Find official aeronautical charts for Italy in ENAV’s eAIP, including airport diagrams, en-route charts, SIDs, STARs and approach plates.
Official aeronautical charts for Italy are published by ENAV, the Italian aeronautical information service, through AIP Italia and eAIP Italia. Start from ENAV’s Aeronautical Information or AIP area, open the effective eAIP edition, then use ENR for en-route charts and AD for aerodrome diagrams, SIDs, STARs and instrument approaches.
Where are Italy’s official aviation charts published?
For Aviation & Real-World Flying, ENAV’s AIP Italia is the authoritative civil source. ENAC is Italy’s civil aviation regulator, but ENAV is the practical source for the published AIP, charts and associated aeronautical information.
Begin at ENAV’s main Aeronautical Information area rather than relying on a bookmarked PDF, because portal paths and individual document links can change. Confirm that the page is operated by ENAV before downloading anything. Our guide to identifying a country’s official AIS and eAIP explains how to distinguish primary publications from unofficial chart mirrors.
Which AIP Italia section contains the chart you need?
| Section | What it contains | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
GEN | National rules, services, units, abbreviations and publication information | Understanding how Italian aeronautical information is organised |
ENR | Airspace, ATS routes, navigation aids, reporting points, restricted areas and en-route charts | IFR route planning and checking controlled or special-use airspace |
AD 2 | Individual aerodrome data and charts | Airport diagrams, parking charts, SIDs, STARs, approach plates and visual charts where published |
AD 3 | Heliport information where published | Heliport procedures and associated charts |
| AIP SUP, AIC and NOTAM | Temporary, supplementary or operational changes | Checking whether the base chart has been modified |
If the aim is to obtain plates for one airport, our airport-chart source and chart-type guide explains the differences between ground, departure, arrival and approach documents.
How do you find charts for a specific Italian airport?
- Confirm the ICAO code. Use the four-letter location indicator rather than only the city name. For example, Roma/Fiumicino is
LIRFand Milano/Malpensa isLIMC. - Open the effective eAIP edition. An AIRAC edition may be available before its effective date, so do not assume the newest-looking publication is already operational.
- Go to AD 2. Select the aerodrome by its ICAO code and open its chart list.
- Choose the chart by purpose. Use the aerodrome or parking chart for taxiing, a SID or STAR for terminal routing, an instrument approach chart for an IFR approach, and a visual approach chart when one is published for VFR operations.
- Check amendments and temporary information. Review the applicable AIP amendment, supplements and NOTAMs before treating the plate as operationally complete.
- Keep the chart identity visible. When saving or printing a plate, retain its title, aerodrome code, page reference and effective date. A downloaded PDF does not update itself.
Can you find official Italian VFR charts in the eAIP?
Local visual procedures and visual approach charts are normally filed with the relevant aerodrome in AD, while controlled airspace, routes and area information appear under ENR. Not every private airfield or military-only procedure will have a publicly available civil chart.
A full-sheet VFR chart covering a wider part of Italy may be distributed as a separate ENAV cartographic product rather than as an individual airport plate. Check ENAV’s chart catalogue or publication area for its scale, geographical coverage and edition; an undated scan found elsewhere should not be treated as an official current chart.
How can you tell whether an Italian chart is current?
A chart is current only when its effective date and amendment status match the operational AIP, including any applicable temporary changes.
- Check that ENAV or AIP Italia is identified as the publisher.
- Distinguish the publication date from the effective date.
- Verify the airport code, procedure name, runway designator and chart revision.
- Review AIP supplements and NOTAMs for closures, frequency changes, unavailable navigation aids or amended procedures.
- Do not assume every chart changes on each 28-day AIRAC cycle; confirm the revision shown on the actual page.
Once you have the right document, our explanation of chart symbols, airspace and procedure information will help with interpretation.
Why might an ENAV chart not match a flight simulator?
The published chart and the simulator’s FMC, GPS or navigation database are separate data sets, so mismatched AIRAC cycles can produce missing waypoints, renamed procedures or different runway identifiers. Changing the simulator’s date does not change its installed navigation-data cycle.
For simulation, use charts and navigation data from the same cycle where possible. If an older simulator or aircraft cannot accept matching data, treat the discrepancy as a training limitation rather than altering the official procedure. For real-world flying, always use effective official material and an authorised briefing; never use an obsolete chart merely because it matches a simulator. Our guidance on legal chart sources and simulator data currency covers that distinction in more detail.