Aeronautical Information Publications (AIPs) are the official source of aeronautical information for each country — approaches, charts, procedures, airspace, and NOTAMs. Most countries now publish their AIP online. This curated collection covers all regions Compass flies to, plus the major consolidated sources. Use the tabs above to find the AIP for a specific region.
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A comprehensive curated collection of online AIS offerings maintained by EUROCONTROL. If any of the links in the regional tabs are broken or a country you need isn't listed, this is the best place to look.
eurocontrol.int/articles/ais-online ↗
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Official AIP sources for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands. The Pacific AIP from Aeropath covers many smaller island nations in a single consolidated publication.
Oceania
- Australia airservicesaustralia.com ↗
- New Zealand aip.net.nz ↗
- Pacific AIP shop.aeropath.aero ↗ Covers Cook Islands, Fiji (possibly outdated), Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
- Federated States of Micronesia tci.gov.fm ↗
- Fiji partial No standalone online AIP — see Pacific AIP (Aeropath) above, possibly outdated
- French Polynesia sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr ↗ See French AIP — AIP PAC P
- New Caledonia sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr ↗ See French AIP — AIP PAC N
- Papua New Guinea niuskypacific.com.pg ↗
- Solomon Islands mca.gov.sb ↗
- Timor-Leste aactl.gov.tl ↗
- Wallis and Futuna sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr ↗ See French AIP — AIP PAC N
European AIPs are generally well maintained online. Italy requires a free login. Denmark's AIP also covers the Faroe Islands and Greenland. France's AIP includes Pacific and Indian Ocean territories on the same portal.
Europe
- Austriaeaip.austrocontrol.at ↗
- Belgium & Luxembourgops.skeyes.be ↗
- Czech Republicaim.rlp.cz ↗
- Denmark aim.naviair.dk ↗ Also covers the Faroe Islands and Greenland
- Finlandais.fi ↗
- France sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr ↗ Same portal covers AIP PAC N (New Caledonia, Wallis & Futuna), AIP PAC P (French Polynesia), and AIP RUN (Réunion)
- Germanyaip.dfs.de ↗
- Greeceaisgr.hasp.gov.gr ↗
- Hungaryais-en.hungarocontrol.hu ↗
- Icelandavians.is ↗
- Irelandairnav.ie ↗
- Israelgov.il ↗
- Italy registration enav.it ↗ Free registration required — declare as a pilot or student
- Maltatransport.gov.mt ↗
- Netherlandslvnl.nl ↗
- Norwaypartner.avinor.no ↗
- Polandais.pansa.pl ↗
- Portugalaip.nav.pt ↗
- Russiacaica.ru ↗
- Spainaip.enaire.es ↗
- Swedenaro.lfv.se ↗
- Switzerlandskyguide.ch ↗
- Türkiyedhmi.gov.tr ↗
- United Kingdomnats.aero ↗
ASCENA covers the majority of sub-Saharan and francophone Africa in a single portal. Réunion is covered under the French AIP portal.
Africa & Indian Ocean
- ASCENA aim.asecna.aero ↗ French Covers much of sub-Saharan and francophone Africa
- Kenya registration eaip.kcaa.or.ke ↗ Free registration required
- Mauritiuscivil-aviation.govmu.org ↗
- Réunion sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr ↗ See French AIP — AIP RUN
- Seychelles paid scaa.sc ↗ No free online AIP — payment required
- South Africacaa.co.za ↗
Most Middle East AIPs are now online. Qatar requires free registration.
Middle East & India
- Bahrainaim.mtt.gov.bh ↗
- Kuwaitdgca.gov.kw ↗
- Omanaim.caa.gov.om ↗
- Qatar registration caa.gov.qa ↗ Free registration required
- Saudi Arabiagaca.gov.sa ↗
- United Arab Emiratesgcaa.gov.ae ↗
Asian AIPs vary considerably in accessibility. Japan and Macao are primarily in local languages — online translation tools help. China and Philippines require registration. Brunei's AIP data is not yet available online.
Asia
- Brunei dca.gov.bn ↗ AIP data not yet available online
- Cambodiaaim.cats.com.kh ↗
- China registration eaipchina.cn ↗ Registration required
- Hong Kongais.gov.hk ↗
- Indiaaim-india.aai.aero ↗
- Indonesiapia.airnavindonesia.co.id ↗
- Japan Japanese top.swim.mlit.go.jp ↗ Primarily in Japanese — online translation may help
- Koreaaim.koca.go.kr ↗
- Lao PDR unavailable Current link not working — check EUROCONTROL AIS Online for updates
- Macao Chinese aacm.gov.mo ↗ In Chinese with some Portuguese — online translation may help
- Malaysiaaip.caam.gov.my ↗
- Maldivesmacl.aero ↗
- Myanmarais.gov.mm ↗
- Nepale-aip.caanepal.gov.np ↗
- Pakistanpaa.gov.pk ↗
- Philippines registration ais.caap.gov.ph ↗ Registration required
- Singaporeaim-sg.caas.gov.sg ↗
- Sri Lankaaimsrilanka.lk ↗
- Taiwanais.caa.gov.tw ↗
- Thailandais.caat.or.th ↗
- Vietnamvatm.vn ↗
North and South American AIPs. Canada's link goes to the Transport Canada AIM rather than a direct eAIP portal.
Americas
- Argentinaais.anac.gob.ar ↗
- Bahamasbansabahamas.com ↗
- Bermudaairportauthority.bm ↗
- Brazilaisweb.decea.mil.br ↗
- Canadatc.canada.ca ↗
- Chileaipchile.dgac.gob.cl ↗
- Sint Maartendc-ansp.org ↗
- United States faa.gov ↗ Also covers Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Marshall Islands