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New Instructor-Led Course: ArcGIS Aviation Airports (October 20-21, 2026)
Airport data plays a critical role in safe airport operations. Join our instructor-led training to learn how ArcGIS Aviation Airports helps organizations manage airport data, perform obstacle analysis, and meet ICAO and FAA requirements. Learn from aviation GIS experts and gain practical experience with: - Create, manage,…
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ArcGIS Aviation Airports at the 2026 Esri User Conference
At the 2026 Esri User Conference you can expect to see the latest advancements in how ArcGIS is shaping the Aviation and Airports industry, supporting compliance and safer operations. This year, there is an ArcGIS Aviation Airports session to see how AI can extract airfield sign data from images, manage it within Aviation…
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What’s New in ArcGIS Aviation Charting and ArcGIS Aviation Airports (May 2026)
The release of ArcGIS Aviation Charting and ArcGIS Aviation Airports at ArcGIS Pro 3.7 is now available and includes enhanced tools to further support your airport, charting, data management, migration, and design needs. A few highlights include: * The Annotation command in Aviation Charting, Aviation Resize, helps users…
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Short Video: Export an Aviation Web Map in ArcGIS Pro
Export an Aviation Web Map in ArcGIS Pro Web maps are fast and efficient way of sharing aeronautical information and help meet the regulatory data sharing requirements. This quick demo walks you through exporting an aviation web map from ArcGIS Pro, and the supported coordinate systems, easy config checks, and publishing…
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Short Video: Creating Part-77 Surfaces with ArcGIS Aviation Airports
Managing, updating, and creating FAA Part 77 surfaces for airports is an essential component to airspace safety. However, it can become tedious and time consuming when an airport has multiple runways with various approach categories. The FAA FAR 77 tool in the aviation toolbox leverages your existing airport/runway data,…
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Creating SID and STAR Terminal Procedures with ArcGIS Aviation Charting
See how SID and STAR charts are produced in ArcGIS Pro using the ArcGIS Aviation Charting extension. This video walks through a data‑driven charting workflow that supports efficient production, consistent styling, and simple updates as procedures change. Watch the short video here
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Has anyone tested the ICAO Annex 14 OFS OES tool in ArcGIS Pro 3.6
Hi everyone, I’m currently looking into the ICAO Annex 14 OFS OES (Aviation) tool in the ArcGIS Pro Aviation Toolbox. According to the documentation, this tool appears in the 3.6 help pages, but I haven’t seen any official geoprocessing tool about it yet. From what I understand, the tool is intended to create: - Obstacle…
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Instructor-Led Course: Streamline Airport Operations with ArcGIS Aviation (May 19-20, 2026)
We are excited to offer an instructor-led course, where our Aviation GIS experts show how to improve airport data for increased safety. It introduces ArcGIS Aviation Airports, an extension to ArcGIS Pro, and its capabilities that help organizations meet regulatory requirements for safe airport operations. Explore the…
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Re: Questions on Creating Aviation Charts with ArcGIS Pro3.4
ArcGIS Aviation Charting for Pro is a extend software, I need to download it. I have contacted the Chinese Salesman of ESRI, but he can not solve it. Could you contact me on Wechat ? My Wechat ID is zhwsweet . 以下是给中文用户看的： 我也是ESRI的老用户了，最近开始试用ArcGIS Aviation Charting for Pro，我问中国区销售要了试用，但是他说ArcGIS Aviation Charting for…
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FAA FAR 77 tool warning: “Airport reference point and runway end points are significantly different” with validated geometry
Hello, I am running the FAA FAR 77 tool in ArcGIS Pro (version 3.5) and consistently receive the warning: “The airport reference point and the runway end points are significantly different. This may cause the obstruction identification surfaces to generate incorrectly.” However, I have validated the geometry and cannot…
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PAPI Obstacle Clearence Surface
Anyone; I am working with the PAPI Obstacle Clearence Surface tool. I thought all was good at the Surfaces looked correct, however with closer look I noticed a couple things. First thing I notice was if I used the 3 degree slope the surface was indeed create at 3, however the surface should be drawn off of what that third…
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Improve the results from the Generate OIS Intersection tool
Hi there, The output from the Generate OIS Intersection tool is geometrically fine, but the attributes leave a bit to be desired. It seems to have some odd summary of the input data in an OIS field, with a string that shows the input feature class and the OID of the input feature. Could you please include all attributes…
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What’s New in ArcGIS Aviation Charting and ArcGIS Aviation Airports (November 2025)
The release of ArcGIS Aviation Charting and ArcGIS Aviation Airports for ArcGIS Pro 3.6 includes enhanced tools to further support your airport, charting, data management, migration, and design needs. Explore the new Procedure Leg Geometry Tool and numerous updates to the product data files. Read the article
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New Blog: ArcGIS Aviation: Ready for ICAO’s New Obstacle Surfaces Framework
The International Civil Aviation Organization is overhauling its decades-old Obstacle Limitation Surfaces framework to better reflect modern aircraft performance and airspace complexity. ArcGIS Aviation Airports can support the new Obstacle Free Surfaces and Obstacle Evaluation Surfaces. The new surface creation tools…
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Issue with Importing Procedure Data into AIS Schema (Curved Segment Loss)
I recently imported procedure data from the flight procedure design system (IDS Air Nav) in AIXM 5.1 format into the ProcedureLeg feature class of the AIS schema. After importing, I encountered errors in the red rectangle area, where the curved segment data was lost. Could any expert kindly help me resolve this issue? Many…
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Update OIS Contours tool to generate 3D contours
Hi, The tool that is supplied in the ArcGIS Aviation Product Data generates 3D Contour extents, but 2D Contours. Can you please enhance it to generate 3D Contours by adding "Feature to 3D by Attribute" and converting the 2D contours to 3D polylines? Thanks, Marc
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When creating Obstacle Limitation Surfaces, give the option to only generate merged surfaces
Hi there, When I create a multi runway OLS, some times I only want the merged surfaces. please give me the option to only create these, not to create all the other surfaces and then have to delete them leaving behind only the merged surfaces. e.g. change this: to: Or similar. Thanks, Marc
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Airport Schema Export AIXM
Hi everyone, I’m working with an Airports Database (AMDB). The database includes the expected AMDB feature layers which have vector data (e.g., RunwayElement, TaxiwayElement, Apron, MarkingLines, etc.), but many attribute fields are not fully populated. When I export the database to AIXM using the Export AIXM 5.1 Message…
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Approach surface is approximately 3.5m short across 15km
Hi there, I just generated a 15km long approach surface using the customise json tool: and it is short by approximately 3.5 meters. The blue line is the extent generated by the ArcGIS Airports GP tool: The red area is from a dwg generated using an alternative CAD based method: All Data is projected in NZTM/NZVD2016, both…
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Webinar Q&A: Streamlining Obstacle Assessment Workflows in ArcGIS for Safer Airports
On June 18, 2025, we held a webinar on Streamlining Obstacle Assessment Workflows in ArcGIS for Safer Airports. This webinar covered workflows for how civil aviation authorities (CAAs) and airports can gather digital data on obstacles around airports, analyze them according to industry standards, and involve stakeholders…
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Question: Creating IAP Profile Views with ArcGIS Pro Aviation Charting
Hello, My team is tasked with creating and maintaining aerodrome charts, specifically Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) charts. While reviewing the ArcGIS Desktop documentation, I found clear instructions for creating IAP profile views with the Aviation Charting extension:…
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Analyze Runway Obstacles output - OIS Dataset
When using the Analyze Runway Obstacles tool to perform an obstruction analysis, the resulting table only references the OIS surface for each row in the OISDataset field with the format: ObstructionIdSurface_MP OID:145 For airports with multiple runways, multiple status (existing vs future), etc., this makes it difficult…
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New ArcNews Article: Wisconsin Enhances Airport Safety with ArcGIS Aviation Airports
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics is using ArcGIS Aviation Airports to improve airport safety by mapping and analyzing airspace obstructions in 3D. This GIS-based system helps identify potential hazards like trees, cranes, or buildings that could interfere with flight paths, ensuring…
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New Case Study: Traffic Management Company Fintraffic Boosts Aeronautical Chart Production with ArcGIS Aviation Charting and ArcGIS Pro
Fintraffic, Finland’s air navigation service provider, modernizes aeronautical chart production with ArcGIS Aviation Charting. This has led to significant improvements in efficiency, accuracy, and maintainability of their charting workflows. Read the story
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What's new in ArcGIS Aviation (May 2025)
The release of ArcGIS Pro 3.5 for ArcGIS Aviation Charting and ArcGIS Aviation Airports includes enhanced tools to further support your airport, charting, data management, migration, and design needs. This blog article contains more information about these updates. New tool The following ArcGIS Aviation Airports tool has…
