SimRoutes Documentation

Searching for Routes

The Search Routes section is where you query the database by entering your search criteria and pressing the Find Plans button.

Search Modes

The search section may be used in two modes - basic or advanced mode:

Basic Mode

Basic Mode allows you to enter your departing and/or arriving airports.

Advanced Mode

Advanced Mode allows you to specify your departing and/or arriving airports and additionally you may ask they system to return routes based on their type, operations, distance, rnav, or noise abatement properties. These properties are all discussed in greater details below.

Changing Modes

By default the Search Routes section is in basic mode. To change to Advanced mode simply click the hyperlink titled More Detail>>.
To change back to Basic mode click the hyperlink titled << Less detail.

Search Properties

Departing

This field expects the ICAO code for your departure airport. For example, if you wish to search for routes departing Los Angeles International Airport, you would type the code KLAX.

Arriving

This field expects the ICAO code for your arrival airport. For example, if you wish to search for routes arriving at Calgary International Airport, you would type the code CYYC.

Types of searches

There are 3 basic types of searches that may be performed: Departure/Arrival, Departure Only, and Arrival Only.

Departure/Arrival

Use this type of search if you know the departure and arrival airports for a route you wish to search, simply type in the ICAO codes for both your arrival and departure airports - then click the Find Plans button. SimRoutes will query the database and display the search results in the Search Results page.

Departure Only

Use this type of search if you only know that you want to depart a specific airport and are not sure where you want to fly to. Enter the ICAO code for your departure airport in the "Departing" field and click the Find Plans button. SimRoutes will query the database and display the search results in the Search Results page.

Arrival Only

Use this type of search if you only know that you want to arrive a specific airport and are not sure where you want to fly from. Enter the ICAO code for your arrival airport in the "Arriving" field and click the Find Plans button. SimRoutes will query the database and dispaly the search results in the Search Results page.

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