User Defined View Airspace Boundaries window

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Airspace Boundaries are Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC). This information is updated and provided to Flight Explorer by the FAA and DAFIF.

To open the Airspace Boundaries window

  1. On the Main toolbar, click View Settings.

    The User Defined View Settings window appears.
  2. In the User Defined View Settings window, click Airspace Boundaries.
    The Airspace Boundaries window Closedappears.

To open the Airspace Boundaries window

Click the View Settings icon on the Main toolbar, User Defined View Settings (CTRL + V) on the View menu, and then click Airspace Boundaries, or the down arrow on the Airspace Boundary Overlay icon on the Overlay toolbar, then Airspace Boundary Settings.

ClosedClick to see the User Defined View Airspace Boundaries window

Item

Description

Details Options

Select all Airspace Boundaries by clicking the corresponding checkbox. Select a color by clicking the color button. Labels can be turned on or off, and a color can also be selected.

ADA/UDA

Advisory Area

ADIZ

Air Defense Identification Zone

ARTCC

Air Route Traffic Control Center

ACC

Area Control Center

BZ

Buffer Zone

CTA/UTA/SRA

Control Area / Special Rules Area (U.K. only)

CTLZ/SRZ/MATZ

Control Zone / Special Rules Zone (U.K. only) Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone (U.K. only)

FIR

Flight Information Region

OCA

Ocean Control Area

RADAR Area

RADAR Area

TCA/MTCA

Terminal Control Area

UIR

Upper Flight Information Region

Zoom Levels

Use the slider to choose the level that Airspace Boundaries and labels are visible on-screen. Click the @ button to select the current zoom level. The corresponding item will be visible from the selected zoom level to the lowest zoom level (city).

Airspace Boundary Selection List

Individual Airspace Boundaries can be turned on by adding them to the selection list. To show the centers listed in the selection list, click the check box labeled Show Selected Airspace Boundaries. To select the color in which these airspace boundaries will be shown, click open the color palette, click the color you want and then click Apply.

Airspace Boundary Filter Group List

Groups of airspace boundaries can be turned on by adding them to the Filter Group selection list (see Tools, Features, & Settings -> Options -> Filter Groups for more information).

Altitude Filter

An altitude filter can be applied to the Airspace Boundary overlay by selecting either the Low or High check boxes.

Class Filter

Filter Airspace Boundaries even more by selecting one or more of the class filters from A through G, or unknown class.