Turnpoint Codes

A: Airport
a: Alpine/Mountain Airport [ Altiport ]
B: Bar/Pub nearby
b: Bridge
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
j: Antenna
K: Local Knowledge required [ BGA "D" ]
k: Cooling Tower
L: Landing point
l: Landmark [ Zander "*" ]
M: Easy to find - on map [ BGA "A" ]
m: Map derived values
N: Navigation fix
n: NDB
O: Tunnel
o: VOR
P: Private
p: Mountain Pass
Q: Castle
q: Power Plant
R: Restricted Area
r: Road intersection
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
w: Dam
X: Landing field eligible for extra points [ US rules only ]
y: Civilian-Military Airfield
Y: Military Airfield
Z: Special Airfield
z: Ultralight Strip
0: Valley
1: Terraserver
2: Emergency landing area
3: Unlandable
4: Driving instructions home
5: Parachutes
6: Closed airport
7: Mountain top
8: Coordinates only, not associated with a geographical feature.
9: Lake
?: Unclassified

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