What does an airport depicted in Brown on an Enroute Chart indicate?

What does an airport depicted in Brown on an Enroute Chart indicate?

• A. No Instrument Approach or Radar Minima Published anywhere
• B. Instrument Minima published in FAA Terminal Procedures
• C. Radar Minima published in DOD FLIPs
• D. Instrument Approach minima published in FAA and DOD

Answer: (A)

Brown shading on an Enroute Chart signals there are no published instrument approaches or radar minima at that airport. This means IFR procedures aren’t published anywhere for that location, so you can’t rely on instrument landings there. For planning, you’d use an airport with published minima, or switch to VFR. The color helps pilots quickly spot airports that cannot support IFR operations.

Brown shading on an Enroute Chart signals there are no published instrument approaches or radar minima at that airport. This means IFR procedures aren’t published anywhere for that location, so you can’t rely on instrument landings there. For planning, you’d use an airport with published minima, or switch to VFR. The color helps pilots quickly spot airports that cannot support IFR operations.