
                           20 OCCURENCES OF 26 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0600 06582  CO2     STATE FACILITY LOCATED IN  
                         (NOT USED WHEN COLOCATED WITH NAVAID)  
                           20 OCCURENCES OF 20 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0420 07182  CO4     GEOGRAPHICAL LATITUDE OF COMMUNICATION FACILITY  
                         (NOT USED WHEN COLOCATED WITH NAVAID)  
                           20 OCCURENCES OF 14 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0420 07602  CO5     GEOGRAPHICAL LONGITUDE OF COMMUNICATION  
                         FACILITY      (NOT USED WHEN COLOCATED WITH  
                         NAVAID)  
                           20 OCCURENCES OF 14 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0040 08022  CO9     FACILITY OWNER CODE  
                           30 OCCURENCES OF  1 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 2760 08062  CO10    FACILITY OWNER NAME  
                           30 OCCURENCES OF 69 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0040 10822  CO11    FACILITY OPERATOR CODE  
                           30 OCCURENCES OF  1 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 2760 10862  CO12    FACILITY OPERATOR NAME  
                           30 OCCURENCES OF 69 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0160 13622  CO13    FSS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMUNICATION FACILITY  
                           30 OCCURENCES OF 4  CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0540 13782  CO14    FREQUENCIES USED BY THE COMMUNICATION FACILITY  
                           60 OCCURENCES OF 9  CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0800 14322  CO15    OPERATIONAL HOURS OF THE COMMUNICATION FACILITY  
                         -LOCAL TIME  
                           30 OCCURENCES OF 20 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0800 15122  CO16    STATUS OF COMMUNICATION FACILITY  
                           30 OCCURENCES OF 20 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0330 15922  CO17    COMMUNICATION FACILITY STATUS DATE  
                           20 OCCURENCES OF 11 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0140 16252  CO21    NAVAID IDENTIFIER*FACT TYPE - WHEN COLOCATED  
                           20 OCCURENCES OF  7 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0060 16392  CO27    LOW ALITUDE ENROUTE CHART THAT THE  
                         COMMUNICATION FACILITY IS LOCATED ON  
                           30 OCCURENCES OF 2  CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 0040 16452  CO28    STANDARD TIME ZONE THAT THE COMMUNICATION  
                         IS LOCATED IN  
                           20 OCCURENCES OF  2 CHARACTERS EACH  
L AN 1050 16492  NONE    COMMUNICATION REMARKS  
                          FIRST 4 CHARACTER ARE THE REMARK KEY  
                          FOLLOWED BY THE REMARK TEXT.  
                           A REMARK LENGTH IS VARIABLE AND IS  
                           TERMINATED BY A HEX '5F' - 150 CHARACTERS  
                           MAXIMUM LENGTH. 
L AN 0011 17542  NONE    DATE INFORMATION EXTRACTED  
