The Atlantic City (N.J.) International Airport is the first in the national airspace system to deliver digital Notams, the FAA said this week. The notices have long been posted in a difficult-to-read shorthand designed for delivery over teletype machines. The digital versions will be easier to read, more accurate, and will be disseminated quicker, according to the FAA. “Digital information management is key to meeting the air traffic system’s safety and efficiency goals,” said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. “This is yet another step the FAA is taking to modernize the national airspace system.”
The new digital system also will make it easier for pilots to identify Notams that affect their particular flight. The next airports to bring the new system online will be Washington Dulles, Reagan National, Baltimore-Washington International, Richmond, Norfolk, Denver, O’Hare and Midway in Chicago, Memphis, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Fort Wayne, Ind.
