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GNSS - GPS/WAAS Approaches

The availability of Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)-capable approach procedures is a significant enabler of WAAS benefits in the United States. This page provides the latest status of these U.S. WAAS approach procedures.

To find out if there is a Global Positioning System (GPS) or WAAS-enabled approach at an airport where you fly, please see the links in the page below.

For information about LPVs and LPs in the U.S., please see links below.

See complete list of all published LPVs in the U.S.

See complete list of all published LPs in the U.S.

For more information about LPVs in Canada (enabled by WAAS) and in Europe (enabled by EGNOS), please see links below.

Canada - Information about Canadian LPVs can be found in the related article on the WAAS News page.

Europe - Information about EGNOS and Europe's LPV plans can be found on the European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) website. A current list of European LPVs can be viewed from the ESSP main page by selecting the link near the bottom of this page called - See the full list of actual Airports with EGNOS-based procedures.

Select the date below to see the latest U.S. LPV procedures published:
April 4, 2013

LPV Procedure Locations for the Continental U.S. (updated November 2012) (Click images for bigger pictures)

LP Procedure Locations for the Continental U.S. (updated November 2012) (Click images for bigger pictures)

See LPVs by publication date

WAAS-Capable Approach Procedures
(by Procedure Type/Airport Type)

	Procedures (Part 139 Airports)	Procedures (Non-Part 139 Airports)	Total Number of Procedures
LNAV Procedures	1,780	3,869	5,649
LNAV/VNAV  Procedures	1,317	1,666	2,983
LPV Procedures	1,322	1,778	3,100
LPVs w/ 200' HAT			784
LP Procedures	57	357	414
GPS Stand-Alone  Procedures	16	159	175

Update effective: April 4, 2013
Note: Number of GPS Stand-Alone Will Continue to Decrease As They Are Replaced By RNAV Procedures.

WAAS-Capable Airports
(by Procedure Type/Airport Type)

	Part 139 Airports Served	Non-Part 139 Airports Served	Total Airports* (with WAAS-capable Procedures - GPS, LNAV, LNAV/VNAV, and/or LPV)
LNAV Procedures	540	2,052	2,592
LNAV/VNAV Procedures	465	992	1,457
LPV Procedures	487	1,066	1,553
LP Procedures	44	256	300
GPS Standalone  Approaches	14	119	133

Update effective: April 4, 2013

 

GPS
LNAV
LNAV/VNAV
LP
LPV
RNP
ALL

Update effective: April 4, 2013

Publication Dates for New Procedures

New procedures are published for use in the National Airspace System (NAS) every 56 days through the Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP) process. However, procedures can also be published during the interim months through the Operations Change Notice (OCN) process. Corresponding dates for 2013 are:

• January 10, 2013 (TPP)
• February 7, 2013 (CN)
• March 7, 2013 (TPP)
• April 4, 2013 (CN)
• May 2, 2013 (TPP)
• May 30, 2013 (CN)
• June 27, 2013 (TPP)
• July 25, 2013 (CN)
• August 22, 2013 (TPP)
• September 19, 2013 (CN)
• October 17, 2013 (TPP)
• November 14, 2013 (CN)
• December 12, 2013 (TPP)

Data on this page, including the attached spreadsheets, is derived from National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO) Flight Information Publications. Data is for informational purposes only and should NOT be used as official information in any capacity related to flight operations. For official information, please consult the current Flight Information Publications.

Link to FAA’s Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP) Production Plan web page. This page contains information on projected IFP production by region or fiscal year.

Link to the FAA's digital - Terminal Procedures Publication (d -TPP)/Airport Diagrams web page. This page provides the ability to search, view, and download all U.S. Terminal Procedure Publications (TPPs) in PDF format.