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One of your tasks in preparing for any airborne journey is to become familiar with all available information concerning your flight. How long are the runways at your intended destination, and can your aircraft take off and land on them safely? Is fuel sold at the field? What are the communication and weather frequencies? What does the airport layout look like? You might also need information on creature comforts. Where is the nearest restaurant? Will you find a courtesy car, or will you need to reserve a rental?

AOPA's Airport Directory Online has the answers to those questions and more. Unveiled in 1999, the online directory quickly became an Oracle of airport know-before-you-go information with vital details on more than 5,300 public-use landing facilities, 7,000 FBOs and aviation-related businesses, and more than 55,000 restaurants, hotels, and transportation services.

The online directory is based on the same database that for nearly half a century has been used to produce the popular AOPA's Airport Directory in print. An AOPA member benefit since 1962, the print edition was published yearly until 2000. Although the directory is now printed and mailed to members every two years, the online version is updated each business day. It offers more detailed information about FBO services, and enables you to print a kneeboard-sized page containing the most important airport data - readily accessible at a glance. Its search engine lets you look up facilities by name, identifier, or city. The advanced search option will help you quickly find locations by type of fuel, restaurants on the field, and available aircraft rental or flight instruction offered, among many other criteria. Find qualified FBOs where you can use your AOPA credit card and participate in the 5% FBO rebate program. If you are working on an instrument rating or just curious about instrument approach charts, you'll also find U.S. Terminal Procedures charts (commonly known as instrument approach procedures), and you can download multiple procedures or store links to your favorite charts.

A word of caution: If you are taking your private pilot practical test, your examiner may ask you to show him or her what you used to prepare for the cross-country portion of your checkride. For that, you'll need an FAA Airport/Facility Directory.