Affected Element Timeline: Visual NOTAM Schedules by Impact

We're launching a new feature in Notamify Timeline: Affected Element Timeline.

NOTAM schedules are often not only about when a notice is active. They are about what is affected at that time: an airspace volume, a runway, a taxiway, an aerodrome service, a tower, or an operating condition. The new Affected Element Timeline brings those structured affected elements directly into the timeline view.

Open the EPLB NOTAM example

What changed

Notamify Timeline can now show scheduled affected elements as timeline rows. If a NOTAM says that TMA, CTR, tower service, runway availability, or another operational element follows a schedule, Notamify displays the element next to the period where it applies, even if it's provided outside normal scheudle section D).

That makes complex NOTAMs easier to scan:

• see the NOTAM validity period
• see each affected element with its effect, such as RESTRICTED, CLOSED, or LIMITED
• identify repeated daily or weekly schedule blocks
• open the same affected-element details used in NOTAM cards
• compare overlapping or identical schedules without reading the full raw NOTAM first

Built on Affected Elements V2

This is part of our efforts for Affected Elements V2, our structured NOTAM semantics layer.

Affected Elements V2 turns raw NOTAM text into typed operational objects: airspace, runways, taxiways, aerodromes, services, procedures, conditions, exceptions, and schedule-aware changes. The timeline is one of the places where that structure becomes immediately useful. Instead of reading a paragraph of operating hours first, you can see which operational element is affected and when.

Why it matters

For pilots, dispatchers, OCC teams, airport operators, and flight planners, schedule-heavy NOTAMs are some of the easiest to misread. A NOTAM may be valid for two months but apply only on selected days, hours, exceptions, or service windows.

Affected Element Timeline helps answer practical questions faster:

• Is the restriction active during my operation?
• Which element is affected: airspace, runway, tower, service, or procedure?
• Are multiple affected elements following the same schedule?
• Where are the exceptions?

Available in Notamify Timeline

Affected Element Timeline is now available inside Notamify Timeline for supported NOTAMs. We are continuing to expand affected-element coverage as part of Affected Elements V2, including better conditions, exceptions, service changes, and schedule interpretation.

Try the EPLB example in Notamify