CifpStar

Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR) procedure records defining waypoints, paths, and constraints for arriving aircraft at airports

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

ARINC 424 Section PE records. Each row represents one leg/waypoint in a STAR procedure. Multiple rows form a complete STAR route. Route types follow STAR coding conventions (1-9, F, M, S). ROUTE_TYPE values observed in this dataset are 1-6 only.

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 (43)

Field	Type	Description	Units	Enum
recordType ← RECORD_TYPE	RecordType	Indicates whether the record is a standard record or a header/trailer record; 'S' indicates a standard data record		S — Standard data record
customerAreaCode ← CUSTOMER_AREA_CODE	CifpControlledAirspaceCustomerAreaCode	Geographic area code identifying the region or customer dataset this record belongs to		CAN — Canada LAM — Latin America and Caribbean PAC — Pacific USA — United States
sectionCode ← SECTION_CODE	CifpStarSectionCode	ARINC 424 section code identifying the record type; 'PE' indicates airport procedure (STAR) records		PE — Airport Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR)
airportIdentifier ← AIRPORT_IDENTIFIER	String	ICAO identifier of the airport to which this STAR procedure applies
icaoCode ← ICAO_CODE	CifpStarIcaoCode	ICAO region code for the airport identifier, used to resolve ambiguity between airports with the same identifier in different regions		11 values CY — Canada K1 — United States (contiguous, low altitude enroute area 1) K2 — United States (contiguous, low altitude enroute area 2) K3 — United States (contiguous, low altitude enroute area 3) K4 — United States (contiguous, low altitude enroute area 4) K5 — United States (contiguous, low altitude enroute area 5) K6 — United States (contiguous, low altitude enroute area 6) K7 — United States (contiguous, low altitude enroute area 7) PA — Alaska PH — Hawaii TJ — Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
sidStarApproachIdentifier ← SID_STAR_APPROACH_IDENTIFIER	String	The identifier (name) of the STAR procedure, as published on charts (e.g., 'AUTTO1')
routeType ← ROUTE_TYPE	CifpStarRouteType	Defines the type of route segment within the STAR procedure		12 values 1 — STAR Enroute Transition 2 — STAR or STAR Common Route 3 — STAR Runway Transition 4 — RNAV STAR Enroute Transition 5 — RNAV STAR or STAR Common Route 6 — RNAV STAR Runway Transition 7 — Profile Descent Enroute Transition 8 — Profile Descent Common Route 9 — Profile Descent Runway Transition F — FMS STAR Enroute Transition M — FMS STAR Common Route S — FMS STAR Runway Transition
transitionIdentifier ← TRANSITION_IDENTIFIER	String	Identifies the specific transition or runway leg within the STAR. For enroute transitions this is typically a fix name; for runway transitions it is a runway identifier; for the common route it may be blank or 'ALL'
sequenceNumber ← SEQUENCE_NUMBER	String	Sequential number indicating the order of this waypoint/leg within the transition, in increments of 10
fixIdentifier ← FIX_IDENTIFIER	String	Identifier of the waypoint, navaid, airport, or runway fix that terminates this leg of the STAR
icaoCode2 ← ICAO_CODE_2	CifpStarIcaoCode2	ICAO region code associated with FIX_IDENTIFIER, used to resolve the fix within a specific ICAO region database		16 values CY — Canada K — United States (general) K1 — United States (contiguous, area 1) K2 — United States (contiguous, area 2) K3 — United States (contiguous, area 3) K4 — United States (contiguous, area 4) K5 — United States (contiguous, area 5) K6 — United States (contiguous, area 6) K7 — United States (contiguous, area 7) MY — Bahamas P — Pacific general PA — Alaska PH — Hawaii TI — U.S. Virgin Islands TJ — Puerto Rico TN — Netherlands Antilles
sectionCode2 ← SECTION_CODE_2	CifpSidSectionCode3	ARINC 424 section/subsection code indicating the type of the fix referenced by FIX_IDENTIFIER		D — VHF Navaid (VOR/DME/VORTAC) DB — NDB Navaid EA — Enroute Waypoint PA — Airport PC — Airport Runway
continuationRecordNo ← CONTINUATION_RECORD_NO	ContinuationRecordNo	Indicates whether this is a primary record or a continuation record; '0' means primary record, values 1-9 indicate continuation records with additional data		0 — Primary record 1 — First continuation record 2 — Second continuation record
waypointDescriptionCode ← WAYPOINT_DESCRIPTION_CODE	CifpStarWaypointDescriptionCode	Up to four coded characters describing the role and nature of the fix in the procedure		10 values AE — Airport as waypoint, Essential waypoint E — Essential waypoint EB — Essential waypoint, Flyover waypoint EE — Essential waypoint, End of SID/STAR/Approach route EY — Essential waypoint, Flyover (procedure design constraint) NE — NDB navaid as waypoint, Essential waypoint V — VHF navaid as waypoint VB — VHF navaid as waypoint, Flyover waypoint VE — VHF navaid as waypoint, Essential waypoint VY — VHF navaid as waypoint, Flyover (procedure design constraint)
turnDirection ← TURN_DIRECTION	TurnDirection	Specifies the direction of a turn at this waypoint or for a holding pattern or procedure turn		L — Left turn R — Right turn
rnp ← RNP	String	Required Navigation Performance value specifying the lateral navigation accuracy required for this leg	nautical miles
pathAndTermination ← PATH_AND_TERMINATION	CifpStarPathAndTermination	ARINC 424 path terminator code defining the type of flight path and how the leg is terminated		7 values AF — Arc to Fix (DME arc to a fix) CF — Course to Fix (intercept a course leading to a fix) FM — Fix to Manual termination (fly from fix on track until manually terminated) IF — Initial Fix (starting fix of a route segment) TF — Track to Fix (great circle track to a fix) VI — Heading to Intercept (fly heading to intercept next leg) VM — Heading to Manual termination (fly heading until manually terminated)
turnDirectionValid ← TURN_DIRECTION_VALID	TurnDirectionValid	Indicates whether the TURN_DIRECTION field is a mandatory turn direction constraint ('Y') or simply advisory		Y — Turn direction is mandatory
recommendedNavaid ← RECOMMENDED_NAVAID	String	Identifier of the navaid recommended for tuning to fly this leg (e.g., a VOR or NDB used for course guidance or distance reference)
icaoCode3 ← ICAO_CODE_3	CifpStarIcaoCode3	ICAO region code associated with RECOMMENDED_NAVAID, used to resolve the navaid in the correct regional database		9 values K1 — United States (contiguous, area 1) K2 — United States (contiguous, area 2) K3 — United States (contiguous, area 3) K4 — United States (contiguous, area 4) K5 — United States (contiguous, area 5) K6 — United States (contiguous, area 6) K7 — United States (contiguous, area 7) PA — Alaska PH — Hawaii
arcRadius ← ARC_RADIUS	String	Radius of a DME arc or RF (Radius to Fix) leg used in the procedure	nautical miles
theta ← THETA	String	Magnetic bearing from the recommended navaid to the fix (radial), used for defining the fix position relative to the navaid	degrees magnetic
rho ← RHO	String	DME distance from the recommended navaid to the fix, used for defining the fix position relative to the navaid	nautical miles
magneticCourse ← MAGNETIC_COURSE	String	Magnetic course (outbound or inbound) for the leg, applicable to path terminators such as CF, TF, and holding patterns	degrees magnetic
routeHoldingDistanceOrTime ← ROUTE_HOLDING_DISTANCE_OR_TIME	String	Leg distance or holding pattern leg length, either as a distance or time value depending on context	nautical miles or minutes
recommendedNavaid2 ← RECOMMENDED_NAVAID_2	String	Secondary recommended navaid identifier, used when a second navaid reference is needed for the leg (e.g., for cross-radial fixes)
altitudeDescription ← ALTITUDE_DESCRIPTION	String	Coded character indicating the type of altitude constraint at this waypoint		+ — At or above altitude - — At or below altitude B — Between altitudes (at or above ALTITUDE_2 and at or below ALTITUDE)
atcIndicator ← ATC_INDICATOR	String	Indicates whether the altitude constraint is an ATC-assigned altitude rather than a published procedure altitude
altitude ← ALTITUDE	String	Primary altitude constraint at the waypoint. May be a numeric value in feet MSL or a flight level (e.g., FL180). Interpretation depends on ALTITUDE_DESCRIPTION.	feet MSL or flight level
altitude2 ← ALTITUDE_2	String	Secondary altitude constraint used with ALTITUDE_DESCRIPTION 'B' to define a window between two altitudes; represents the lower bound (at or above).	feet MSL or flight level
transitionAltitude ← TRANSITION_ALTITUDE	String	The altitude at which pilots transition between altimeter settings (QNH to standard pressure / flight levels) at the arrival airport	feet MSL
speedLimit ← SPEED_LIMIT	String	Speed constraint at this waypoint; the type of constraint (at, at or above, at or below) is defined by SPEED_LIMIT_DESCRIPTION	knots IAS
verticalAngle ← VERTICAL_ANGLE	String	Vertical path angle for the leg, defining the required descent or climb gradient	degrees
centerFixOrTaaProcedureTurnIndicator ← CENTER_FIX_OR_TAA_PROCEDURE_TURN_INDICATOR	String	For RF legs, identifies the center fix of the arc. For TAA procedures, indicates the procedure turn requirement. Also used as a procedure turn indicator in some contexts.
multipleCodeOrTaaSectorIdentifier ← MULTIPLE_CODE_OR_TAA_SECTOR_IDENTIFIER	String	Differentiates between multiple procedures with the same identifier (Multiple Code), or identifies the TAA sector (e.g., straight-in, left base, right base) for TAA-based approaches
icaoCode4 ← ICAO_CODE_4	String	ICAO region code associated with the CENTER_FIX_OR_TAA_PROCEDURE_TURN_INDICATOR fix, used to resolve that fix in the correct regional database
sectionCode3 ← SECTION_CODE_3	String	ARINC 424 section/subsection code indicating the type of the fix referenced by CENTER_FIX_OR_TAA_PROCEDURE_TURN_INDICATOR
gnssFmsIndication ← GNSS_FMS_INDICATION	String	Indicates GNSS or FMS-specific requirements or capabilities applicable to this leg or procedure segment
speedLimitDescription ← SPEED_LIMIT_DESCRIPTION	String	Defines the type of speed restriction associated with the SPEED_LIMIT value		+ — At or above speed limit - — At or below speed limit
apchRouteQualifier1 ← APCH_ROUTE_QUALIFIER_1	String	First approach route qualifier providing additional classification of the procedure route segment (used primarily in approach procedures; may be null for STARs)
apchRouteQualifier2 ← APCH_ROUTE_QUALIFIER_2	String	Second approach route qualifier providing additional classification of the procedure route segment (used primarily in approach procedures; may be null for STARs)
fileRecordNo ← FILE_RECORD_NO	String	Sequential record number within the ARINC 424 source data file, used for traceability and ordering of records as they appear in the raw CIFP file
cycleDate ← CYCLE_DATE	String	AIRAC cycle identifier indicating when this record was current, in YYWW format (two-digit year followed by two-digit AIRAC cycle week number)