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Federal Aviation Administration restores NOTAM system after brief outage

Aerotime

The Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) NOTAM computer system is back up and running following a temporary shortage, according to US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Secretary Duffy said in a post on X that all active NOTAMs were available until the time of the outage. The outage began on February 1, 2025.

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Backup NOTAM System Activated

AV Web

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took to X early Sunday to report that the primary NOTAM system was down “but there is no impact to the National Airspace System because a backup system is in place.” The post Backup NOTAM System Activated appeared first on AVweb.

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Christmas Eve travel panic as American Airlines flights briefly grounded 

Aerotime

Technical issue grounds flights At just before 08:00 ET on December 24, 2024, the FAA issued a NOTAM grounding all American Airlines flights. The ground stop comes on one of the busiest travel days of the year when thousands of passengers are taking to the skies to see their loved ones for Christmas Day.

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Understanding the FAA’s DROTAM

CFI Academy

As an airplane pilot, youre familiar with NOTAMs, but have you encountered a DROTAM? Short for Drone Notice to Airmen, a DROTAM is a specialized NOTAM issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to alert you about drone activity in the National Airspace System (NAS). So, how do you access them?

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Notam modernization accelerating

AOPA

Most pilots have dealt with issues or concerns with notams, including confusing content—or the system going down altogether (as happened again for a few hours on March 22). Everyone is more than ready for something better.

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NOTAMS Transitioning to ICAO Format

Flight Training Central

By December 2024, all NOTAMs issued by the FAA will be distributed using the ICAO format. In this article: WHY ARE NOTAMS TRANSITIONING TO THE NEW ICAO FORMAT? HOW TO READ THE NEW ICAO NOTAM FORMAT WHAT IS THE NOTAM SERIES? WHAT IS THE NOTAM ACTION (N,R,C)? AN ICAO NOTAM EXAMPLE WHAT IS IN THE NOTAM QUALIFIER LINE?

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Eye-Catching Notam For Backcountry Idaho Airstrip

AV Web

In one of the more unusual Notams published recently, pilots are cautioned that an upcoming maintenance project at the Indian Creek Airstrip (S81) in Idaho includes the “potential for mules and equipment on the strip and berms” along with uneven ground and loose rocks on the 4,650-foot dirt runway.

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