Airport and Navaid data for countries other than the US?

[John Peterson <jaypee@netcom.com>]

   I've been getting inquiries from users that live outside of the USA
if there are any plans for providing fplan compatible databases (airport
and navaid) for areas outside the USA. The answer is yes, but I'm
beginning to wonder if it will be possible.

   Just to set the record straight, the fplan airport and navaid database
for the USA is derived from the database from the National Flight Data
Center. I've seen other FAA databases, but to the best of my knowledge,
the NFDC is the best bet (they are given as the point of contact for
reporting errors. For example, see the inside of the front cover of one
of the green colored Airport, Facility Guide). The NFDC web site is at

	http://www.tgf.tc.faa.gov/nfdc/index.html

   I was under the impression that the ICAO (International Civil
Aviation Organization) distributed airport and navaid data for other
countries. However, I have surfed all through their web site and have
not found anything.  I know you can buy it from Jeppesen and other
vendors, but I'd be willing to bet my pilot certificate that one can't
legally redistribute that data. It might be legal for someone who has
purchased the data to use it with other software packages such as
fplan. (If anyone has a copy of such a license agreement, please let us
know). But, this would be an expensive proposition for users, and it's
highly likely you wouldn't get ANY help from the vendors in the way of
information needed to read it. I would prefer a public domain source
for this information, but I'm beginning to get discouraged.  Any
ideas????

Best Regards, John

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