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Airports lhz and tta have both changed names but FAA charting and commercial publications documents do not reflect the change.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 868439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | NC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Two airports in my area changed their name last summer and the airport/facilities directory has never been updated. They are franklin county (lhz) changed to 'triangle north' and sanford/lee county (tta) changed to 'raleigh executive.' pilots who rely on the directory to plan a flight have no idea that they are sharing the traffic pattern with other aircraft when they hear radio calls with the new name. This is dangerous! Why is there not a required documentation system that makes the name change effective on the day that it appears in the updated a/F directory?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Airports LHZ and TTA have both changed names but FAA Charting and Commercial Publications documents do not reflect the change.
Narrative: Two airports in my area changed their name last summer and the Airport/Facilities Directory has never been updated. They are Franklin County (LHZ) changed to 'Triangle North' and Sanford/Lee County (TTA) changed to 'Raleigh Executive.' Pilots who rely on the directory to plan a flight have no idea that they are sharing the traffic pattern with other aircraft when they hear radio calls with the new name. This is DANGEROUS! Why is there not a required documentation system that makes the name change effective on the day that it appears in the updated A/F Directory?
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.