AWOPS Flow Chart

OBTAIN METAR FOR

START DEPARTURE AD
AORODROME

ESTABLISH TAKE-OFF MINIMA FOR DEPARTURE AD

Table 1 - ME a/c can performance comply
Table 2 - ME a/c can performance comply, with adjustment
Table 3 – SE a/c or ME a/c that cannot performance comply.

COMPARE MINIMA TO METAR

NO OK? YES

MAY NOT TAKE OFF ESTABLISH LDG MINIMA FOR

Decision – delay or cancel flight
NO
NEED TAKE-OFF ALTN
Max 1 HR away at crit SE speed.
Consider RWY in use
AIDS
Circling (Table 9)
COMPARE LDG MINIMA TO
TAF +- 1 HR
DEPARTURE AD
Table 4 – Precision Approach
Table 5/6/7/8 – Non Precision
Approach.
OK?
Consider RWY in use
AIDS
Circling (Table 9)
COMPARE MINIMA TO METAR
YES
GO TO DESTINATION PAGE

NO OK? YES

MAY NOT TAKE OFF GO TO DESTINATION PAGE

Decision – delay or cancel flight
 OBTAIN TAF +- 1HR
START FOR DESTINATION

ESTABLISH LDG MINIMA FOR DEST.

Table 4 – Precision Approach
Table 5/6/7/8 – Non Precision Approach
Consider RWY in use Is Destination Wx VMC from
AIDS below MSA and has 2 non-
Circling (Table 9) intersecting RWY’s?
COMPARE LDG MINIMA WITH TAF

NO OK? YES

Need 2 Landing Alt’s

Need 1 En-route Alt (Table 11)
Establish decision point.

OK
YES ?
NO NO OK? YES

May Take Off MAY NOT TAKE OFF LDG Alt. not
LDG Alt as per
Decision – delay or cancel required.
Table
/ 11
flight
required.

May Take Off

OK
NO
?
YES

MAY NOT TAKE OFF May Take Off

Decision – delay or cancel
flight