FAA-cited airport planning tools

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Ask, get the value, get its citation. AvPlot turns FAA advisory circulars into instant, defensible planning outputs — KMZ, DXF, XLSX, PDF.

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388

Aircraft profiled

28-day

NASR refresh

13B · Chg 1

AC 150/5300

100%

Citation trail

KMCO · Orlando Intl · NASR facts, cycle date cited● Citation trail attached

Built on the governing documentsAC 150/5300-13B · Chg 114 CFR Part 77FAA Order 8260.3 (TERPS)AC 150/5070-6B

§ Proof of output

A 400-page circular in. Deliverables out.

Real engine artifacts for the same runway the console above cites — KMCO Rwy 18L/36R, built end-to-end from published FAA data.

Plan-view detail of the KMCO runway 36R end: runway pavement and centerline with the RSA, ROFA, POFZ, and the approach and departure RPZ trapezoids, each surface labeled in its layer color. — **Runway Linework Generator** — AC 150/5300-13B App G · KMCO Rwy 18L/36R design surfaces from FAA NASR cycle data.

Live Math · RWY ALL (airport-wide)FAA TFMSC · CY2025

Aircraft	AAC	ADG	Ops (input)
A320	C	III	57,930
B738	D	III	51,660
A35K	D	V	1,252
B77W	D	V	578
MD11	D	IV	544

+ 33 more types in the workbook · 400,764 normalized ops

Regular use = cumulative ≥ 500 ops · most demanding first

AAC	Cumulative
E	0	no
D	180,366	YES
C	393,900	YES
B	399,750	YES
A	400,764	YES

ADG	Cumulative
VI	0	no
V	7,252	YES
IV	31,224	YES
III	390,360	YES
II	400,764	YES

RDCD-Vexisting · FY2030 · FY2035 · FY2045

Critical Aircraft Determination — AC 150/5000-17 · live-math Excel workbook on real FAA TFMSC CY2025 fleet data.

Full sheet ↗Workbook (.xlsx) ↓

Provenance

AC 150/5000-17 (Critical Aircraft and Regular Use). Real KMCO fleet: FAA TFMSC counts, CY2025, every type ≥500 annual operations, with the AC's 2×max(arrivals, departures) normalization applied by the engine. Amber cells are inputs; every determination cell is a live formula. Edit an ops count and the ≥500-op regular-use cumulation, milestone projections, and the resulting RDC (D-V) recompute in Excel — the math is back-checkable, not a screenshot of a black box. The card is a styled preview of the workbook's Live Math sheet (5 of 38 fleet rows shown; every value transcribed verbatim); the links above open the full sheet render and the workbook itself.

§ The engine

One engine, every discipline.

Field-tested FAA logic behind every tool — the same classification library, surface evaluators, and citation engine, whichever instrument you open.

Design standards, live

The controlling row for KMCO Rwy 18L/36R (RDC D-V, vis < ¾ mi).

500 ftRSA width

800 ftROFA width

1,000 ftRSA beyond end

78.914 acApproach RPZ

AC 150/5300-13B · RDSM row cited

Layered airspace surfaces

Every studied point evaluated against each governing surface set.

Part 77TERPSAC 13B §1–6OCS 7

Plan-view illustration — not to scale

The catalog, honestly

23 visible instruments across the free tier, the beta, and staged release.

12 free · no login 3 live in beta 8 staged release

Mirrors tools_config.js

388 aircraft, classified

AAC · ADG · TDG for the fleet you plan around — the library behind every RDC.

388Aircraft profiled

A–EApproach categories

I–VIDesign groups

1–7Taxiway design groups

CFR 121/135 · TBL 1-4

CAD-ready deliverables

Exports drop straight into the sheet set — no re-drafting.

runway_linework.dxf CAD

part77_surfaces.kmz Google Earth

alp_data_tables.xlsx Live math

forecast_summary.csv Tabular

DXF · KMZ · XLSX · PDF · CSV

The citation trail

Every value arrives with its receipts — compressed here, full ledger above.

Result

RSA 500 × 1,000 ft

Standard

AC 150/5300-13B, RDC D-V row

Vintage

Chg 1 (8/2024) · NASR current cycle

Standard · assumptions · logic · vintage

§ Built for every level of the work

Every side of the table.

For airports

Answer the FAA today.

Sponsor-side answers for ALP reviews, 5010 data, and 7460 filings — without waiting on a consultant for the small questions.

For airports → For consultants

Bill judgment, not lookup.

Your time moves from lookup to judgment. Standards research that took hours arrives in minutes, cited and defensible — across the firm.

For consultants → For engineers & surveyors

File it right the first time.

Part 77 screens, ARP computations, State Plane conversions, and declared distances — cited for the 7460-1s and ALPs you stamp.

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§ The problem it solves

The manual workflow is the risk.

Planners page advisory circulars, rebuild spreadsheets, and defend numbers from memory. AvPlot compresses that into one system whose every output is traceable.

The manual workflow

×Page a 400-page circular for one dimension
×Cross-reference footnotes and change notes by hand
×Rebuild the same spreadsheet on every project
×Defend results with no citation trail

With AvPlot

✓Ask, get the value, get its citation
✓Controlling table, paragraph, and change note attached
✓One engine, every project — same logic each time
✓Standard, assumptions, logic, and vintage on every output

§ The engine behind the numbers

Built on FAA data. Tested like infrastructure.

A citation engine, a 28-day federal data pipeline, and a regression suite that runs on every change.

1,900+ automated tests

The full pytest suite — 1,903 passing — runs on every change: golden coordinates, DXF determinism, rounding policy, surface-output parity.

28-day NASR data pipeline

Airport, runway, and navaid facts refresh on the FAA’s own subscription cycle — and every lookup cites its cycle date.

Citation & rounding policy

One documented rounding policy and a citation trail on every output — the controlling table, paragraph, and change note travel with the number.

Part 77TERPSAC 13B §1–6OCS 7RPZ · RSA · ROFA

Plan-view illustration — not to scale

§ The toolkit

23 instruments, one engine.

Twelve free FAA-parity calculators open to anyone, no login. The production suite runs in the invite-only beta — listed here, opened there.

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§ How planners use AvPlot

Real planning work, not demos.

ALP updates

Airport Layout Plans

Design surfaces, data tables, and declared distances for the sheet set.

Output: DXF · XLSX

7460-1 filings

Obstruction screening

Part 77 / TERPS / AC 13B surfaces evaluated before the FAA sees it.

Output: KMZ · plan/profile

Master plans

Forecasts & critical aircraft

AC 5070-6B methods with TAF consistency; AC 5000-17 determination.

Output: live-math XLSX

Design reports

Geometry & separations

Fillets, exits, separations, RSA/ROFA/RPZ — from the controlling row.

Output: DXF · citations

Property

Exhibit 'A' analysis

Parcel overlays against RPZ/RSA/ROFA/Part 77 with SOP 3.00 checklist.

Output: parcel table

Siting

ATCT line-of-sight

Order 6480.4C incidence and discrimination checks for tower sites.

Output: site summary

Survey

Coordinates & datums

ARP lookup and computation, State Plane zones, NAD83 conversions.

Output: 5010-ready values

Minimums

Approach references

RVR/visibility minimums and imaginary-surface lookups by category.

Output: cited tables

§ Versus the binder

Hours of lookup, in seconds.

The traditional column is real practice, not a strawman — AvPlot just attaches the receipts.

Dimension	Traditional workflow	With AvPlot
RPZ dimensions	Find App G, cross-reference footnotes	Controlling row + citation, in seconds
Runway linework	Manual CAD from table values	DXF / KMZ from the same engine
Activity forecast	Hand-built workbook per airport	AC 5070-6B methods + TAF check
Defending a number	Institutional memory	Standard · assumptions · logic · vintage

§ How it works

Four steps to a deliverable.

Describe the runway

Airport ID or endpoints — NASR fills the facts, cycle date cited.

Set the design aircraft

AAC · ADG · TDG from the 388-aircraft library.

Read the decision

Result + standard + assumptions + logic + vintage.

Export deliverables

KMZ · DXF · XLSX · PDF — CAD-ready, reviewer-ready.

Planning reference only. Not a replacement for stamped engineering or construction documents. AvPlot is independent and not affiliated with the FAA.

§ FAQ

Asked by planners, answered plainly.

What is AvPlot?

A web-based airport planning decision engine. It replaces the AC lookup → spreadsheet → CAD workflow with purpose-built tools, every output cited to its governing FAA source.

Is AvPlot affiliated with the FAA?

No. AvPlot is an independent product, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the FAA.

Can I trust the outputs for my ALP?

Outputs are planning reference only — production support for studies, reports, and ALP narratives, not stamped engineering.

Where does the data come from?

FAA NASR (28-day cycle) for airport facts; AC 150/5300-13B for design dimensions; the FAA TAF for forecast checks.

What export formats are available?

DXF, KMZ, XLSX, and CSV, depending on the tool.

Is there a free tier?

Twelve calculators are free with no login. Pro tools run in the invite-only beta; new accounts get a 14-day trial when paid plans launch.

Plan with defensible numbers.

Free tools are open now — no login. The production suite runs in the invite-only beta; enter with a code or request access.

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