The Aeronautical Chart - ICAO 1 : 500 000 (2252-A) Austria is the official Aeronautical Chart for the Austrian General Aviation, according to the standards and recommendations of Annex 4, chapter 17, to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (ICAO). This chart is designed for basic pilot and navigation training, flight operation planning and visual air navigation for low speed, short- or medium-range operations at low and intermediate altitudes.
Aeronautical information such as airspace structure, aerodromes, heliports, aeronautical ground lights, radio navigation facilities, airspace restrictions and known aviation obstacles (with a height of 100 M GND or more), isogonals and meteorological observing stations are displayed on a topographic base map made from official data from the Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying (BEV) in accordance with the requirements of ICAO Annex 4.