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FAA Chicago Terminal – 11/30/23 thru 01/25/24
If your GA flying takes you to The Windy City, be sure you’re equipped with the FAA’s remarkably detailed, full-color Chicago Terminal Area Chart (TAC). Whereas Sectional Charts are ideal for enroute navigation, TACs rule supreme when it comes to VFR ops in congested, Class Bravo airspace complexes. TACs utilize a large (1:250,000; 3.43 nm per inch [1.35 nm per cm]) scale that allows them to depict additional landmarks, important altitudes, radio frequencies, and other noteworthy aeronautical data that’s not feasible to include on sectionals. Additionally, several TACs feature VFR Flyway Planning Charts on the reverse side, which present flight paths and altitudes to help low, slow flyers steer clear of larger, quicker traffic.
The Chicago TAC provides a detailed depiction of the Class B airspace centered around The Second City’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD). As with all TAC publications, this chart is revised every six months. An affordable, easy-to-use resource to bolster your situational awareness and operational safety while flying around Chi-Town.
