Z Runway 32 approach at Steamboat Springs Airport in Colorado (KSBS) unavailable after a February 13, 2026, crash.

RNAV GPS approaches are common, with most requiring RNP 0.3 accuracy. Different types exist, including LNAV (non-precision, lateral only), LP (non-precision WAAS-mandatory), LNAV/VNAV (precision-like, ...

Transport Canada has cleared WestJet to carry out flight management system (FMS) -guided airport approach procedures using area navigation (RNAV) capabilities certificated to record accuracy levels.

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 ...

— -- Question: Captain Cox, why do airplanes still fly magnetic course when most all navigation is done now with GPS navigation and the ability to fly true course(s)? It seems odd that the ...

As President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's dream to modernize the country's key gateway remains on course, veteran Pilot-in-Command, Captain Moses K. Weefur has commended the management of the Roberts ...

Most recently Hickok has been in Switzerland designing and preparing to validate a Waas LPV-equivalent approach to the Interlaken Hospital, using the European Egnos GPS satnav-augmentation system. His ...

Considered by some as the ultimate breakthrough allowing the transition from ground-based to aircraft-based navigation, Required Navigation Performance (RNP) has enjoyed a rather slow, decade-long ...

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Monrovia — As President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's dream to modernize the country's key gateway remains on course, veteran Pilot-in-Command, Captain Moses K. Weefur has commended the management of the ...