Plain English Meaning

Approach charts built for aircraft that navigate by GPS waypoints. Instead of flying to a ground station, the pilot follows a path from one waypoint to the next down to the runway. Each chart shows different sets of minimum altitudes depending on what the aircraft's navigation system can do.

Full Definition

Published instrument approach procedure charts designed for use with Area Navigation (RNAV) systems, typically GPS or other approved navigation equipment. These charts depict approaches that allow an aircraft to fly a defined path to a runway using between waypoints, rather than to or from aids. charts include lines of for the various levels of the aircraft is approved for, such as , , and .