2026 North Atlantic Plotting & Planning Chart

By David Mumford

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The updated OPSGROUP NAT Plotting and Planning Chart 2026 is now available!

This is our chart showing North Atlantic Oceanic Airspace and adjoining domestic airspace, with easy to read NAT Tips, Airspace Requirements, Emergency Procedures, and much more!

OPSGROUP members – you can grab a copy in your Member Dashboard here. View it on your iPad or Laptop etc as a PDF, or print it out! If you’re not a member, read on for how to get a copy…

Changes in this new edition (June 2026):

  • FULLY UPDATED for 2026!
  • NAT Tips: now shows current OCR/RCL procedures across all NAT FIRs, including Gander, Shanwick, Reykjavik, New York, Santa Maria, and Bodo.
  • NAT Airspace Circle of Entry 2026: clearer view of NAT HLA, DLM, surveillance areas, and where datalink is or isn’t required.
  • Iceland-Greenland corridor and VHF routes: updated post-Blue Spruce routings, including current ADS-B and VHF requirements.
  • BIRD/Reykjavik FIR 2025 ADS-B requirement: now shown on the chart.
  • Greenland alternates: BGGH/Nuuk and BGQO/Qaqortoq added, BGBW/Narsarsuaq removed.
  • Additional diversion airports added: with runway, approach, length, RFF, and hours.

Other chart features:

  • Requirements for NAT tracks, PBCS tracks, datalink mandate.
  • NAT FPL codes, clearance frequencies, Satcom, HF, and RCL timings.
  • All NAT Entry/Exit points with associated required landfall fixes.
  • Quick reference for contingency, weather, and comms failure with easy graphics.
  • Easy view of boundaries for HLA and DLM/Datalink mandated airspace.
  • and … Treasure Boxes!

There are two options to download a copy of the NAT Chart:

OPSGROUP Members

You can get it in your Member Dashboard here.

Not a member?

With an OPSGROUP membership, all publications like this from the group are free of charge and all available through the Member Dashboard. Join with an individual, team, or airline/dept membership, and connect with over 8000 other pilot, dispatch, ATC, and operations members.

More NAT goodies…

The Opsgroup NAT Guide 2026 (aka My First North Atlantic Flight is Tomorrow) is now available too – a practical guide for pilots and dispatchers covering the basics of North Atlantic ops. Get your copy here.


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