Aircraft Suffixes
Suffix |
Equipment Capability |
|
NO DME |
/X |
No transponder |
/T |
Transponder with no Mode C |
/U |
Transponder with Mode C |
|
DME |
/D |
No transponder |
/B |
Transponder with no Mode C |
/A |
Transponder with Mode C |
|
TACAN ONLY |
/M |
No transponder |
/N |
Transponder with no Mode C |
/P |
Transponder with Mode C |
|
AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV) |
/Y |
LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS with no transponder |
/C |
LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS, transponder with no Mode C |
/I |
LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS, transponder with Mode C |
|
ADVANCED RNAV WITH TRANSPONDER AND MODE C (If an aircraft is unable to operate with a transponder and/or Mode C, it will revert to the appropriate code listed above under Area Navigation.) |
/E | Flight Management System (FMS) with DME/DME and IRU position updating |
/F | FMS with DME/DME position updating |
/G | Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), including GPS or Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), with en route and terminal capability. |
/R | Required Navigational Performance (RNP). The aircraft meets the RNP type prescribed for the route segment(s), route(s) and/or area concerned. |
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM). Prior to conducting RVSM operations within the U.S., the operator must obtain authorization from the FAA or from the responsible authority, as appropriate. | |
/J | /E with RVSM |
/K | /F with RVSM |
/L | /G with RVSM |
/Q | /R with RVSM |
/W | RVSM |