Table Of ContentFlight Planning Keyword Manual
KEYWORDS
A CFP input consists of keywords, thus allowing the user to tailor each request to the exact
requirements for a particular flight.
The mandatory keywords for an ad-hoc flight plan are described in Section 3.
All other keywords mentioned in this section are optional, but may be subject to combination
restrictions. Any keyword combination restrictions are mentioned in the relevant text.
11.1 KEYWORDS: Basic Rules
1) Keywords can be either 1 or 3 characters long and must be followed by a hyphen (-)
EXAMPLES:
ALT-
M-
2) The required input should be entered immediately after the hyphen, without leaving
any blank spaces.
EXAMPLES:
ALT-EGLL
M-TEST ONLY
3) Keywords may be formatted one per line.
EXAMPLES:
ALT-EGLL
ETD-1615
FAL-330
4) Keywords may also be formatted with more than one per line, separated by a comma
(,) or a dollar sign ($).
Note: Care should be taken to ensure that keywords do not overrun the line length. An
invalid keyword format error will be received if the line length is exceeded.
EXAMPLES:
ALT-EGLL,ETD-1615$FAL-330
ERROR MESSAGES:
***-INVALID KEYWORD ENTERED,MUST BEGIN XXX- OR M-
11.2 KEYWORDS: Categories
To assist access to the online help facility, all available keywords are categorised within the
following three character abbreviations:
CATEGORY INDEX
CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
ACP Aircraft Performance Related
ATC ATC Plan Related
FUE Fuel Related
GEN General Purpose
MET Weather Related
NAV Navigation Related
SUM Summary Related
The following index is in keyword alphabetical order:
KWD DESCRIPTION CATEGORY
AFT- AFTN Addressing ATC
AFU- Uplift additional fuel (mandatory fuel: priority over payload) FUE
ALT- Primary Alternate NAV
AL2- 2nd Alternate NAV
AL3- 3rd Alternate NAV
ARM- Facility to add remarks in item 18 of the ATC plan ATC
ARP- Enables the creation of an airport for use as origin, destination NAV
or primary alternate
ATC- Requests ICAO ATC plan ATC
AUS- Request Australian AUSOT track NAV
BAL- Specify a fixed amount of residual/dead fuel 1 FUE
BLK- Exclude specific routes from optimisation NAV
CAL- Cap cruise flight level ACP
CBF- Climb fuel degradation factor ACP
CID- Cost Index value ACP
CPA- Cap flight level between destination and first alternate ACP
CP2- Cap flight level between destination and second alternate ACP
CP3- Cap flight level between destination and third alternate ACP
CPN- City Pair Number NAV
CPT- Captains name 1 GEN
CRP- Cruise and descent mode selection for turboprop ACP
CRZ- Cruise mode (LRC/Econ/Min Time) ACP
CZF- Cruise fuel degradation factor ACP
CZT- Cruise thrust limit temperature buffer ACP
DMF- Departure manoeuvre fuel ACP
DMT- Departure manoeuvre Time ACP
DPP- Allows flight plan calculation based on decision point procedure FUE
DRM- Dispatch Release Message 1 GEN
DSP- Dispatcher's Name 1 GEN
DTE- Specify date or statistical weather MET
ECT- Specify routes for optimisation NAV
EEP- Define ETOPS Entry & Exit airports & initiate calculation ACP
of ETOPS Entry & ETOPS Exit times
ENR- Specify multiple enroute alternates GEN
EQP- Specify equipment in ITEM 10 of ICAO flight plan ATC
EQT- Determine Equal Time Point SUM
ERA- Enroute Alternate1 NAV
ETA- Amend stored Estimated Time of Arrival MET
ETD- Amend stored Estimated Time of Departure MET
ETE- ETOPS keyword to provide fuel to first airport listed FUE
ETP- Determine equal time point between specified FUE
airports and access engine out data (ETOPS)
ETX- As ETP, but adds computed critical fuel to the FUE
flight plan calculation
EXT- To specify a particular route name or number NAV
FAA- Requests ICAO FAA domestic plan ATC
FAL- Fix cruise flight level ACP
FAX- Send facsimile of whole or component part of flight plan GEN
FCD- Fuel cost at destination (Tankering) FUE
FCO- Fuel cost at origin (Econ Cruise & Tankering) ACP
FLT- Amendment of stored flight or service number GEN
FMA- Override default cruise speed ACP
FMT- Format specification (for use with RFP transaction) GEN
FXH- Specify fixed flight level profile ACP
FXM- Specify fixed speed flight plan profile ACP
HDA- Holding height and time selection for alternate FUE
HDB- Holding height and time selection at initial alternate FUE
HDD- Holding height and time selection at final destination FUE
HDR- Holding height and time selection at initial destination FUE
HLD- Override normal holding fuel/time FUE
HNL- Specify of Honolulu FTR NAV
HOC- Hourly operating cost (Econ Cruise) ACP
HRA- Holding race track adjustment factor FUE
HTA- Holding ISA temperature correction factor FUE
IAS- Indicated air speed/level ACP
LTT- Request least time track non-flyable route between any 2 airportsNAV
M- Plain text message line GEN
MAD- Delivery address GEN
MFU- Override maximum tanks weight FUE
MOA- Minimum fuel overhead alternate FUE
MOD- Minimum fuel overhead destination FUE
MTF- Specify minimum fuel in tanks FUE
MVD- Amend manoeuvering (inst.app) distance at destination ACP
MVF- Specify destination manoeuvering fuel ACP
MVT- Specify destination manoeuvering time ACP
MZF- Override default maximum zero fuel weight ACP
NAT- Specify North Atlantic Routing NAV
NM1- Display crew names, NM1 – NM9 1 GEN
NTM-Q Request route specific NOTAMs using customer defined filter GEN
OAL- Override computed fuel/time value to (final) primary alternate FUE
OAR- Override computed fuel/time value to (initial) primary alternate FUE
OFC- Calculate routing over flight charges NAV
OWE- Override stored operating weight empty (dry operating weight) ACP
PAC- Request Pacific routing NAV
PIC- Send ICAO ATC plan as separate Sitatex (Type-B) message ATC
PLD- Specify payload ACP
PNR- Find Point of no return 1 ACP
PRF- Specify fixed flight level profile, overriding normal flight level
separation rules. NAV
PRI- Override message transmission priority GEN
PSW- Password protection for selected transactions GEN
RA2- 2nd alternate for initial airport NAV
RA3- 3rd alternate for initial airport NAV
RCA- Cap flight level to initial airport alternate NAV
RCR- Specify reclear parameters NAV
RC1- Specify oceanic reclear NAV
RFX- Specify fixed fuel reserves FUE
RLW- Restrict landing weight ACP
RMN- Specify minimum reserve fuel FUE
RNY- Re-analysis flight plan FUE
RRG- Automatically generate a route between NAV
any two airports in the database
RSF- Route summary, specified route SUM
RSG- Route summary, least distance route SUM
RSN- Route summary, next best route SUM
RTE- Route Build in ARINC 424 format NAV
RTW- Restrict take-off weight ACP
RVF- Modify fuel reserve policy (FUEL) FUE
RVN- Remove fuel reserves FUE
RVT- Modify fuel reserve policy (TIME) FUE
RWA- Specify the runway for the destination ACP
RWD- Specify the runway for the departure ACP
RWY- Specify runway used Origin/Destination GEN
SEL- Specify SELCAL code to appear in ICAO ATC flight plan ATC
SFI- Fuel summary at fixed flight level, mach no., or cruise mode SUM
at or to a specific waypoint
SGF- Override default specific gravity of fuel value ACP
SHP- Short or summary flight plan GEN
SMB- Summary at a lower flight level SUM
SMI- Summary for entire flight at initial TOC level SUM
SML- Summary at selected mach no. or cruise mode SUM
SMZ- Summary at maximum zero fuel weight SUM
SPF- Specify flight plan format number GEN
SSF- Speed stability factor ACP
SWT- Summaries at weight intervals above/below computed ZFW SUM
SWX- Request surface weather reports for specified airfields MET
TAL - Define a take-off alternate1 NAV
TAX- Taxi out fuel FUE
TDF- Delay processing of flight plan input GEN
TFU- Specify tankering fuel FUE
TLW- Tankering landing weight ACP
TLX- Tanker fuel to specified landing weight ACP
TNK- Initiate tankering program ACP
TPA- Alternate ISA deviation MET
TPE- Origin-destination ISA deviation MET
TTI- Specify taxi-in time1 ACP
TTO- Specify taxi-out time1 ACP
TWS- Take-off weight summaries SUM
TXI- Override taxy-in fuel FUE
TYF- Specify type of flight 1 GEN
VID- Change airline designator printing on the flight plan GEN
WDA- Apply fixed wind to alternate MET
WDE- Obtain flight plan with fixed winds and temperatures MET
WXS- Upper air wind and temperature summaries MET
XFU- Uplift extra fuel (optional fuel: payload has priority) FUE
1 Indicates that the keyword is flight plan format dependent. Contact the SITA Helpdesk for
further information.
11.3 KEYWORDS: Descriptions
KEYWORD: AFT-
PURPOSE: Permits customers to send a flight plan or ATC plan to AFTN (Aeronautical Fixed
Telecommunications Network) addresses.
FORMAT: AFT-
EXAMPLES:
1)
AFT-CFP/EGLLSOTX/EGLLXSUM
Forward complete flight plan to all specified AFTN addresses.
2)
AFT-SHP/EGLLSOTX/EGLLXSUM
Forward short flight plan to all specified AFTN addresses.
3)
AFT-ATC/EGLLSOTX/EGLLXSUM
Forward ICAO ATC plan to all specified AFTN addresses.
4)
AFT-AUTF/EGLLSITX
Forward ICAO ATC plan to AFTN addresses obtained from the FIR file only.
5)
AFT-AUTP/EGLLSITX
Forward ICAO ATC plan to AFTN addresses pre-stored in the parameter file
only.
6)
AFT-AUTO/EGLLSITX
Forward ICAO ATC plan to AFTN addresses obtained from the FIR and
parameter file.
Note: Removes any duplicate addresses.
7)
AFT-AUT*/EGLLSITX/P
* AFT-AUTO, AUTP or AUTF
Attach AFTN addresses relevant to AUTF, AUTP, or AUTO input to flight plan.
Addresses will also be stored in the RFP file.
Note: Flight plan is not filed automatically if /P is added to the transaction.
ERROR MESSAGES:
AFT- ADDRESS NUMBER (V) IS INVALID
AFT- AT LEAST ONE ADDRESS NEEDED OR TOO MANY ENTERED
AFT- INVALID TYPE- (V) MUST BE CFP, SHP or ATC
AFT- INVALID TYPE- AUT MUST BE CFP,ATC,SHP OR AUT*
AFT- AT LEAST ONE ADDRESS NEEDED OR TOO MANY ENTERED
AFT- AFT-AUTP CAN ONLY BE USED IF ATC HAS BEEN USED
AFT- AFT-AUTF CAN ONLY BE USED IF ATC HAS BEEN USED
AFT- AFT-AUTO CAN ONLY BE USED IF ATC HAS BEEN USED
AFT- AFT-INPUT MUST BE AUT*/P FOR RETURNING ADDS TO ORIGIN
AFT- AFT-ORIGIN ADDRESS MUST BE ENTERED IF AFT-AUTO IS USED
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• Ensure that the first AFTN address is the originating address.
• Delay and cancellation of ICAO ATC plans can also be initiated. For further details, see the
RFP transaction in section 3 of the Flight Planning Reference manual.
• For information on how to store AFTN addresses (via TypeB and/or QLLC) within the
parameter file please refer to section 5 of the Flight Planning Reference manual.
KEYWORD: AFU-
PURPOSE: To request mandatory additional fuel
FORMAT: AFU-
Entered as weight value in units - maximum 6 digits
EXAMPLE:
AFU-15000
Request 15000 kgs/lbs of additional fuel
ERROR MESSAGES:
AFU- MUST BE NUMERIC, MAXIMUM 6 DIGITS
AFU- ENTRY OF UNLIMITED ADDITIONAL FUEL IS INVALID
THIS WOULD GIVE A NIL PAYLOAD CALCULATION
AFU- EXCEEDS MAXIMUM TANK WT OF (V) FOR (V)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• Additional fuel takes precedence over payload. I.e. AFU is mandatory.
• An input of AFU-999999 would cause a NIL PAYLOAD calculation, as the effect is to
request max fuel uplift subject to restrictions of structural limitations and volumetric
capacity. Therefore, if AFU-999999 is entered, a validation error message is received.
• To request the maximum possible extra fuel uplift, see keywords XFU- or TFU-.
