ParaglidingWX — Airspace

Airspace

The Airspace button overlays charted airspace from OpenAIP (data © OpenAIP contributors, CC BY-NC 4.0).

When airspace is on, a second row of buttons appears directly under the main toolbar. You can show or hide only these categories; each control turns the matching shading, borders, and labels on or off together: Class E, F advisory, B, Class C/D, and restricted / prohibited / danger / warning.

Typical styling for those toggles in paragliding focus mode (subject to OpenAIP tagging):

IFR en-route structures (airways, FIR, UIR, UTA, MTR, MTA) are hidden to reduce clutter that is rarely useful for free flight.

Labels follow the inside edge of each polygon, with ICAO class, identifier, name, and upper/lower limits (e.g. 12 500 FT MSL / GND or FL 180 / FL 125). They appear from zoom ≥ 9 and are collision-managed so roughly one label per polygon shows at a time.

OpenAIP may differ from official nav charts. Class designations, altitude limits, and sector boundaries in OpenAIP are community-maintained and can lag official amendments. Always verify airspace using current official charts, NOTAMs, and CARs/FAR before flight. This overlay is for situational awareness only and must not be used for navigation or pre-flight planning.

Vertical airspace profile

With Airspace enabled, tap Vertical profile on the category row under the toolbar, then click the map. A side panel shows charted sectors stacked by altitude at that point—ground elevation, coloured bands (matching the map overlay), and a list of class, name, and lower/upper limits. The same profile appears on the windgram Airspace tab for the open site.

The query uses loaded OpenAIP vector tiles at the click location; if nothing is charted there, the chart is empty. Flight levels are converted to approximate MSL for display.

Airspace varies across the map—sectors, limits, and boundaries can change over a short glide. The profile only reflects the point you clicked, so always cross-check with the spatial Airspace overlay on the map, not just a single vertical slice.

Airspace vertical profile

49.24310, -121.89000 · Ground elevation 599 m MSL

Ground 599 m MSL
Class FCYA186(A)(T)(H) DICKSON LAKE, BC
Class ET611 AIRWAY · V300 AIRWAY
Class CVANCOUVER, BC TCA
Class CVANCOUVER, BC TCA
Class EEAST VANCOUVER, BC CAE
Class CVANCOUVER, BC TCA
Class BV300 AIRWAY · T611 AIRWAY · VANCOUVER, BC TCA
  • Class F
    CYA186(A)(T)(H) DICKSON LAKE, BC
    GND – 6000 FT MSL · GND – 6000 ft MSL
  • Class E
    T611 AIRWAY
    V300 AIRWAY
    2200 FT GND – 12500 FT MSL · 2200 ft GND – 12500 ft MSL
  • Class C
    VANCOUVER, BC TCA
    6500 FT MSL – 8500 FT MSL · 6500 ft MSL – 8500 ft MSL
  • Class C
    VANCOUVER, BC TCA
    8500 FT MSL – 9500 FT MSL · 8500 ft MSL – 9500 ft MSL
  • Class E
    EAST VANCOUVER, BC CAE
    9000 FT MSL – 12500 FT MSL · 9000 ft MSL – 12500 ft MSL
  • Class C
    VANCOUVER, BC TCA
    9500 FT MSL – 12500 FT MSL · 9500 ft MSL – 12500 ft MSL
  • Class B
    V300 AIRWAY
    T611 AIRWAY
    VANCOUVER, BC TCA
    12500 FT MSL – 18000 FT MSL · 12500 ft MSL – 18000 ft MSL
OpenAIP community data — situational awareness only, not for navigation. Flight levels shown as approximate MSL.
Example at Woodside launch (49.2431°N, 121.890°W, 599 m MSL): OpenAIP shows the nearby CYA186(A)(T)(H) DICKSON LAKE Class F advisory (GND–6000 ft MSL) over the site, with Class E airways and Vancouver Class C/B TCA shelves aloft. Mobile full-screen panel (illustrative snapshot from OpenAIP—always verify official charts and NOTAMs before flight).

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