Definition
Aeronautical Products, also known as AeroNav Products, is the FAA division (within the Aeronautical Information Services group) that produces and publishes the official U.S. civil aeronautical charts and related flight publications, including sectional charts, terminal procedure publications, instrument approach charts, airport diagrams, and the Chart Supplement.
Plain English
It is the FAA office that makes the official U.S. flying charts and approach plates pilots use every day.
Context Anchor
Seen in FAA handbook discussions of airport sketches, airport diagrams, and instrument procedure publications.
Derivation
AeroNav is short for Aeronautical Navigation. The name reflects the office's purpose: producing the navigation products pilots use to fly safely from one place to another.
Why Pilots Care
These products supply the current, authoritative diagrams and procedures required for safe instrument approaches and departures.
Intuition Check
Do not read products here as ordinary merchandise. In this context, it means official FAA charts and publications used for flight information.
Example Sentence 1
The airport diagram in the briefing packet was published by FAA Aeronautical Products (AeroNav).
Example Sentence 2
Updates to Aeronautical Products (AeroNav) keep runway and obstacle information current for instrument procedures.