The new RNAV (GPS)-A approach at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, is largely unusable due to an excessively high Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) of 4000 feet AGL. The high MDA is primarily caused by terrain ...

Honeywell has received FAA approval for a new RNAV (RNP) approach into Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (KASE) Runway 15, enhancing safety and predictability for the challenging mountain airfield. The new ...

Austrian conducted an RNP RNAV approach – the first in Europe – to Innsbruck’s runway 26 in June. “This [new approach procedure] enables substantially improved and safer course guidance, especially in ...

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has made a number of recommendations designed to enhance the safety of area navigation (RNAV) global navigation satellite system (GNSS) approaches ...

RNAV approaches are GPS-based procedures widely adopted in general aviation, with LPV procedures offering "localizer performance with vertical guidance" comparable to ILS approaches in terms of ...

FAA is on track to meet its early goals for introducing more approach and departure routes based on required navigation performance (RNP) and area navigation (RNAV), agency Associate Administrator for ...

The FAA publishes RNAV (GPS) instrument approach procedures that have step-down fix waypoints on the final approach segment. Currently, some navigation equipment or aircraft installations cannot ...

To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: The most recent readily available instrument approach charts for the KSEA RNAV M 16R ...

The FAA is looking to implement a new offset RNAV approach to Teterboro Airport's Runway 19, to ease noise impact. In an effort to lessen aircraft noise over sensitive areas, the FAA is proposing a ...

The choice between ILS and WAAS GPS (LPV) approaches depends on aircraft equipment, specific airport conditions (e.g., mountainous terrain, icing), and operational needs, as both can offer similar low ...

Horizon Air, a regional carrier in the northwestern United States, flies in a challenging environment and, therefore, has special needs. It flies into airports in mountainous terrain, and it seeks ...