Definition
On the Garmin G1000 (and similar) Nearest Airports page, APR is a soft key label that filters or selects the Airport entry, allowing the pilot to view information about the nearest airports such as identifier, distance, bearing, runway length, and frequencies.
Plain English
A button label on the cockpit display that means 'Airport.' Pressing it brings up details about a nearby airport.
Context Anchor
Seen on an avionics Nearest Airports page when reviewing details for a nearby airport.
Derivation
APR stands for approach, from the Latin 'appropinquare' meaning to come near, referring to the procedures that guide the aircraft safely to the runway.
Why Pilots Care
Enables rapid identification and selection of suitable approaches when diverting to an alternate airport in instrument conditions.
Intuition Check
APR does not mean the autopilot is flying an approach here. In this context, it is a page soft key for viewing approach information for a selected airport.
Example Sentence 1
She pressed the APR soft key to bring up the nearest airport's runway length and tower frequency.
Example Sentence 2
The pilot tapped APR to review approach options before committing to a diversion.