Route Plotter

Plot Routes

Route Format

Each line is one route: origins, route string, destinations, and optional color/mandatory markers.

{ORIGINS} {ROUTE_STRING} {DESTINATIONS};{COLOR}
>{ORIGINS} {ROUTE_STRING} {DESTINATIONS}<;{COLOR}

Multiple Routes: Enter one route per line to plot multiple routes

Facility Types

List multiple facilities at the start or end of a route. Consecutive facility tokens at the start are origins; at the end, destinations.

ICAO airport codes: 4 letters (e.g., KJFK, EGLL, CYYZ). Codes that match a known ARTCC/FIR are treated as a FIR, not an airport.
US ARTCCs: 3 letters starting with Z (e.g., ZNY, ZLA, ZDC). Canadian FIRs: 4 letters starting with CZ (e.g., CZYZ). International FIRs: 4-letter ICAO codes (e.g., EGTT, LFFF).
TRACON/approach codes: 1 letter + 2 digits (e.g., N90, A80, D10, C90).

Use FIR: prefix with a partial ICAO code followed by dots (..) to match all FIRs starting with that prefix. Comma-separate multiple patterns.

FIR:ED..                  (all German FIRs: EDGG, EDMM, EDUU, EDWW)
FIR:EI..,EG..,LF..       (Irish + UK + French FIRs)
FIR:C...                  (all Canadian FIRs)
USA                       (named group: 20 CONUS ARTCCs)

Named FIR groups expand to all member facilities. Use as origins or destinations. FIR Groups Reference

Group	Name	Members
`USA` / `CONUS`	Continental US	ZAB ZAU ZBW ZDC ZDV ZFW ZHU ZID ZJX ZKC ZLA ZLC ZMA ZME ZMP ZNY ZOA ZOB ZSE ZTL
`USALL`	All US ARTCCs	+ ZAN ZHN ZHO ZMO ZWY ZAK ZAP ZUA
`USAEC`	East Coast	ZBW ZNY ZDC ZOB ZID ZTL ZJX ZMA
`USAWC`	West Coast	ZSE ZOA ZLA
`USA4W`	4 West	ZLA ZOA ZSE ZLC
`USA6W` / `6WEST`	6 West	ZLA ZLC ZDV ZOA ZAB ZSE
`USA8W`	8 West	ZLA ZLC ZDV ZOA ZAB ZSE ZFW ZHU
`USA10W` / `10WEST`	10 West	ZAB ZDV ZFW ZHU ZKC ZLA ZLC ZMP ZOA ZSE
`USA12W` / `12WEST`	12 West	ZAB ZAU ZDV ZFW ZHU ZKC ZLA ZLC ZME ZMP ZOA ZSE
`GULF`	Gulf	ZJX ZMA ZHU
`CAN`	Canada (Domestic)	CZEG CZVR CZWG CZYZ CZQM CZQX CZUL
`CANE`	Canada East	CZYZ CZUL CZQM CZQX
`CANW`	Canada West	CZVR CZEG CZWG
`MEX`	Mexico	MMMX MMTY MMZT MMMD MMUN MMFR
`CAR`	Caribbean	TJZS MKJK MUFH MYNA MDCS MTEG TNCF TTZP
`CAM`	Central America	MHCC MPZL MGGT MNMG MRPV MSLP
`SAM`	South America	SACF SBCW SCFZ SEGU SKED SLVR SMPM SPIM SVZM SYGC SUEO
`EUR`	Europe	EGPX EGTT EISN LFFF LFBB LFEE LFMM LFRR EDGG EDMM EDUU EDWW EHAA EBBU ELLX LSAS EFIN ENOR ESAA EKDK EETT EVRR EYVL EPWW LOVV LKAA LZBB LHCC LDZO LJLA LQSB LECM LECB LECS LPPC LIBB LIMM LIPP LIRR LGGG LCCC LMMM LRBB LBSR LTAA LYBA LAAA LWSK LUUU UKBV
`AFR`	Africa	HECC HLLL DTTC DAAA GMMM GCCC GOOO GUCY GFLL GLRB DGAC DBBB DNKK DRRR DXXX FTTT FKKK FGSL FOON FZZA FCCC HAAA HKNA HUEN HRYR HTDC HSSS HDAL HCSM FAJA FQBE FVHA FBGR FWLL FLFI FYWH FXMM FDMS FMMI FNLU FHAW
`NAFR`	North Africa	HECC HLLL DTTC DAAA GMMM GCCC
`SSA`	Sub-Saharan Africa	GOOO GUCY GFLL GLRB DGAC DBBB DNKK DRRR DXXX FTTT FKKK FGSL FOON FZZA FCCC HAAA HKNA HUEN HRYR HTDC HSSS HDAL HCSM FAJA FQBE FVHA FBGR FWLL FLFI FYWH FXMM FDMS FMMI FNLU FHAW
`MEA`	Middle East	OEJD OOMM OMAE OBBB OKAC OTBD OIIX OJAC OSTT OLBB ORBB LLLL OYSC
`SEA`	Southeast Asia	VTBB VLVT VVHN VYYY WMFC WSJC WIIF WAAF WBFC WRRR RPHI
`IND`	India	VABF VECF VIDF VOMF
`SOA`	South Asia	VABF VECF VIDF VOMF VGFR VNKT VCCF VQPR OPLR
`CHI` / `ZHI`	China	ZBPE ZSHA ZGZU ZHWH ZUUU ZYSH ZLHW
`EAA`	East Asia	ZBPE ZSHA ZGZU ZHWH ZUUU ZYSH ZLHW RJJJ RORK RKRR RCAA ZKPY VHHK VMMC UBRR
`NDO`	Indonesia	WIIF WAAF WRRR
`NDP`	Indo-Pacific	SOA + SEA + EAA + YMMM YBBB NZZO
`RUS`	Russia	UUWV ULMM URRV UWWW USSS UNNT UHHH
`CEA`	Central Asia	UTAT UACC UTDD UCFM
`AUS`	Australia	YMMM YBBB
`NZE`	New Zealand	NZZO
`ANZ`	Aus + NZ	YMMM YBBB NZZO
`SPAC`	South Pacific	NFFF NWWW NCRG NSFA NTTT
`APAC`	ANZ + South Pacific	YMMM YBBB NZZO NFFF NWWW NCRG NSFA NTTT
`PAC`	Pacific (Islands)	NFFF NWWW NCRG NSFA NTTT PGUM PWUZ PKMJ PTAA
`EPAC`	East Pacific	ZAK ZHN
`WPAC`	West Pacific	PGUM PWUZ PKMJ PTAA
`NPAC`	North Pacific	ZAP ZAK

Route String Elements

Fixes / Waypoints: Named navaids and fixes: 2-5 letter identifiers resolved from the navigation database.
Airways: ICAO airways: 1-2 letter prefix + 1-4 digits. Expanded to intermediate fixes using the airway database.
```
J25  V500  Q10  A574  UB881  RTE4
```
DPs/STARs: Use dot notation: SID.TRANSITION or TRANSITION.STAR. Procedures are expanded to their published waypoint sequences.
```
TERPZ8.MAULS   ZPLEN.LEESE4
```
NAT Tracks: NAT tracks: NAT + letter (e.g., NATA, NAT-A, TRACKA, TRKA). Expanded to the current day's track waypoints.
```
NATA   NAT-B   TRACKC   TRKA
```
FBD: Fix/Bearing/Distance: a navaid ID + 3-digit magnetic bearing + 3-digit distance in nm.
```
BDR228018  (= BDR VOR, 228° mag, 18 nm)
```

Coordinate Formats

ICAO Compact: ICAO compact: DDNDDDw or DDMMNDDDMMw (e.g., 51N050W, 5130N05030W).
```
51N050W   5130N05030W
```
NAT Slash: NAT slash: DD/DDD (e.g., 51/050). Assumes North latitude, West longitude.
```
51/050   52/040
```
NAT Half-Degree: NAT half-degree: HDDDD (e.g., H5150 = 51.5N 50W). H prefix required.
```
H5150   H5250
```
ARINC 5-Char: ARINC 5-character: DDDDx (trailing letter) or DDxDD (middle letter), where x is N/S/E/W hemisphere.
```
5150N   (trailing: 51N 50W)
51N50   (middle: 51N 150W)
```
ICAO Slash: 51N/050W

Single Route

PANC NOEND JAGIT NCA12 GUDEN 56N122W KODIT MATIR ADVOX ADVOX9 CYYC

Mandatory:

Wrap the entire route in > < to draw it as a solid (mandatory) line. Without markers, routes are drawn dashed (non-mandatory).

PANC NOEND JAGIT NCA12 CYYC                             (dashed / non-mandatory)
>PANC NOEND JAGIT NCA12 CYYC<                            (solid / mandatory)
ZME >THRSR ZPLEN Q79 MCLAW Y442 FUNDI< MUFH             (partial: one solid span)
KJFK >GREKI JUDDS CAM Q822 GONZZ< FARGN Q438 RUBYY >DABJU J36 BAE J16 FSD J82 CZI J32 MLD PUHGI< LEGGS BDEGA4 KSFO
                                                         (partial: two solid spans)

Partial mandatory: place > and < around only the mandatory portions. Unmarked segments are dashed; marked segments are solid. A single route can have multiple solid spans.

Colors:

Append a semicolon and color after the route. Named colors: RED, BLUE, GREEN, ORANGE, PURPLE, TEAL, YELLOW, PINK, BROWN, GRAY, CYAN, NAVY. Hex codes (#FF5500) also accepted.

KPHL DQO BELAY MORTY LITME HIRCK CLTCH KERRK MAULS Q40 ALEAN ZHU;ORANGE
PANC NOEND JAGIT NCA12 GUDEN 56N122W KODIT MATIR ADVOX ADVOX9 CYYC;#3498db
PANC NOEND JAGIT NCA12 GUDEN 56N122W KODIT MATIR ADVOX ADVOX9 CYYC            (default red)

Origin & Destination Filters:

Exclude specific facilities from an origin or destination group using parenthesized minus-prefixed codes. All tokens inside parentheses must start with a hyphen. Position determines side: before the route = origin exclusion, after = destination exclusion.

ZDC (-KRDU -KPHF -KORF) ZNY >LEJOY AIR J80 MCI J24 SLN J102 ALS J110 RSK J64 TBC< ZLA (-KLAS) ZOA

Origins: ZDC (excl. KRDU, KPHF, KORF) + ZNY. Destinations: ZLA (excl. KLAS) + ZOA. Parentheses required; all tokens inside must start with -.

Route Groups:

Group multiple routes under a shared name, color, and mandatory state. A blank line resets the group context.

[ZMA GROUP]
KRSW JAMIZ Q118 JOHNN HUZER BESTT JONZE5 KCLT
KSRQ JAMIZ Q118 JOHNN HUZER BESTT JONZE5 KCLT
KTPA JAMIZ Q118 JOHNN HUZER BESTT JONZE5 KCLT
ZMA FEMON Q87 VIYAP CHECR STOCR4 KCLT

[ZMA GROUP];YELLOW
KRSW JAMIZ Q118 JOHNN HUZER BESTT JONZE5 KCLT
ZMA FEMON Q87 VIYAP CHECR STOCR4 KCLT

>[ZMA GROUP]<;YELLOW
KRSW JAMIZ Q118 JOHNN HUZER BESTT JONZE5 KCLT
ZMA FEMON Q87 VIYAP CHECR STOCR4 KCLT

First block: no color, no mandatory (default dashed). Second block: all yellow dashed. Third block: all yellow mandatory (solid). A blank line resets the group. Individual route colors override the group color.

CDRs:

Enter a CDR code as the entire route line to expand and plot it. Codes are origin+destination+variant (e.g., JFKORD1K). Use mandatory markers and colors as with any route.

JFKORD1K
>JFKORD2N<;BLUE
ABQATLER

CDR codes are expanded to their full route string. A single CDR code on a line is auto-detected. Multiple CDR codes can also appear as tokens within a route line.

Playbook:

Syntax: PB.{PLAY_NAME}.{ORIGS}.{DESTS} — origins and destinations are optional dot-separated filters.

PB.{PLAY_NAME}                    PB.ATL NO HOBTT
PB.{PLAY_NAME}.{ORIGS}            PB.ATL NO HOBTT.KBWI
PB.{PLAY_NAME}.{ORIGS}.{DESTS}    PB.ATL NO HOBTT.KBWI.KATL
PB.{PLAY_NAME}.{TRACON}           PB.ATL NO HOBTT.C90
PB.{PLAY_NAME}.{ARTCC}            PB.ATL NO HOBTT.ZDC
>PB.ATL NO HOBTT<;RED             (mandatory + color)

Map Toolbar

Filter: Type airway names or fix names to highlight matching routes
Route Symbology: Customize route line colors, widths, styles, and fix display
Routes: Playbook / CDR Search
Live: Toggle live ADL traffic display with real-time positions
Flight Filters: Filter live traffic by origin, dest, carrier, altitude, and aircraft type

Actions

Plot: Parse and plot routes on the map
Copy: Copy route strings to clipboard
Share: Share current route view with a link
Labels: Toggle fix/waypoint labels on all routes
Export: Export routes as image or data file (GeoJSON, KML, GPKG)

Map Interaction

Click Route: Select and highlight route, show popup with details
Double-Click Route: Toggle route label visibility
Click Flight: View flight details popup
Layer Panel: Toggle overlays like ARTCC/TRACON/sector hierarchy, splits, navaids, weather, SUA/TFR

Reroute Advisory

Expand DCC reroute advisories
Configure validity times, included facilities, and traffic filters
Auto-populates from plotted routes

Export

Plot Routes

Playbook / CDR Search

NATOTs Advisory

Reroute Advisory

Route Symbology