The FAA has reverted the official term "Notice to Air Missions" back to its original "Notice to Airmen" (NOTAM), as per FAA notice 7930.114.
This reversal undoes a December 2021 change, which adopted "Notice to Air Missions" to be more inclusive of all aviators and missions, including unmanned aircraft.
NOTAMs serve as crucial safety advisories, providing pilots with vital information on temporary flight restrictions, airspace changes, equipment outages, and other conditions affecting flight.
Pilots are legally mandated to be familiar with all relevant NOTAMs before commencing any flight.
Aviators who have struggled with the term “Notice to Air Missions” as a rebrand of “Notice to Airmen,” are now in luck: Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) has returned.
NOTAM, which went from Notice to Airmen to Notice to Air Mission in December 2021, has returned to Notice to Airmen, according to FAA notice 7930.114.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
