CifpPathPoint

SBAS (WAAS/LPV) Final Approach Segment (FAS) path point data for RNAV/GPS approaches, defining the precision glide path geometry for each runway

Source: CIFPTable: CIFP_PATH_POINTVersion: 239462ba9c35 (effective 2026-04-16)

Section code PP. Records with CONTINUATION_RECORD_NO=2 are continuation records and contain null values for most fields. The FAS data block defines the 3D approach geometry used by SBAS avionics. GLIDE_PATH_ANGLE is encoded as an integer (divide by 100 to get degrees, e.g., 0300 = 3.00°). COURSE_WIDTH_AT_THRESHOLD is encoded in hundredths of meters (e.g., 10675 = 106.75m). Coordinates are encoded as signed DMS strings.

Example query

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# Example shape (pair with a compatible root query field):
{
  # ...rootQuery... {
    recordType
    customerAreaCode
    sectionCode
    airportIdentifier
  # }
}

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Fields (29)

Field	Type	Description	Units	Enum
recordType ← RECORD_TYPE	RecordType	Indicates whether the record is a standard record (S) or tailored record		S — Standard record
customerAreaCode ← CUSTOMER_AREA_CODE	CifpPathPointCustomerAreaCode	Geographic area code indicating the region or customer dataset the record belongs to		CAN — Canada USA — United States
sectionCode ← SECTION_CODE	CifpPathPointSectionCode	ARINC 424 section code identifying the record type; PP = Path Point (SBAS FAS data)		PP — Path Point (SBAS FAS data)
airportIdentifier ← AIRPORT_IDENTIFIER	String	ICAO identifier of the airport to which this path point record applies
icaoCode ← ICAO_CODE	CifpPathPointIcaoCode	ICAO region code for the airport identifier, used to disambiguate airports with the same identifier in different regions		10 values K1 — Contiguous US (K1) K2 — Contiguous US (K2) K3 — Contiguous US (K3) K4 — Contiguous US (K4) K5 — Contiguous US (K5) K6 — Contiguous US (K6) K7 — Contiguous US (K7) PA — Alaska PF — Pacific/Micronesia PO — Pacific Ocean / Other
approachProcedureIdent ← APPROACH_PROCEDURE_IDENT	String	Identifier of the approach procedure to which this path point belongs (e.g., R10 = RNAV runway 10)
runwayOrHelipadIdent ← RUNWAY_OR_HELIPAD_IDENT	String	Identifier of the runway or helipad associated with this path point record (e.g., RW10, RW01L)
operationType ← OPERATION_TYPE	OperationType	SBAS operation type code; 00 indicates standard LPV/APV approach operation		00 — Standard SBAS LPV/APV operation
continuationRecordNo ← CONTINUATION_RECORD_NO	CifpPathPointContinuationRecordNo	Continuation record number; 1 = primary record with full FAS data, 2 = continuation record (most fields null)		1 — Primary record 2 — Continuation record
routeIdentifier ← ROUTE_IDENTIFIER	RouteIdentifier	Route identifier suffix used to distinguish multiple path point records for the same approach (e.g., X, Y, Z for LPV, LNAV/VNAV, LNAV minima variants)		X — First alternate path (e.g., LPV) Y — Second alternate path (e.g., LNAV/VNAV) Z — Third alternate path (e.g., LNAV)
sbasServiceProviderIdent ← SBAS_SERVICE_PROVIDER_IDENT	OperationType	SBAS service provider identifier; 00 = WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System)		00 — WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System)
referencePathDataSelector ← REFERENCE_PATH_DATA_SELECTOR	String	Reference path data selector used to identify the FAS data block channel; 00 = default selector
referencePathIdentifier ← REFERENCE_PATH_IDENTIFIER	ReferencePathIdentifier	Unique identifier for the SBAS reference path, combining a channel number (W01–W36) and a suffix letter designating the specific approach variant (A, B, D, E)		94 values W01A — Channel 01 variant A W01B — Channel 01 variant B W01D — Channel 01 variant D W02A — Channel 02 variant A W02B — Channel 02 variant B W02D — Channel 02 variant D W03A — Channel 03 variant A W03B — Channel 03 variant B W04A — Channel 04 variant A W04B — Channel 04 variant B W04D — Channel 04 variant D W05A — Channel 05 variant A W05B — Channel 05 variant B W06A — Channel 06 variant A W06B — Channel 06 variant B W07A — Channel 07 variant A W07B — Channel 07 variant B W08A — Channel 08 variant A W08B — Channel 08 variant B W08D — Channel 08 variant D W09A — Channel 09 variant A W09B — Channel 09 variant B W09D — Channel 09 variant D W10A — Channel 10 variant A W10B — Channel 10 variant B W10D — Channel 10 variant D W10E — Channel 10 variant E W11A — Channel 11 variant A W11B — Channel 11 variant B W12A — Channel 12 variant A W12B — Channel 12 variant B W13A — Channel 13 variant A W13B — Channel 13 variant B W14A — Channel 14 variant A W14B — Channel 14 variant B W15A — Channel 15 variant A W15B — Channel 15 variant B W16A — Channel 16 variant A W16B — Channel 16 variant B W16D — Channel 16 variant D W17A — Channel 17 variant A W17B — Channel 17 variant B W17D — Channel 17 variant D W18A — Channel 18 variant A W18B — Channel 18 variant B W18D — Channel 18 variant D W19A — Channel 19 variant A W19B — Channel 19 variant B W19D — Channel 19 variant D W20A — Channel 20 variant A W20B — Channel 20 variant B W20D — Channel 20 variant D W21A — Channel 21 variant A W21B — Channel 21 variant B W22A — Channel 22 variant A W22B — Channel 22 variant B W22D — Channel 22 variant D W23A — Channel 23 variant A W23B — Channel 23 variant B W24A — Channel 24 variant A W24B — Channel 24 variant B W25A — Channel 25 variant A W25B — Channel 25 variant B W26A — Channel 26 variant A W26B — Channel 26 variant B W26D — Channel 26 variant D W27A — Channel 27 variant A W27B — Channel 27 variant B W27D — Channel 27 variant D W28A — Channel 28 variant A W28B — Channel 28 variant B W28D — Channel 28 variant D W28E — Channel 28 variant E W29A — Channel 29 variant A W29B — Channel 29 variant B W30A — Channel 30 variant A W30B — Channel 30 variant B W30D — Channel 30 variant D W31A — Channel 31 variant A W31B — Channel 31 variant B W32A — Channel 32 variant A W32B — Channel 32 variant B W33A — Channel 33 variant A W33B — Channel 33 variant B W34A — Channel 34 variant A W34B — Channel 34 variant B W34D — Channel 34 variant D W35A — Channel 35 variant A W35B — Channel 35 variant B W35D — Channel 35 variant D W36A — Channel 36 variant A W36B — Channel 36 variant B W36D — Channel 36 variant D W09F — W09F
approachPerformanceDesignator ← APPROACH_PERFORMANCE_DESIGNATOR	CifpHeliportSidContinuationRecordNo	Designates the approach performance category or minima type for SBAS approaches; 0 = LPV (Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance)		0 — LPV (Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance)
landingThresholdPointLatitude ← LANDING_THRESHOLD_POINT_LATITUDE	String	Latitude of the Landing Threshold Point (LTP), the point on the runway threshold used as the reference for the FAS data block, encoded as a signed DMS string (e.g., N6135419550)	degrees (encoded DMS)
landingThresholdPointLongitude ← LANDING_THRESHOLD_POINT_LONGITUDE	String	Longitude of the Landing Threshold Point (LTP), encoded as a signed DMS string (e.g., W14906023005)	degrees (encoded DMS)
ellipsoidHeight ← ELLIPSOID_HEIGHT	String	WGS-84 ellipsoid height of the Landing Threshold Point (LTP), signed integer in feet (e.g., +00818 = 818 feet above ellipsoid)	feet (WGS-84 ellipsoid)
glidePathAngle ← GLIDE_PATH_ANGLE	String	Glide path angle for the SBAS approach, encoded as an integer in hundredths of degrees (e.g., 0300 = 3.00°, 0350 = 3.50°). Value 0000 indicates no glide path (LNAV-only).	hundredths of degrees (divide by 100 for degrees)
flightPathAlignmentPointLatitude ← FLIGHT_PATH_ALIGNMENT_POINT_LATITUDE	String	Latitude of the Flight Path Alignment Point (FPAP), a point on the extended runway centerline used to define the lateral course of the approach, encoded as a signed DMS string	degrees (encoded DMS)
flightPathAlignmentPointLongitude ← FLIGHT_PATH_ALIGNMENT_POINT_LONGITUDE	String	Longitude of the Flight Path Alignment Point (FPAP), encoded as a signed DMS string	degrees (encoded DMS)
courseWidthAtThreshold ← COURSE_WIDTH_AT_THRESHOLD	String	Full course width at the Landing Threshold Point, defining the lateral angular spread of the approach corridor, encoded in hundredths of meters (e.g., 10675 = 106.75 meters)	hundredths of meters (divide by 100 for meters)
lengthOffset ← LENGTH_OFFSET	String	Horizontal distance from the Landing Threshold Point (LTP) to the stop-end of the runway, used to compute the delta length for FPAP positioning, in feet	feet
pathPointTch ← PATH_POINT_TCH	String	Threshold Crossing Height (TCH) at the Landing Threshold Point; the height of the glide path above the LTP at the threshold, encoded as an integer (e.g., 000400 = 400 units)	feet or meters (see TCH_UNITS_INDICATOR)
tchUnitsIndicator ← TCH_UNITS_INDICATOR	TchUnitsIndicator	Indicates the units used for the PATH_POINT_TCH value		F — Feet M — Meters
hal ← HAL	Hal	Horizontal Alert Limit (HAL) for the SBAS approach, defining the maximum allowable horizontal position error before the system must alert the crew, in feet	feet	400 — 400 feet HAL (LPV/APV-I level)
val ← VAL	Val	Vertical Alert Limit (VAL) for the SBAS approach, defining the maximum allowable vertical position error before the system must alert the crew; 000 indicates no VAL (LNAV-only, no vertical guidance)	feet	000 — No VAL (LNAV-only, no vertical guidance) 350 — 350 feet VAL (APV-I level) 500 — 500 feet VAL (LPV/LNAV+V level)
sbasFasDataCrcRemainder ← SBAS_FAS_DATA_CRC_REMAINDER	String	CRC-32 remainder computed over the SBAS Final Approach Segment (FAS) data block, used by avionics to verify data integrity; encoded as an 8-character hexadecimal string
fileRecordNo ← FILE_RECORD_NO	String	Sequential record number within the ARINC 424 data file, used for traceability and debugging
cycleDate ← CYCLE_DATE	String	AIRAC cycle date when this record was last updated, in YYMM format (e.g., 1812 = AIRAC cycle December 2018)	YYMM