Definition
An IFR route established and published by the FAA under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 95, which governs IFR altitudes for off-airway routes — primarily the federal airways at and above 18,000 feet MSL (jet routes) and certain low-altitude routes that are not standard Victor airways. Part 95 prescribes the minimum IFR altitudes for these routes.
Plain English
A government-published IFR route whose minimum altitudes are set by the federal regulation called Part 95. It covers high-altitude jet routes and some low-altitude off-airway routes.
Context Anchor
Seen during off-airway IFR route planning, especially when checking whether a direct or special route has published FAA altitude requirements.
Derivation
The name comes directly from 14 CFR Part 95, the section of federal aviation regulations titled 'IFR Altitudes.' 'Part' refers to a numbered division of the regulations, and '95' is the specific part that lists these route altitudes. Knowing this helps because the route's authority and altitudes come from that regulation, not from the chart itself.
Why Pilots Care
Gives pilots a legal, safe way to fly IFR without staying on established airways while knowing the exact minimum altitude to maintain.
Intuition Check
Do not read Part 95 route as a route that is 95 percent complete or as a route named 95. Part 95 points to the FAA regulation where the IFR altitude information for that route is published.
Example Sentence 1
The minimum enroute altitudes shown on the high-altitude chart are Part 95 routes published by the FAA.
Example Sentence 2
We filed the Part 95 route to avoid busy airways and still have a guaranteed minimum altitude.