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STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE (SID)

Pilot/Controller Glossary with JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

A preplanned instrument flight rule (IFR) air traffic control (ATC) departure procedure printed for pilot/controller use in graphic form to provide obstacle clearance and a transition from the terminal area to the appropriate en route structure. SIDs are primarily designed for system enhancement to expedite traffic flow and to reduce pilot/controller workload. ATC clearance must always be received prior to flying a SID.

See IFR TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES; OBSTACLE DEPARTURE PROCEDURE (ODP).

Refer to AIM.

Also called SID.

In the 7110.65

Used in 24 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 1-2-6Abbreviations
  2. 2-1-17Radio Communications
  3. 2-2-13Forwarding Flight Plan Data Between U.s. ARTCCs and Canadian ACCs
  4. 2-5-3Navaid Fixes
  5. 2-6-4Issuing Weather and Chaff Areas
  6. 3-9-3Departure Control Instructions
  7. 4-1-5Fix Use
  8. 4-2-1Clearance Items
  9. 4-2-5Route or Altitude Amendments
  10. 4-3-2Departure Clearances
  11. 4-3-3Abbreviated Departure Clearance
  12. 4-4-1Route Use
  13. 4-4-2Route Structure Transitions
  14. 4-5-7Altitude Information
  15. 5-6-2Methods
  16. 5-6-3Vectors Below Minimum Altitude
  17. 5-7-1Application
  18. 5-8-1Procedures
  19. 5-8-2Initial Heading
  20. 5-8-3Successive or Simultaneous Departures
  21. 5-13-3Computer Entry of Flight Plan Information
  22. 9-1-3Flight Check Aircraft
  23. 14-1-3Departure Clearance (DCL) Application (pdc/Cpdlc) Selectable Fields
  24. 14-2-1General