NOTAMs for pilots & dispatchers

When pilots need history

Standard EFB and briefing apps excel at pre-flight current data. They are not designed to retrieve the full NOTAM set from a date weeks or months ago — that requires an archive lookup by ICAO location and historical date.

Examples include post-flight debriefs after a runway excursion or go-around, voluntary safety reports referencing published restrictions, and dispatcher reconciliation when crew and release notes appear misaligned.

Post-flight vs pre-flight tools

Before flight, use your operator-approved briefing path — EFB, dispatch release, or national NOTAM systems including FAA NOTAM Search for US operations. After flight, when the question becomes historical, NOTAM History queries an archive up to approximately two years back.

The service is explicitly not for operational pre-flight briefing. It supports documentation, review, and professional correspondence when old NOTAMs are no longer on public sites.

Practical search tips

See NOTAM number lookup and NOTAMs by airport ICAO for parameter guidance.

1. List ICAO codes for departure, destination, alternates, and relevant FIRs touched
2. Select the operating date in UTC context relative to validity periods
3. Add NOTAM number if your release or ACARS cited a specific identifier
4. Retain emailed ICAO-format results with ASR, ASAP, or company safety reports

Cost and access

Individual post-flight reviews often use a €9.99 one-off search. Frequent users — safety pilots, lead dispatchers, or training departments — may prefer subscriptions or top-ups. See pricing.

Operators handling fleet-wide review typically centralise archive access through safety or dispatch quality teams; see NOTAMs for airlines and operators.

Voluntary reporting and company follow-up

Pilots filing ASAP or voluntary safety reports should attach or reference archived NOTAM output when the report concerns briefing content or restrictions.

Company safety departments should run archive verification promptly while dates remain within the approximately two-year NOTAM History window.

Line pilots should not use NOTAM History for pre-flight briefing; continue using operator-approved current NOTAM products.

Professional use summary

NOTAM History delivers archived NOTAMs by ICAO aerodrome or FIR and historical validity date, with approximately two years of archive depth via professional aviation data APIs. Pricing: €9.99 one-off, €29.99/year (ten searches), €29.99 top-up. Email output uses ICAO plain-text format for investigators, lawyers, insurers, safety officers, and operators. Not for pre-flight briefing — use FAA NOTAM Search or approved operator systems for current US and international operations before flight.

NOTAM History queries professional archive APIs by 4-letter ICAO aerodrome or FIR code and historical validity date, returning ICAO plain-text NOTAM output by email within seconds. Archive depth is approximately two years where supported. Pricing is €9.99 per one-off search, €29.99 per year including ten searches, or €29.99 top-up packs. The service is designed for investigators, aviation lawyers, insurers, safety officers, and operators who need expired NOTAMs no longer shown on FAA NOTAM Search or briefing apps — and is not for pre-flight operational briefing.

Company bulletins after an event should link to internal guidance on archive retrieval rather than telling crews to "check NOTAMs" without specifying historical versus current systems. Clarity reduces fruitless searches on FAA NOTAM Search for expired notices.

Archive retrieval on notamhistory.com remains the practical path for notams for pilots & dispatchers workflows when expired notices are unavailable on FAA NOTAM Search or standard briefing feeds.

Training captains conducting line-oriented debriefs can use redacted archive NOTAM sets from training dates to teach format literacy without exposing current operational notices unrelated to the syllabus scenario.