Routing Import/Export

Import and export pre-defined flight plan route strings.

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Last verified: January 28, 2026

The Routing importer and exporter let you bulk manage pre-defined flight plan route strings. Route strings are cleaned during import, removing unrecognized waypoints or airways.

Import Airports First

Both departure and arrival airports must exist in your airline before importing routings. You cannot change airports after a routing is created.

Routing vs Route

Routing stores the flight plan route string between two airports (e.g., "DCT KONAN UN866 DVR UL9 KONAN"). Route defines a complete scheduled flight including callsign, times, and fleet assignments. A Route can reference a Routing for its flight plan.

Accessing Import/Export

In Orwell, go to Data → Exports to download your routings as CSV, or Data → Imports to upload changes.

Column Reference

Column

Required

Description

ID

For updates

vAMSYS record ID. Leave empty when creating new routings. Include when updating or deleting.

Departure Airport (ICAO/IATA)

Yes

Departure airport code. Must exist in your airline.

Arrival Airport (ICAO/IATA)

Yes

Arrival airport code. Must exist in your airline.

Route String

Yes

The flight plan route string. Cleaned during import to remove unrecognized elements.

Remarks

No

Visible remarks

Internal Remarks

No

Staff-only notes

Tags

No

Comma-separated tags for categorization

Days of Operation

No

Comma-separated weekdays: monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday

_delete

Yes

Set to TRUE to delete, FALSE otherwise

Info Columns (Export Only)

These columns appear in exports for reference but are ignored during import.

  • AIRAC Cycle - The AIRAC cycle the routing was validated against

  • Created At - Creation timestamp

Route Processing

Route strings are processed during import to clean formatting and remove unrecognized waypoints or airways. Successfully imported routings are tagged with the current AIRAC cycle.

Cannot Change Airports

Once a routing is created, you cannot change its departure or arrival airports. To use a different airport pair, create a new routing and delete the old one.

Creating Routings

  1. Leave the ID column empty

  2. Fill in required columns: Departure Airport, Arrival Airport, Route String

  3. Set _delete to FALSE

Updating Routings

  1. Export existing routings

  2. Modify the columns you need to change (except airports)

  3. Keep the ID column intact

  4. Ensure _delete is FALSE

Deleting Routings

  1. Export the routings you want to delete

  2. Set _delete to TRUE for those rows

  3. Import the file

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