Description:
Air Publication Number: AP 1602
This publication, produced to the requirements
of the Royal Air Force, presents in tabular and graphical form astronomical
data required for the planning of activities, in particular aircraft movements,
where the amount of daylight, the duration of twilight, and the position and
phase of the Moon are important. It replaces The Air Almanac which
last appeared in 1997. This annual volume contains data for the times of rising
and setting of the Sun and Moon, as well as the twilight times for latitudes
between North 72° and South 60°. Graphical methods for determining
this information at altitudes of up to 60,000 feet and at high latitudes are
also provided, as are standard times for many places around the world.
Status:
- The 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 editions are available as
a free download. The 2022 edition will be available in December 2021.
- 2015 edition available in the UK: 16/10/2014
Size (in bytes): 3107535
Pages: 89
- 2016 edition available in the UK: 15/10/2015
Size (in bytes): 3238473
Pages: 89
- 2017 edition available in the UK: 31/12/2016
Size (in bytes): 2632223
Pages: 89
- 2018 edition available in the UK: 08/11/2017
Size (in bytes): 4054789
Pages: 89
- 2019 edition available in the UK: 24/12/2018
Size (in bytes): 3699203
Pages: 89
- 2020 edition available in the UK: 06/01/2020
Size (in bytes): 4023085
Pages: 89
- 2021 edition available in the UK: 16/12/2020 (revised 21/12/2020)
Size (in bytes): 3704011
Pages: 89
Download:
Please note this electronic publication has been designed as a book with a front and back cover and is suitable for viewing in two-page mode. When using Adobe Acrobat, 'Book View' can be set by checking the 'Show Cover Page During Two-Up' in page display.
The 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 editions of the UK Air Almanac can be downloaded from here.
PLEASE NOTE: If you downloaded the UK Air Almanac for 2021 between 16th December 2020 at 16:00 UT and 21st December 2020 at 11:30 UT, you should download the latest version of the pdf correcting two small errors in the standard times section.