When I create a flight plan using SimBrief, for example for London Gatwick (EGKK) to Dublin Airport (EIDW), it generates the following route:
NOVM1M NOVMA L620 NIBDA N14 MEDOG L18 ABLIN ABLI1L
So far I know that NOWM1M
is the departure (SID) and ABLI1L
is the arrival (STAR). In this case, NOVMA
is the last waypoint of the departure and ABLIN
is the first waypoint of the arrival. In a TBM9 aircraft for example, I can enter those routes into the FMS (G3000) by selecting it as the arrival and departure of the respective airports.
My question is about the waypoints in between: L620 NIBDA N14 MEDOG L18
. As far as I understand, a waypoint's name should consist of exactly five alphanumerical characters. Those would then only be NIBDA
and MEDOG
. In Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, I can find and add those waypoints as enroute waypoints. I can however not find L620
, N14
or L18
.
Also in the chart created by SimBrief, there are more waypoints plotted than appear in the list, such as KENET
.
My questions are:
- What are
L620
,N14
andL18
, and why can I not find them in the FMS? - Why are there additional waypoints showing on the map that do not appear on the list?
Thank you for any clarification you can give.