NAS Implementation - Procedures - GPS Stand-Alone

Stand-alone GPS approaches are also an older type of approach procedure. Today, there are less than 200 GPS stand-alone IAPs in the U.S. and this number continues to decline.

"Stand-alone GPS procedures are not based on any other procedures … The naming convention used for stand-alone GPS approaches is 'GPS RWY XX' … These procedures will eventually be converted to RNAV (GPS) approaches." (FAA Instrument Procedures Handbook, p. 5-11).

Example: GPS RWY 16 in Gambell, Alaska (GAM)

For a current list of GPS Stand Alone IAPs, please visit our GPS/WAAS Approaches page

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