Aircraft Suffixes
|
Suffix |
Equipment Capability |
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NO DME |
|
/X |
No transponder |
|
/T |
Transponder with no Mode C |
|
/U |
Transponder with Mode C |
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|
DME |
|
/D |
No transponder |
|
/B |
Transponder with no Mode C |
|
/A |
Transponder with Mode C |
|
|
TACAN ONLY |
|
/M |
No transponder |
|
/N |
Transponder with no Mode C |
|
/P |
Transponder with Mode C |
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AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV) |
|
/Y |
LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS with no transponder |
|
/C |
LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS, transponder with no Mode C |
|
/I |
LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS, transponder with Mode C |
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ADVANCED RNAV WITH TRANSPONDER AND MODE C (If an aircraft is unable to operate with a transponder and/or Mode C, it will revert to the appropriate code listed above under Area Navigation.) |
| /E | Flight Management System (FMS) with DME/DME and IRU position updating |
| /F | FMS with DME/DME position updating |
| /G | Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), including GPS or Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), with en route and terminal capability. |
| /R | Required Navigational Performance (RNP). The aircraft meets the RNP type prescribed for the route segment(s), route(s) and/or area concerned. |
| Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM). Prior to conducting RVSM operations within the U.S., the operator must obtain authorization from the FAA or from the responsible authority, as appropriate. | |
| /J | /E with RVSM |
| /K | /F with RVSM |
| /L | /G with RVSM |
| /Q | /R with RVSM |
| /W | RVSM |