Originally published at: New NOTAM System Begins First Phase of Rollout
Modernized NOTAM platform will become single-source system by 2026.
This sounds like a necessary first step. The plain text and graphical notices will be very useful. I would still like to see closed runways and taxiways displayed in red on my airport diagram. And changes to instrument approaches could be displayed in red on the approach chart. And can we please get rid of useless NOTAMs like “obstacles at 2 feet above ground level?”
I like the new format. Would love to see all the obstructions grouped. What does the ASN number mean? Could that be eliminated for brevity? The permanent changes need to be eliminated as soon as they’re charted, they just clutter up the system otherwise. Our airport had the rotating beacon location changed over a year ago and it’s still in the NOTAMs.
The NOTAM format dates back to telegraphs with their limited bandwidth, and it shows. All caps, cryptic abbreviations, no paragraph breaks. . . It’s been completely unnecessry for decades, and it’s a nightmare for those of us who believe we should make reading comprehension easier, not harder.
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