Enroute chart errors or something I don’t understand?
Asked by: Matt C 2296 views Airspace, Instrument Rating
I found a couple oddities on the LAX Area chart I'm wondering about. They could be errors, but cross-referencing the sectional makes me wonder if it's something intentional I just don't understand.
First, KLAX is listed as a part-time Delta airspace on the IFR Area chart. The VFR charts are pretty busy around there so I'm not sure they're indicating KLAX itself, but there are a couple spots where they mention "class D effective hours." Is this why the area chart shows D* for KLAX? If so, what does it mean for KLAX to be part-time Delta if the whole area is full-time Bravo?
In the same area, just west of MERMA on the Area chart (and just west of LAX on the enroute) is a boxed distance marker, "38". These boxed distance markers generally indicate VOR to VOR distance, but there is no VOR west of the boxed marker, and no distance I see that makes sense to be 38. Can these distance markers have a different meaning?
Thanks,
Matt
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