NOTAMbriefing.com — Feature Overview

What is NOTAMbriefing.com?

NOTAMbriefing.com provides NOTAM briefing and live airspace context for all airspace users. The app shows today's full European airspace database — all airports, airspaces, and NOTAMs — on an interactive map.

Dynamic Airspace Mapping (DYNAM) takes this further. Where standard data tells you which airspaces are published, DYNAM tells you which are actually active right now — derived from NOTAMs, Airspace Use Plans (AUP/UUP), and regular activation schedules. By NOTAM or AUP/UUP activated airspaces are highlighted on the map; inactive ones are dimmed so you can focus on what matters for your flight.

What's included at each tier

Essential is free — no expiration, no strings attached. Sign in to unlock history features. Live unlocks DYNAM, all map filters, and PDF export.

Your Licenses page shows exactly which features are active on your account, and previews what is coming next — including future NOTAM data for upcoming days and plan-ahead multi-day briefings.

Map

Airspaces & Graphical NOTAMs

• 🖱️ Click: Select an airspace or graphical NOTAM to view details
• 🔄 Cycle: Click again to step through overlapping airspaces
• 🏷️ Labels: ICAO class shown as a bracketed prefix — e.g. [E] — for quick identification
• 🔵 DYNAM: Active airspaces are highlighted; inactive ones are dimmed (Live)
• 📐 Scale Bar: Shows nautical miles and the current chart resolution level
• 🔗 Share: Generate a URL link to the selected airspace or NOTAM

Airports

• ✈️ All airports shown on the map with runway-aware icons and type-based styling
• 🔴 Active NOTAMs: A pink icon with a count badge marks airports with active NOTAMs
• 🚫 Closed airports shown with a dedicated closed icon
• 👆 Tap or click an airport to open its NOTAMs in the detail drawer

NOTAM Indicators

• 🔵 Dot indicators on airspace boundaries signal active NOTAMs or AUP entries
• 📍 Point NOTAM icons on the map show by category (airport-bound, checklist, other)

Airspace & NOTAM Details

When you select an airspace, airport, or NOTAM:

• ℹ️ Info: Name, ICAO class, type, altitude range, country, and FIR
• ⏰ Status: Activation status and current UTC time for quick reference
• 📅 Schedule: When the airspace activates and deactivates (Live)
• 📋 NOTAMs: Full NOTAM text with type icon and schedule
• 🔗 Other NOTAMs: A dedicated tab shows related point NOTAMs at the selected location
• ⬅️ ➡️ Cycle: Step through overlapping airspaces with the ← and → keys, or click again on the map
• 💛 Highlight: Selected items glow yellow in the briefing list and on the map simultaneously

Search

• ⌨️ Type anywhere to focus the search bar — no need to click it first
• 📑 Grouped results: Results are split into All, Airports, Airspaces, and NOTAMs tabs
• 🔍 Highlight: Matching text is highlighted within each result for quick scanning
• 🕐 Recent searches: Your last searches are saved and shown when you open the bar (Essential)
• 📝 Search fields: Name, identifier, remarks, ICAO class, or type

Coordinate search — enter coordinates in any of these formats:

Filters

Requires a Live subscription.

• 📏 Altitude: Filter by altitude range — units switch automatically between feet and flight levels
• 🚦 Status: Show or hide active and inactive airspaces
• 🔄 NOTAM Type: Toggle area NOTAMs (Airspace Change, Linked Airspace), point NOTAMs, and graphical NOTAMs
• 🔠 Class: Toggle visibility by ICAO airspace class (A–G)
• 🏷️ Type: Filter by airspace type (CTR, TMA, ATZ, etc.)
• ✈️ Airports: Show or hide airports on the map; filter by airport category

The briefing panel has its own filter view that mirrors the map filters and records which rules were applied to the current briefing.

NOTAM Briefing (PIB)

Generate a structured pre-flight information bulletin for any area.

Creating and sharing briefings is free. Live activation data in briefings and PDF export require a Live subscription.

Area Selection

• Airport + radius — a named airport with a corridor in nautical miles
• Route — a multi-waypoint corridor with configurable width (see Route Editor below)
• FIR — a Flight Information Region

Route Editor (NOTAM PIB Editor)

• ➕ Add waypoints: Type an airport name or ICAO code, or tap the map to pick a location
• ↕️ Reorder: Drag waypoints up or down to change the order
• ❌ Remove: Long-press (mobile) or right-click (desktop) a waypoint to remove it
• 🔗 Insert: Drag a route leg on the map to insert a new waypoint between two existing ones
• ↩️ Undo / ↪️ Redo: Step back and forward through your edits
• 🗺️ Live preview: Route and corridor outline appear on the map while you edit, with numbered waypoint markers
• ✅ Apply Route: Confirms your route and generates the briefing
• 🗑️ Discard: Returns to the confirmed briefing without saving changes

Briefing Content

• 📊 Structured view: Groups NOTAMs by airspace — toggle to List view for a flat list
• ⚡ Live activations: Briefing reflects real-time activation status, not just published data (Live)
• 🔍 Filter within briefing: Uses the same filters as the main map; active exclusion rules are shown (Live)
• 📍 Navigate to item: Select any airspace or NOTAM in the briefing list — the map pans and zooms to it; the item glows yellow
• ⏱️ Validity period: Shown in the briefing header and in the PDF
• 💾 Restored on reopen: The briefing panel remembers your last session when you come back (Essential)

Print & PDF (Live)

• 🖨️ Print or save as PDF from the briefing header
• 📄 Filename: Includes your route or area details and a UTC timestamp (e.g. NOTAM-Briefing-EGLL-50nm-2026-04-11)
• 📋 Exclusion rules: Applied filters are always expanded in the PDF so the briefing is self-documenting
• 📱 Mobile: Dedicated PDF flow with a clear route back after printing

Sharing

• 🔗 Share: Generates a link to the same briefing area; recipients see live-updated data with their own access rights
• 📍 ICAO in URLs: Airport codes in shared links resolve to their location automatically
• 📸 Snapshot: For a point-in-time record, use Print/PDF instead of a share link

Data & Updates

• 🔄 Data Mode: Toggle between Static (standard airspace and NOTAM data) and DYNAM (live activation data) (Live)
• ⏰ Last update: When the current dataset was last updated on the server
• 🔁 Auto-refresh: Server data updates every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day
• 📡 Offline: A banner appears when your network connection is lost
• ⬆️ App updates: An update banner appears when a new version is ready — click it to apply

Your Account

• 👤 Sign in to unlock saved briefings, recent searches, and subscription features (Essential)
• 📋 Dashboard tabs: Profile, Licenses, Settings
• 📜 Licenses: Shows which features are included at your tier, with a preview of upcoming capabilities
• ⚙️ Settings: Feature overview with tier badges; screen orientation control (follow device, rotate, portrait lock, or landscape lock)
• ⬆️ Upgrade: Essential users can subscribe to Live directly from the app — upgrade prompts appear next to any locked feature, with coupon codes and countdowns when offers are active

Keyboard Shortcuts

When the search bar is open:

When the airspace details sheet is open (arrow keys are taken over from the map):

When the route editor is open:

Esc dismisses panels in order — tooltips, then search, filter card, details sheet, and finally the briefing or docs panel.

When no panel is open, the map canvas handles keyboard navigation (click the map first to give it focus):