World Aeronautical Charts
Note: WAC charts have been discontinued by the FAA. The charts on this page are the only ones still available. A large scale version (Scale 1:1,000,000) of a sectional chart, suited to faster aircraft.
Aeronautical Charts Annex 4 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation This edition incorporates all amendments adopted by the Council prior to 8 March 2001 and supersedes, on 1 November 2001, all previous editions of Annex 4. For information regarding the applicability of Standards and Recommended Practices, see Chapter 1 and the Foreword.
The topographical information includes city tints, principal roads, railroads, distinctive landmarks, drainage patterns and relief. The aeronautical information includes visual and radio aids to navigation, airports, airways, restricted areas, obstructions and other pertinent data.
Aeronautical Sectional Chart Legend
Because of their smaller scale, these charts do not show as much detailed information as appears on the Sectional and Terminal Area Charts. For example, Class D and Class E airspace and the limits of controlled airspace are not shown. Always current charts You will receive only current, up-to-date charts. Revised annually. Ordering information 1. Choose the coverage areas you need 2. Enter the desired quantity 3.
Choose Singe Chart Only to receive the current chart; choose Chart With Subscription to receive the current chart and start a subscription for this chart; or choose Subscription Only to start a subscription for this chart and receive the next effective date (not the current chart). Click Add to Cart to start checkout. Pros: I find the WAC charts very useful in planning long distance flights.
Cons: I feel that the WAC charts, and sectionals are too expensive. A trip from California to Oshkosh, for example costs nearly $100 in charts alone. They should be useful legally for a full year. Updates could be available on-line to keep them current for that length of time. This is not a problem with Sporty's service, but with the government agencies responsible for publishing the charts. Sporty's provides good service and reasonable pricing.
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Like four-way low-frequency ranges, ADF approaches and, increasingly, VOR stations, another memorable tool of aviation navigation is set to become history. The FAA announced last week that it is discontinuing providing World Aeronautical Charts because technological advances in navigation capabilities and digital charting products “have made the WAC series obsolete.” According to the agency, unit sales of WACs are down 73 percent since 2007, with sales down 10 percent between 2013 and 2014 alone. Sales can no longer support the cost of producing the charts. WACs were once heavily used by military aviators, as well as civilian pilots, but distribution to the military has stopped because “electronic flight bag moving map technology and reliance on the larger-scale Sectional Aeronautical Chart series have made WACs obsolete.” General aviation has similarly embraced electronic flight bags and digital flight planning applications. Production of all WACs, excepting those covering the Caribbean, is scheduled to end early next year.