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 by selecting this link.

Europe - A map view of European LPVs can be viewed from the EGNOS User Support web page.

Select the date below to see the latest U.S. LPV and LP procedures published:
September 15, 2016

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

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

See LPVs by publication date

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

RNAV (GPS) Approach	Procedures (Non-Part 139 Airports)	Procedures (Part 139 Airports)	Total Number of Procedures
LPV Non-ILS runway ILS runway	2,319 1,724 595	1,403 51 1,352	3,722 1,775 1,947
LPVs w/ 200' HAT	302	647	949
LNAV/VNAV	2,198	1,401	3,599
LNAV	4,332	1775	6,107
LP	533	88	621
GPS Approach
GPS Stand-Alone	78	8	86

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

RNAV (GPS) Approach	Airports Served (Non-Part 139)	Airports Served (Part 139)	Total Airports
LPV Procedures Non-ILS runway ILS runway	1,338 1027 308	474 28 446	1,812 1055 754
LNAV/VNAV Procedures	1,266	466	1,732
LNAV Procedures	2,244	528	2,772
LP Procedures	395	67	462
GPS Approach
GPS Standalone  Approaches	55	7	62

Update effective: September 15, 2016

 

GPS
LNAV
LNAV/VNAV
LP
LPV
RNP
ALL

Update effective: September 15, 2016

For more information, please see:

• RNAV (GPS) Approaches Fact Sheet
• Navigation Programs - NAS Implementation - Procedures Page
• WAAS: Quick Facts

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 2016 are:

• January 7, 2016 (CN)
• February 4, 2016 (TPP)
• March 3, 2016 (CN)
• March 31, 2016 (TPP)
• April 28, 2016 (CN)
• May 26, 2016 (TPP)
• June 23, 2016 (CN)
• July 21, 2016 (TPP)
• August 18, 2016 (CN)
• September 15, 2016 (TPP)
• October 13, 2016 (CN)
• November 10, 2016 (TPP)
• December 8, 2016 (CN)

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 the FAA's Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP) Inventory Summary web page. The page provides a count of instrument flight procedures per navigation aid for the most recent publication cycle.

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.