Sectional Chart

In australia canada and some other countries the equivalent charts used for visual flight are called vfr navigation charts vncs.
Sectional chart. Online vfr and ifr aeronautical charts digital airport facility directory afd. Skyvector is a free online flight planner. The topographic information featured consists of the relief and a judicious selection of visual checkpoints used.
In united states aviation a sectional chart often called sectional for short is a type of aeronautical chart designed for navigation under visual flight rules. Flight planning is easy on our large collection of aeronautical charts including sectional charts approach plates ifr enroute charts and helicopter route charts. The 1 500 000 scale sectional aeronautical chart series is designed for visual navigation of slow to medium speed aircraft.
The topographic information featured consists of a judicious selection of visual checkpoints used for flight under visual flight rules vfr. Sectional aeronautical charts are the primary navigational reference medium used by the vfr pilot community. Only the main body of the chart is accurately georeferenced.
An aeronautical raster chart is a digital image of an faa vfr chart. Weather data is always current as are jet fuel prices and avgas 100ll prices. All information that is part of the paper chart is included in the file.
The area inside the neat line is georeferenced to the surface of the earth.