Aeronautical Information Manual - AIM

AIM by Topic

• • General Information
    • Explanation of Changes
• • Air Navigation
    • Navigation Aids
    • Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV)
• • Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids
    • Airport Lighting Aids
    • Air Navigation and Obstruction Lighting
    • Airport Marking Aids and Signs
• • Airspace
    • General
    • Controlled Airspace
    • Class G Airspace
    • Special Use Airspace
    • Other Airspace Areas
• • Air Traffic Control
    • Services Available to Pilots
    • Radio Communications Phraseology
    • Airport Operations
    • ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation
    • Surveillance Systems
    • Operational Policy/Procedures for Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) in the Domestic U.S., Alaska, Offshore Airspace and the San Juan FIR
    • Operational Policy/Procedures for the Gulf of America 50 NM Lateral Separation Initiative
• • Air Traffic Procedures
    • Preflight
    • Departure Procedures
    • En Route Procedures
    • Arrival Procedures
    • Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities
    • National Security and Interception Procedures
• • Emergency Procedures
    • General
    • Emergency Services Available to Pilots
    • Distress and Urgency Procedures
    • Two‐way Radio Communications Failure
    • Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Communications
• • Safety of Flight
    • Meteorology
    • Barometric Altimeter Errors and Setting Procedures
    • Cold Temperature Barometric Altimeter Errors, Setting Procedures and Cold Temperature Airports (CTA)
    • Wake Turbulence
    • Bird Hazards and Flight Over National Refuges, Parks, and Forests
    • Potential Flight Hazards
    • Safety, Accident, and Hazard Reports
• • Medical Facts for Pilots
    • Fitness for Flight
• • Aeronautical Charts and
    • Types of Charts Available
• • Helicopter Operations
    • Helicopter IFR Operations
    • Special Operations
• • Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
    • General
    • Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS)
    • Large UAS (MGOW 55 Pounds or More)
    • Airspace Access for UAS
    • UAS Pilot Testing, Certification and Responsibilities
    • Advanced Air Mobility
    • UAS Operations on Airports
    • Other Information and Best Practices
• Appendix 1
• Appendix 2
• Appendix 3
• Appendix 4
• Appendix 5

• Aeronautical Information Manual

Aeronautical Information Manual Official guide to basic flight information and ATC procedures for the aviation community.

Effective: 1/22/26

Change: Change 2

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