
                   LOCATION IDENTIFIER MAGNETIC TAPE
                        DATA BASE RECORD LAYOUT
                              (LID-FILE)
  

 INFORMATION EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/26/1999  
 
    RECORD FORMAT: FIXED  
    LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH: 943  
 
  
  
FILE STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION:  
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  THERE IS ONE RECORD FOR EACH LOCATION IDENTIFIER WITHIN A GEOGRAPHICAL  
  AREA (U.S., DOD OVERSEAS, CANADA). A RECORD WILL DESCRIBE ALL OPERATIONAL  
  FACILITIES THAT USE THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER. PRESENCE OF DATA IN  
  AN INFORMATION AREA (E.G. LANDING FACILITY AREA, NAVAID AREA)  
  IMPLIES THAT THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER IS APPLICABLE TO THAT TYPE OF  
  FACILITY. LOCATION INFORMATION (CITY, STATE, REGION, COUNTY,  
  PROVINCE, COUNTRY) IS CONSTANT FOR ALL FACILITIES ASSIGNED A COMMON  
  IDENTIFIER.  
  
  THE FILE IS SORTED BY LOCATION IDENTIFIER WITHIN EACH GROUP (USA THEN  
  DOD THEN CAN). THE SAME LOCATION IDENTIFIER MAY BE ASSIGNED IN MORE  
  THAN ONE OF THE GROUPS.  
  
  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.


  
DESCRIPTION OF EACH GROUP:  
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  1.  'USA' RECORDS CONTAIN LOCATION IDENTIFIERS OF FACILITIES  
      AND SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES.  
  
  2.  'DOD' RECORDS CONTAIN LOCATION IDENTIFIERS OF SELECTED DEPARTMENT  
      OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR PERSONNEL  
      AND CARGO MOVEMENT ONLY AND NOT FOR USE IN FLIGHT PLANS. ****NOTE These 
	are no longer distributed by NFDC, effective with this cycle (3/25/99). 
  
  3.  'CAN' RECORDS CONTAIN LOCATION IDENTIFIERS OF CANADIAN CUSTOMS  
      POINTS OF ENTRY, AIRPORTS, METEORLOGICAL STATIONS, NAVIGATIONAL AIDS.  
  
  
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  
   
 
 
  
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T  E   G   R A   M B  
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             O   T  
             N           FIELD DESCRIPTION  
  
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           'USA' LOCATION IDENTIFIERS - RECORD DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS  
  
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L AN    1 00001  NONE    IDENTIFIER GROUP SORT CODE  
                           1: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS  
                           2: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS  
                           3: CANADIAN LOCATIONS  
L AN 0003 00002  NONE    IDENTIFIER GROUP CODE  
                           USA: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS  
                           DOD: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS  
                           CAN: CANADIAN LOCATIONS  
L AN 0005 00005  DLID    LOCATION IDENTIFIER  
  
                         BASIC LOCATION INFORMATION  
                         --------------------------  
  
L AN 0003 00010  GEN     FAA REGION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER  
                         EX.: ASW,AEA,AWP  
L AN 0002 00013  II2     STATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER  
                         ALPHABETIC POST OFFICE CODE. EX.: AK,MD,NY  
                         (NOTE: 59 WAS USED FOR CANADA RATHER THAN CA)  
L AN 0026 00015  II1     CITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER  
L AN 0003 00041  E146B   CONTROLLING ARTCC FOR THIS LOCATION  
                           NOTE: THIS WILL ONLY BE PRESENT IF THE LOCATION  
                                 IDENTIFIER IS ASSIGNED TO AN AIRPORT OR AN  
                                 ILS ON AN AIRPORT.  
                           EX.:  ZLA,ZDC,ZTL  
L AN 0003 00044  E146B   CONTROLLING ARTCC FOR THIS LOCATION - COMPUTER ID  
                           NOTE: THIS WILL ONLY BE PRESENT IF THE LOCATION  
                                 IDENTIFIER IS ASSIGNED TO AN AIRPORT OR AN  
                                 ILS ON AN AIRPORT.  
                           EX.:  ZCL,ZCD,ZCM  
  
                         LANDING FACILITY INFORMATION  
                         ----------------------------  
  
L AN 0042 00047  E10     LANDING FACILITY NAME  
L AN 0013 00089  DLID    LANDING FACILITY TYPE  
                           AIRPORT  
                           BALLOONPORT  
                           GLIDERPORT  
                           HELIPORT  
   
 
 
                           SEAPLANE BASE  
                           STOLPORT  
                           ULTRALIGHT  
L AN 0004 00102  E2      TIE-IN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) IDENTIFIER  
                           EX.: DCA, FTW, STL  
  
                         NAVIGATIONAL AID (NAVAID) INFORMATION  
                         -------------------------------------  
  
                         THERE CAN BE UP TO 4 NAVAIDS ASSIGNED THE SAME  
                         IDENTIFIER.  
  
L AN 0026 00106  N8      NAVAID FACILITY NAME(1)  
L AN 0020 00132  DLID    NAVAID FACILITY TYPE(1)  
                           LFR  
                           MARINE NDB  
                           MARINE NDB/DME  
                           NDB  
                           NDB/DME  
                           TACAN  
                           UHF NDB  
                           VOR  
                           VOR/DME  
                           VORTAC  
  
                         ACRONYMS USED:  
                           DME - DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT  
                           LFR-  LOW FREQUENCY RANGE  
                           NDB - NON-DIRECTIONAL BEACON  
                           TACAN - TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION  
                           UHF - ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY  
                           VOR - VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE STATION  
                           VORTAC - VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE TACTICAL  
                                    AIR NAVIGATION  
L AN 0026 00152  N8      NAVAID FACILITY NAME(2)  
L AN 0020 00178  DLID    NAVAID FACILITY TYPE(2)  
L AN 0026 00198  N8      NAVAID FACILITY NAME(3)  
L AN 0020 00224  DLID    NAVAID FACILITY TYPE(3)  
L AN 0026 00244  N8      NAVAID FACILITY NAME(4)  
L AN 0020 00270  DLID    NAVAID FACILITY TYPE(4)  
L AN 0004 00290  N49     TIE-IN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) IDENTIFIER  
                           EX.: DCA, FTW, STL  
  
                         INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS) INFORMATION  
                         -------------------------------------------  
  
L AN 0003 00294  II20    ILS RUNWAY END EX.: 08, 18R, 36L  
L AN 0020 00297  II29    ILS FACILITY TYPE  
  
                           FACILITY TYPES:  
                           ---------------  
                           ILS  
                           ILS/DME  
                           ISMLS  
                           LDA  
   
 
 
                           LDA/DME  
                           LOC  
                           LOC/GS  
                           LOC/DME  
                           MLS  
                           SDF  
                           SDF/DME  
  
                         ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS USED:  
                           DME -   DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT  
                           GS -    GLIDE SLOPE  
                           ILS -   INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM  
                           ISMLS - INTERIM MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM  
                           LDA -   LOCALIZER DIRECTION AID  
                           LOC -   LOCALIZER  
                           MLS -   MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM  
                           SDF -   SIMPLIFIED DIRECTIONAL FACILITY  
  
L AN 0005 00317  E7      LOCATION IDENTIFIER OF ILS AIRPORT  
                           (NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME AS THE ILS LOCATION  
                           IDENTIFIER)  
L AN 0042 00322  E10     ILS AIRPORT NAME  
L AN 0004 00364  E2      TIE-IN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) IDENTIFIER  
                           EX.: DCA, FTW, STL  
  
                         FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) INFORMATION  
                         ----------------------------------------  
  
L AN 0026 00368  II32    FSS NAME  
  
                         AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) INFORMATION  
                         ----------------------------------------------------  
  
L AN 0020 00394  N/A     ARTCC NAME  
L AN 0017 00414  N/A     ARTCC FACILITY TYPE  
                           ARTCC,CERAP, ARTCC COMPUTER  
  
                         OTHER FACILITY INFORMATION  
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L AN 0001 00431  AND     FLIGHT WATCH STATION (FLTWO) INDICATOR  
                           Y - THIS IDENTIFIER IS ASSIGNED TO A FLTWO  
                           N - THIS IS NOT A FLTWO  
  
L AN 0075 00432  II26    OTHER FACILITY - FACILITY NAME/DESCRIPTION  
L AN 0015 00507  II25    OTHER FACILITY - FACILITY TYPE  
                         ADMINISTRATIVE  (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES)  
                         GEOREF          (GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE POINT)  
                         SPECIAL USE     (COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES,  
                                          MESSAGE CENTERS, ETC.)  
                         WEATHER STATION (RAMOS,COMED STN,SAWRS, ETC.)  
L AN 0010 00522  N/A     EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS INFORMATION (MM/DD/YYYY)  
L AN 0412 00532  N/A     BLANKS  
   
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           'DOD' LOCATION IDENTIFIERS - RECORD DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS  
  
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L AN    1 00001  NONE    IDENTIFIER GROUP SORT CODE  
                           1: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS  
                           2: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS  
                           3: CANADIAN LOCATIONS  
L AN 0003 00002  NONE    IDENTIFIER GROUP CODE  
                           USA: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS  
                           DOD: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS  
                           CAN: CANADIAN LOCATIONS  
L AN 0005 00005  DLID    LOCATION IDENTIFIER  
L AN 0030 00010  DOD3    COUNTRY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER  
                         EX.: TAIWAN, GERMANY, ENGLAND, TURKEY  
L AN 0020 00040  DOD21   SECOND LEVEL QUALIFIER OF LOCATION DESCRIPTION.  
                         CAN BE A COUNTY, ISLAND, ETC.  
                         EX.: SUFFOLK (COUNTY)  
                              CRETE   (ISLAND; COUNTRY IS GREECE)  
L AN 0050 00060  DOD20   CITY/LOCATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE IDENTIFIER  
L AN 0050 00110  DOD23   LANDING FACILITY NAME  
L AN 0020 00160  DLID    LANDING FACILITY TYPE  
                           CIVIL  
                           MILITARY  
  
                         NAVIGATIONAL AID (NAVAID) DATA (CAN BE 2 OCCURENCES)  
                         -----------------------------------------------------  
  
L AN 0050 00180  DOD23   NAVAID FACILITY NAME (1)  
L AN 0020 00230  DLID    NAVAID FACILITY TYPE (1)  
                           NDB  
                           TACAN  
                           VOR  
                           VORTAC  
                           VOR/DME  
  
L AN 0050 00250  DOD23   NAVAID FACILITY NAME (2)  
L AN 0020 00300  DLID    NAVAID FACILITY TYPE (2)  
  
                         OTHER FACILITY DATA  (CAN BE 2 OCCURENCES)  
                         ------------------------------------------  
  
L AN 0050 00320  DOD23   OTHER FACILITY NAME (1)  
L AN 0020 00370  DLID    OTHER FACILITY TYPE (1)  
                           NAVAL FACILITY  
                           OTHER  
L AN 0050 00390  DOD23   OTHER FACILITY NAME (2)  
L AN 0020 00440  DLID    OTHER FACILITY TYPE (2)  
  
L AN 0010 00460  N/A     EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS INFORMATION (MM/DD/YYYY)  
L AN 0474 00470  N/A     BLANKS  
  
   
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           'CAN' LOCATION IDENTIFIERS - RECORD DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS  
  
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L AN    1 00001  NONE    IDENTIFIER GROUP SORT CODE  
                           1: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS  
                           2: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS  
                           3: CANADIAN LOCATIONS  
L AN 0003 00002  NONE    IDENTIFIER GROUP CODE  
                           USA: UNITED STATES LOCATIONS  
                           DOD: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS LOCATIONS  
                           CAN: CANADIAN LOCATIONS  
L AN 0005 00005  DLID    LOCATION IDENTIFIER  
                           NOTE: THE SAME LOCATION IDENTIFIER CAN BE  
                             ASSIGNED TO MULTIPLE LANDING FACILITIES,  
                             NAVAIDS, ILS'S, AND OTHER FACILITY TYPES  
L AN 0010 00010  CLI21   CANADIAN PROVINCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCATION  
                         IDENTIFIER. EX.: B.C., ALTA., N.W.T., MAN.  
L AN 0050 00020  CLI20   CITY/LOCATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE IDENTIFIER  
  
                         LANDING FACILITY DATA (CAN BE 3 OCCURENCES)  
                         -------------------------------------------  
  
L AN 0026 00070  CLI8    LANDING FACILITY NAME (1)  
L AN 0050 00096  CLI25   LANDING FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (1)  
L AN 0020 00146  DLID    LANDING FACILITY TYPE (1)  
                           ARPT  
                           SECONDARY AERODROME  
                           WATER AERODROME  
  
L AN 0026 00166  CLI8    LANDING FACILITY NAME (2)  
L AN 0050 00192  CLI25   LANDING FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (2)  
L AN 0020 00242  DLID    LANDING FACILITY TYPE (2)  
                           ARPT  
                           SECONDARY AERODROME  
                           WATER AERODROME  
  
L AN 0026 00262  CLI8    LANDING FACILITY NAME (3)  
L AN 0050 00288  CLI25   LANDING FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (3)  
L AN 0020 00338  DLID    LANDING FACILITY TYPE (3)  
                           ARPT  
                           SECONDARY AERODROME  
                           WATER AERODROME  
  
                         NAVIGATIONAL AID (NAVAID) DATA  (CAN BE 2 OCCURENCES)  
                         -----------------------------------------------------  
  
L AN 0026 00358  CLI8    NAVAID  FACILITY NAME (1)  
L AN 0050 00384  CLI25   NAVAID  FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (1)  
L AN 0020 00434  DLID    NAVAID  FACILITY TYPE (1)  
                           NDB  
                           NDB/DME  
                           TACAN  
                           VOR  
                           VOR/DME  
                           VORTAC  
   
 
 
  
                         ACRONYMS USED:  
                           NDB - NON-DIRECTIONAL BEACON  
                           DME - DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT  
                           TACAN - TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION  
                           VOR - VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE STATION  
                           VORTAC - VHF TACAN  
  
L AN 0026 00454  CLI8    NAVAID  FACILITY NAME (2)  
L AN 0050 00480  CLI25   NAVAID  FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (2)  
L AN 0020 00530  DLID    NAVAID  FACILITY TYPE (2)  
                           (SEE ABOVE)  
  
                         INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS) DATA  
                         (CAN BE 2 OCCURENCES)  
                         ------------------------------------  
  
L AN 0026 00550  CLI8    ILS  FACILITY NAME (1)  
L AN 0050 00576  CLI25   ILS  FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (1)  
L AN 0020 00626  DLID    ILS  FACILITY TYPE (1)  
  
                           ILS  
                           ILS/DME  
                           LOC  
                           LOC/DME  
  
                         ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS USED:  
                           DME -   DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT  
                           ILS -   INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM  
                           LOC -   LOCALIZER  
  
L AN 0026 00646  CLI8    ILS  FACILITY NAME (2)  
L AN 0050 00672  CLI25   ILS  FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (2)  
L AN 0020 00722  DLID    ILS  FACILITY TYPE (2)  
                           (SEE ABOVE)  
  
                         OTHER FACILITY DATA (CAN BE 2 OCCURENCES)  
                         -----------------------------------------  
  
L AN 0026 00742  CLI8    OTHER FACILITY NAME (1)  
L AN 0050 00768  CLI25   OTHER FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (1)  
L AN 0020 00818  DLID    OTHER FACILITY TYPE (1)  
                           MET STN  
                           AAWRS  
                           MARS  
                           PAWRS  
                           ACC  
                           OTHER  
  
L AN 0026 00838  CLI8    OTHER FACILITY NAME (2)  
L AN 0050 00864  CLI25   OTHER FACILITY - ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (2)  
L AN 0020 00914  DLID    OTHER FACILITY TYPE (2)  
                           (SEE ABOVE)  
  
L AN 0010 00934  N/A     EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS INFORMATION (MM/DD/YYYY)  