Sectional chart symbols

Airspace classes

• Class B Solid blue lines (layered 'upside-down wedding cake')
• Class C Solid magenta lines
• Class D Blue dashed lines
• Class E to the surface Magenta dashed lines
• Class E starting 700 ft AGL Faded/soft magenta shading (outer edge)
• Class E starting 1,200 ft AGL Faded/soft blue shading (outer edge)
• Class G (uncontrolled) No special boundary; airspace below the controlled floors

Airports

• Towered airport Blue airport symbol
• Non-towered airport Magenta airport symbol

Special use airspace

• Prohibited Area (P-###) Blue hatched boundary
• Restricted Area (R-###) Blue hatched boundary
• Warning Area (W-###) Blue hatched boundary (offshore)
• Military Operations Area (MOA) Magenta hatched boundary
• Alert Area (A-###) Magenta hatched boundary
• National Security Area (NSA) Charted note / dashed boundary

Obstacles

• Obstacle / tower Obstacle symbol with two heights

Routes

• Victor airway (V###) Blue lines labeled V + number
• Military Training Route (VR/IR) Gray lines labeled VR or IR + number

Flight restrictions

• Stadium TFR Not on sectional; standing NOTAM

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