A Clearer NOTAM Globe When Airspace Covers the Map

7/12/2026

Some NOTAMs describe very large areas of airspace. When you zoom in to inspect an airport, one of those areas can cover the entire globe view. The geometry is correct, but it stops being useful: the boundary is somewhere beyond the screen, while the shaded area makes the airport underneath harder to read.

We have made that situation much cleaner.

A large NOTAM airspace being minimised on Notam Globe

When an airspace covers the whole visible map, Notam Globe now minimises it into a small airspace button in the top-left corner. A short message tells you how many airspaces were minimised, then folds back into the icon after two seconds.

Nothing is removed. Click the button and the airspace returns with the same NOTAM details. If several large areas overlap the view, they remain individually accessible. Zoom out far enough for an airspace boundary to become useful again, and it appears normally on the globe.

Why This Is Better

The globe stays readable when you need to inspect an airport, runway, taxiway, or another smaller feature. At the same time, the airspace NOTAM is still visible and one click away. There is no filter to remember and no risk of mistaking a cleaner map for missing data.

It is a small interaction, but it removes a lot of visual noise. The map gets out of your way when the shape is too large to provide context, then brings it back as soon as it can help again.

Damian Szumski

Damian Szumski

founder

10+ years of experience in flight operations, tech and AI. Making aviation data more accessible and understandable for everyone.

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