Turnpoint Codes

A: Airport
a: Alpine/Mountain Airport [ Altiport ]
B: Bar/Pub nearby
C: Communication available [ telephone on field ]
c: Certified official values, e.g. Canada Flight Supplement
D: Glider Airfield
d: Difficult to find [ BGA "C" ]
E: Easy to find - but not on map [ BGA "B" ]
e: Heliport
F: Finish Point
f: Finish Point for Termaat [ XCPAS ] if different
G: Ground verified
g: GPS verified values
H: Home airport
h: Home airport for Termaat [ XCPAS ] if different
I: Inflight GPS verified values
i: International Airport
J: Jeppesen derived values
K: Local Knowledge required [ BGA "D" ]
L: Landing point
l: Landmark [ Zander "*" ]
M: Easy to find - on map [ BGA "A" ]
m: Map derived values
N: Navigation fix
P: Private
p: Mountain Pass
R: Restricted Area
S: Start Point
s: Initial Point for Start, or Photo Defense
T: Turnpoint
t: Turnpoint - not part of contest, e.g. for badges etc
U: Uninhabited - no residence near by
u: Unverified values
V: AirNav data
v: Village, town, city, or other place name
W: Warning for listing only
X: Approved landing field, extra points [ US rules only ]
Y: Military Airfield
y: Civilian-Military Airfield
Z: Special Airfield
z: Ultralight Strip
?: Unclassified
1: Terraserver
2: Emergency landing area
3: Unlandable
4: Driving instructions home
5: Mountain top
6: Airspace situation which should be noted before and if the WP is used. The air activity is shown in the description column, and varies from airfield activities to nearby controlled airspace or parachuting. [BGA # only]
7: Should only be approached and over-flown if the organisation responsible for the airspace concerned has been contacted and the use of the point has been positively agreed for the flight concerned. [BGA ## only]
8: Coordinates only, not associated with a geographical feature.

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