
                         SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE
                        DATA BASE RECORD LAYOUT
                              (SUA-FILE)
  
INFORMATION EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/03/2002 CHARTING CYCLE   
 
    RECORD FORMAT: FIXED  
    LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH: 622 
 
FILE STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION:  
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    THERE ARE A VARIABLE NUMBER OF FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS FOR  
    EACH SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE AREA (SUA). THE NUMBER OF RECORDS IS  
    DETERMINED BY THE AMOUNT OF TEXTUAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH  
    EACH SUA, AND THE NUMBER OF POINTS (OR SEGMENTS) DEFINING  
    THE AREA. EACH OF THE EIGHT RECORD TYPES IS IDENTIFIED  
    BY A RECORD TYPE INDICATOR (SUA1, SUA2,...,SUA8) AND THE AIRSPACE  
    TYPE AND NAME.  THE RECORDS ARE IN SEQUENCE, I.E., ALL  
    TEXT RECORDS FOLLOW THEIR READABLE ORDER AND ALL SEGMENT  
    RECORDS ARE LOGICALLY ARRANGED TO DEFINE THE AREA.  
    THE FILE IS SORTED BY AIRSPACE TYPE & NAME, RECORD TYPE, AND  
    RECORD SORT SEQUENCE NUMBER (INSURES THAT MULTIPLE RECORDS OF  
    A SPECIFIC TYPE ARE IN TEXT/POINT ORDER).  
  
    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 THE RECORD TYPES:  
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    'SUA1' RECORD TYPE CONTAINS THE BASE SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE  
    DATA.  THERE IS ONE SUA1 RECORD FOR EACH AREA.  
  
    'SUA2' RECORD TYPE CONTAINS TEXTUAL INFORMATION REGARDING ANY  
    TIMES OF USE.  EACH SUA2 RECORD CONTAINS ONE LINE OF TEXT.  
    THERE CAN BE ANY NUMBER OF SUA2 RECORDS, DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT 
    OF TEXT.  
  
    'SUA3' RECORD TYPE CONTAINS TEXTUAL INFORMATION REGARDING  
    ALTITUDE. EACH SUA3 RECORD CONTAINS ONE LINE OF TEXT.  
    THERE CAN BE ANY NUMBER OF SUA3 RECORDS.  
  
    'SUA4' RECORD TYPE CONTAINS TEXTUAL INFORMATION REGARDING  
    AREA/ALTITUDE EXCLUSION.  EACH SUA4 RECORD CONTAINS ONE LINE  
    OF TEXT.  THERE CAN BE ANY NUMBER OF SUA4 RECORDS.  
  
    'SUA5' RECORD TYPE CONTAINS TEXTUAL INFORMATION REGARDING  
    SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE EXCLUSION AND ALTITUDE EXCLUSION.                          
    EACH SUA5 RECORD CONTAINS ONE LINE OF TEXT.  THERE CAN  
    BE ANY NUMBER OF SUA5 RECORDS.  
  
    'SUA6' RECORD TYPE CONTAINS TEXTUAL INFORMATION REGARDING  
    REMARKS ABOUT THE SUA BASE DATA.  EACH SUA6 RECORD  
    C0NTAINS ONE LINE OF TEXT.  THERE CAN BE ANY NUMBER OF SUA6  
    RECORDS.  
  
    'SUA7' RECORD TYPE DESCRIBES EACH POINT.  EACH SUA7 RECORD  
    CONTAINS ONE LINE OF TEXT DESCRIBING THE POINT/SEGMENT. THERE  
    CAN BE ANY NUMBER OF SUA7 RECORDS FOR A POINT, DEPENDING  
    ON THE AMOUNT OF THE DESCRIPTION TEXT. EACH SUA7 RECORD FOR  
    A POINT WILL REPEAT ALL OF THE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, BUT WILL  
    SHOW A NEW SUA7 DESCRIPTION SEQUENCE NUMBER. THERE CAN ALSO 
    BE ANY NUMBER OF UNIQUE POINTS/SEGMENTS WITHIN A SPECIAL 
    USE AIRSPACE AREA. EACH UNIQUE POINT HAS A SUA7 POINT SEQUENCE 
    NUMBER. NOTE: THERE ARE THEREFORE THREE SEQUENCE NUMBERS WITHIN THE 
    SUA7 RECORD; THE POINT SEQUENCE NUMBER, THE POINT DESCRIPTION 
    SEQUENCE NUMBER, AND THE RECORD SORT SEQUENCE NUMBER. THE UNIQUE 
    IDENTIFIER FOR AN SUA7 RECORD IS THE COMBINATION OF THE AIRSPACE TYPE, 
    AIRSPACE NAME, THE POINT SEQUENCE NUMBER, AND THE POINT DESCRIPTION 
    SEQUENCE NUMBER.  

    SUA8 RECORD TYPE CONTAINS TEXTUAL INFORMATION REGARDING ANY 
    CONTACT FACILITY FREQUENCY DATA. EACH SUA8 RECORD CONTAINS ONE
    LINE OF TEXT DESCRIBING THE CONTACT FACILITY. THERE CAN BE ANY
    NUMBER OF SUA8 RECORDS. THE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR AN SUA8 RECORD IS
    THE COMBINATION OF THE AIRSPACE TYPE, AIRSPACE NAME, CONTACT FACILITY 
    NAME, AND THE FREQUENCY PAIRS. 
  

GENERAL INFORMATION:  
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     1.  LEFT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE TRAILING BLANKS  
     2.  RIGHT JUSTIFIED FIELDS HAVE LEADING ZEROS  
     3.  ELEMENT NUMBER IS FOR INTERNAL REFERENCE ONLY  
         AND NOT IN RECORD  
     4.  THE SUA AIRSPACE ID IS MADE UP OF THE AIRSPACE TYPE AND  
         THE NAME. IT IS REPEATED ON EACH RECORD.  
  
  
  
  
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             N           FIELD DESCRIPTION  
  
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            'SUA1' RECORD TYPE - BASE AIRSPACE DATA  
  
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L AN   04 00001  N/A     RECORD TYPE INDICATOR.  
                           SUA1:  BASE AIRSPACE DATA  
L AN 0035 00005  DLID    AIRSPACE TYPE.  
  
                         DESCRIPTION  
                         -----------------------  
  
                         ALERT AREA  
                         MILITARY OPERATION AREA  
                         PROHIBITED AREA  
                         RESTRICTED AREA  
                         WARNING AREA
                         ATC ASSIGNED AIRSPACE  
  
L AN 0025 00040  DLID    AIRSPACE NAME.  
L AN 0010 00065  N/A     CHART/PUBLICATION EFFECTIVE DATE (MM/DD/YYYY)  
L AN 0042 00075  SUA1    LOCATION NAME  
L AN 0002 00117  SUA2    STATE POST OFFICE CODE (AL,AK,NJ, ETC.)  
L AN 0100 00119  SUA22   CONTROLLING AGENCY NAME  
L AN 0100 00219  SUA23   SCHEDULING/USING AGENCY NAME  
L AN 0296 00319  N/A     BLANKS
R  N 0008 00615  N/A     RECORD SORT SEQUENCE NUMBER  
     
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     'SUA2' RECORD TYPE - TIMES OF USE  
  
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L AN   04 00001  N/A     RECORD TYPE INDICATOR.  
                           SUA2:  TIMES OF USE  
L AN 0035 00005  DLID    AIRSPACE TYPE.  
L AN 0025 00040  DLID    AIRSPACE NAME.  
L AN 0050 00065  SUA21   TIMES OF USE TEXT  
L AN 0500 00115  N/A     BLANKS  
R  N 0008 00615  N/A     RECORD SORT SEQUENCE NUMBER  
  
   
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     'SUA3' RECORD TYPE - AIRSPACE ALTITUDE TEXT  
  
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L AN   04 00001  N/A     RECORD TYPE INDICATOR.  
                           SUA3:  AREA/ALTITUDE TEXT  
L AN 0035 00005  DLID    AIRSPACE TYPE.  
L AN 0025 00040  DLID    AIRSPACE NAME.  
L AN 0550 00065  SUA24   AREA ALTITUDE TEXT  
R  N 0008 00615  N/A     RECORD SORT SEQUENCE NUMBER  
     
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     'SUA4' RECORD TYPE - AREA/ALTITUDE EXCLUSION TEXT  
  
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L AN   04 00001  N/A     RECORD TYPE INDICATOR.  
                           SUA4:  AREA/ALTITUDE EXCLUSION TEXT  
L AN 0035 00005  DLID    AIRSPACE TYPE.  
L AN 0025 00040  DLID    AIRSPACE NAME.  
L AN 0150 00065  SUA27   AREA/ALTITUDE EXCLUSION TEXT  
L AN 0400 00215  N/A     BLANKS  
R  N 0008 00615  N/A     RECORD SORT SEQUENCE NUMBER  
  
     
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     'SUA5' RECORD TYPE - SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE EXCLUSION  
  
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L AN   04 00001  N/A     RECORD TYPE INDICATOR.  
                           SUA5:  SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE EXCLUSION  
L AN 0035 00005  DLID    AIRSPACE TYPE.  
L AN 0025 00040  DLID    AIRSPACE NAME.  
L AN 0035 00065  SUA28   AIRSPACE EXCLUSION TYPE  
  
                         DESCRIPTION  
                         --------------------------------  
  
                         WARNING AREA  
                         VFR MILITARY TRAINING ROUTE  
                         CONTROL ZONE  
                         PROHIBITED AREA  
                         MILITARY OPERATIONS AREA  
                         VFR LOW ALTITUDE TRAINING ROUTE  
                         RESTRICTED AREA  
                         IFR MILITARY TRAINING ROUTE  
                         ALERT AREA  
  
L AN 0025 00100  SUA28   AIRSPACE EXCLUSION NAME  
L AN 0050 00125  SUA29   ALTITUDE EXCLUSION TEXT  
L AN 0440 00175  N/A     BLANKS  
R  N 0008 00615  N/A     RECORD SORT SEQUENCE NUMBER  
  
  
   
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     'SUA6' RECORD TYPE - BASE REMARKS TEXT  
  
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L AN   04 00001  N/A     RECORD TYPE INDICATOR.  
                           SUA6:  BASE REMARKS TEXT  
L AN 0035 00005  DLID    AIRSPACE TYPE.  
L AN 0025 00040  DLID    AIRSPACE NAME.  
L AN 0200 00065  N/A     REMARKS TEXT  
L AN 0350 00265  N/A     BLANKS  
R  N 0008 00615  N/A     RECORD SORT SEQUENCE NUMBER  
     
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     'SUA7' RECORD TYPE - AIRSPACE POINT DATA  
  
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L AN   04 00001  N/A     RECORD TYPE INDICATOR.  
                           SUA7:  AREA POINT DATA  
L AN 0035 00005  DLID    AIRSPACE TYPE.  
L AN 0025 00040  DLID    AIRSPACE NAME.  
R  N 0005 00065  SUT21   SEQUENCE NUMBER FOR POINT/SEGMENT  
R  N 0003 00070  SUT24   SEQUENCE NUMBER FOR POINT/SEGMENT DESCRIPTION  
L AN 0060 00073  SUT24   POINT/SEGMENT DESCRIPTION TEXT  
L AN 0001 00133  N/A     BLANK
L AN 0014 00134  SUT4    LATITUDE LOCATION OF POINT  
L AN 0014 00148  SUT5    LONGITUDE LOCATION OF POINT  
L AN 0453 00162  N/A     BLANKS  
R  N 0008 00615  N/A     RECORD SORT SEQUENCE NUMBER  

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            'SUA8' RECORD TYPE  CONTACT FACILITY DATA  
  
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L AN   04 00001  N/A     RECORD TYPE INDICATOR.  
                           SUA8:  CONTACT FACILITY DATA  
L AN 0035 00005  DLID    AIRSPACE TYPE 
L AN 0025 00040  DLID    AIRSPACE NAME
L AN 0004 00065  DLID    CONTACT FACILITY ID
L AN 0048 00069  DLID    CONTACT FACILITY NAME
			 (TYPE OF FACILITY CONCATENATED TO THE NAME)
L AN 0004 00117  DLID    RELATED LOC ID
R  N 0008 00121  DLID    COMMERCIAL FREQUENCY
L AN 0001 00129  DLID    COMMERCIAL CHART FLAG
R  N 0008 00130  DLID    MILITARY FREQUENCY
L AN 0001 00138  DLID    MILITARY CHART FLAG
L AN 0030 00139  DLID    SECTOR
R  N 0020 00169  DLID    ALTITUDE  
L AN 0426 00189  N/A     BLANKS  
R  N 0008 00615  N/A     RECORD SORT SEQUENCE NUMBER  
      
