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Section 6  
WPT Pages
WPT Page Group
Section 2 introduced the 500W-series unit main 
page groups — NAV, WPT, AUX, NRST — and 
described each page in the NAV group. This second 
page group (WPT) provides information for the 
thousands of airports, VORs, NDBs, intersections, 
runways, frequencies and procedures stored on 
your Jeppesen NavData
® card. A WPT page is also 
provided to display information for up to 1,000 
user-created waypoints. 
The WPT page group includes ten pages. While 
viewing any WPT page, turn the small right knob to 
select a different WPT page. The first six pages provide 
detailed information for the selected airport: loca
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tion, runways, frequencies, approaches, arrivals, and 
departures. The last four pages provide information for 
intersections, NDBs, VORs and user-created waypoints. 
To quickly select a WPT page: 
1.   From any page, press and hold CLR to select 
the Default NAV Page. (You may skip this step 
if you are already viewing any of the main 
pages.) 
2.   Turn the  large right  knob to select the WPT 
page group. “WPT” appears in the lower right 
corner of the screen. 
3.   Turn the small right knob to select the desired 
WPT page. 
Airport Location
Airport RunwayAirport Frequency Airport Approach Airport Arrival
Airport Departure Intersection NDBVORUser Waypoint
NAV
5+ available pages 
(see Section 2)
WPT
10 available pages (see list below)
AUX
3 available pages (see Section 9)
NRST
8 available pages (see Section 7)
WPT Page Group
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Finding the Desired Airport
Finding the Desired Airport
Your 500W-series unit uses ICAO identifiers for all 
airports. All U.S. airport identifiers which contain only 
letters use the prefix “K”. For example, Los Angeles 
International is KLAX under the ICAO standard. Other 
airports, such as Otten Memorial (3VS), that contain 
numbers in the identifier, do not require the “K” 
prefix. Alaska, Hawaii and many foreign countries use 
two letter prefixes.  
If you encounter difficulty when selecting an air
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port, try retrieving the desired airport using the facility 
name or the city in which it is located. After a WPT page is selected, information for a 
waypoint may be viewed by entering the identifier (or 
name) of the desired waypoint. 
Enter a waypoint identifier on the top line 
of any WPT page (using the small and large  right knobs). Once entered, the database information for the selected waypoint is  displayed. 
To enter a waypoint identifier: 
1.  Select the desired WPT page and press the 
small right knob to activate the cursor. 
2.   Turn the small right knob to select the first 
character of the waypoint’s identifier. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to select the next 
character field.  4.
  Turn the small right knob to select the desired 
character. 
5.   Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the identifier is 
selected, then press ENT. 
6.   To remove the flashing cursor, press the small 
right  knob. If duplicate waypoints exist, see 
the following pages for a description. 
Airports, NDBs and VORs may be selected by 
identifier, facility name or city location. 
Enter a waypoint’s facility name or city loca-
tion on the top or middle line of the “Facility,  City & Region” data field (this option applies  to airports, VORs and NDBs only). 
To enter a waypoint facility name or city location: 
1.  Select the Airport Location Page, NDB Page or 
VOR Page from the WPT page group. 
2.   Press the small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to select the facility 
name or location (city) field. 
4.   Turn the small right knob to select the desired 
character. 
5.   Turn the large right knob to select the next 
character field. 
6.   Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the facility name or 
location is selected, then press ENT. 
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Duplicate Waypoints
7.  To remove the flashing cursor, press the small 
right knob. 
Duplicate Waypoints
Once the identifier, facility name or location is 
entered, all six airport pages display information for 
the selected airport. As you enter an identifier, facility 
name or location, the Spell’N’Find™ feature scrolls 
through the database, displaying those waypoints 
matching the characters you have entered to that point. 
If duplicate entries exist for the entered facility name or 
location, additional entries may be viewed by continu
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ing to turn the small right knob during the selection 
process. If duplicate entries exist for an entered identi
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fier, a duplicate waypoint page appears once you select 
the identifier (by pressing ENT). 
When selecting a waypoint by facility name or city, you can 
scroll through duplicate entries by continuing to turn the small  right knob. 
To select a facility name or city location, where 
duplicate entries exist: 
1.  Select the desired facility name or location. 
2.   As you spell the facility name or location, 
using the small and large right knobs, the 
500W-series unit Spell’N’Find feature selects 
the first entry in the database based upon the 
characters you have entered up to that point. 
3.  Continue turning the small right knob to scroll 
through any additional database listings for the 
selected facility name or location. You can scroll 
backwards with the  small right knob if you 
scroll past the desired facility name or location. 
4.  Press  ENT to select the desired facility name 
or location. 
5.   To remove the flashing cursor, press the small 
right knob. 
To select a waypoint identifier from a list of 
duplicates: 
When selecting a waypoint by identifier, a 
Duplicate Waypoints window may appear, 
allowing you to select desired waypoint by  type and region. 
1.  Select the desired airport or navaid identifier.  
2.   A Duplicate Waypoints window appears. Turn 
the  large right  knob to select the desired 
waypoint and press ENT. 
3.   To remove the flashing cursor, press the small 
right knob. 
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Airport Location
Airport Location Page
The Airport Location Page displays the latitude, 
longitude, and elevation of the selected airport. The 
Airport Location Page also displays facility name and 
location, as well as fuel availability, best available 
instrument approach, radar coverage and airspace type. 
Identifier, Symbol  and Type
Latitude/Longitude   
PositionFacility Name and Location (City)
Field Elevation
Available Fuels 
Radar Availability Airspace Type
First Page in  WPT Group
Best Available Approach   and Radar Coverage
The following descriptions and abbreviations are 
used: 
• Type —   Usage type: Public, Military, 
Heliport, or Private
• Position —   Latitude/Longitude (degrees/min
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utes or degrees/minutes/seconds), 
MGRS or UTM/UPS
• Elevation —   In feet or meters
• Fuel —   For public-use airports, the 
available fuel type(s) are: Avgas 
(80-87/100LL/100-130/Mogas), 
Jet, or None
• Approach —  
Best available approach: ILS, MLS, 
LOC, LDA, SDF, GPS, VOR, RNAV 
(“RNV”), LORAN (“LOR”), NDB, 
TACAN (“TCN”), Helicopter 
(“HEL”), or VFR
• Radar —   Radar coverage: Yes or No
• Airspace —   Control environment: Class C, 
CTA, TMA, TRSA, Class B or 
none
Airport Location Page indicating radar 
coverage and airspace type. The Airport Loca- tion Page also indicates the best available approach for the selected airport. To see 
additional approach information, select the  Airport Approach  Page. 
 NOTE:  Upon active navigation changes, the active destination airport is used as the default airport on the WPT pages. Manual selection of the destination airport is available from the page menu. 
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Airport Runways
Airport Location Page Options
Select Next FPL Apt?
Selecting the Next Airport page menu option 
allows you to display the next waypoint in the 
flight plan. 
Select “Select Next FPL Apt?” to display the next airport in the flight plan. 
Select Destination Apt?
Selecting the Destination Airport page menu option 
allows you to display the Destination waypoint in 
the flight plan.
Select “Select Destination Apt?” to display the destination airport of the flight plan. 
Airport Runway Page
The Airport Runway Page displays runway des-
ignations, length, surface type and lighting for the 
selected airport. A map image of the runway layout 
and surrounding area is also displayed on the Airport 
Runway Page. The map image scale appears in the 
lower left corner and is adjustable using the RNG key. 
For airports with multiple runways, information for 
each runway is available. 
Identifier, Symbol  and Type Map Image
Runway Des-
ignations
Runway Length  and Width
Second Page in  WPT Group Runway Surface
Lighting Avail-
ability
To display information for each additional 
runway: 
1.  Press the small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
2.   Turn the large right knob  to place the cursor 
on the “Runway” designation field. 
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Airport Runways
3.  Turn the small right knob to display a window 
listing all runways for the selected airport. 
4.   Continue turning the small right knob to 
select the desired runway. 
5.  Press  ENT to display information for the 
selected runway on the Airport Runway Page. 
6.   To remove the flashing cursor, press the small 
right knob. 
Airport Runway Page Options
Select Next FPL Apt?
As described earlier in this section. 
Select Destination Apt?
As described earlier in this section. 
To adjust the scale of the map image: 
1.  Press the down arrow side of the RNG key to 
display a smaller map area. 
2.   Press the up arrow side of the RNG key to 
display a larger map area. 
The following descriptions and abbreviations are 
used on the Airport Runway Page:  • Type —  Usage type: Public, Military, Heliport, or Private
• Surface —  Runway surface types include: Hard,  Turf, Sealed, Gravel, Dirt, Soft, Unknown, or Water
• Lighting —  Runway lighting types include: No Lights, Part Time, Full Time, Unknown or Fre
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quency (for pilot-controlled lighting)
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Airport Frequencies
Airport Frequency Page
The Airport Frequency Page displays radio fre-
quencies and frequency types for the selected airport, 
as well as sector and altitude restrictions (where 
applicable). If the selected airport has a localizer-based 
approach, the localizer frequency(s) is also listed on 
the Airport Frequency Page. The Airport Frequency 
Page may be used to quickly select and tune a COM or 
VLOC frequency. 
Listed communication frequencies include ATIS, clearance delivery, ground control, 
tower, unicom, approach and departure. The  “RX” next to ATIS identifies it as a “receive  only” frequency. 
Navigation frequencies for ILS and localizer 
(LOC) also appear on the list. A reversed “c”  is to the left of CTAF frequencies. 
To scroll through the frequency list and tune to a 
desired frequency on the list (tuning is only available 
with the GNS 530W or 530AW): 
Identifier, Symbol and Type Frequency Type
Selected 
Frequency
Third Page in   WPT Group
Additional 
information is  available
1.  Press the  small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to scroll through the 
list, placing the cursor on the desired frequency. 
If there are more frequencies in the list than can 
be displayed on the screen, a scroll bar along 
the right-hand side of the screen indicates 
where you are within the list. 
3.  Press  ENT to place the selected frequency 
in the standby field of the COM or VLOC 
window. 
4.   To remove the flashing cursor, press the small 
right knob. 
Some listed frequencies may include designations 
for limited usage, as follows: 
  “TX” - transmit only
 
  “RX” - receive only 
 “PT” - part time frequency
If a listed frequency has sector or altitude restrictions, 
the frequency is preceded by an “Info?” designation. 
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Airport Frequencies
To view usage restrictions for a frequency: 
1.  Turn the large right knob to place the cursor 
on the “Info?” designation directly to the left 
of the desired frequency. 
When “Info? appears to the left of a dis-
played frequency, the frequency has usage  restrictions. 
2. Press  ENT to display the restriction informa-
tion. 
To display the usage restrictions, highlight  “Info?” and press ENT. A pop-up window  displays the restriction information. 
3.  To return to the Airport Frequency Page, press 
ENT. 
The following descriptions and abbreviations are used 
on the Airport Frequency Page: 
• Usage type: Public, Military, Heliport, or Private
• Frequency —  
Communication frequencies which may include  restrictions: 
  Approach  Arrival   Class B
  Class C  CTA  Departure
  TMA   Terminal
Communication frequencies without restrictions:
  ATIS  ASOS  AWOS
  Center   Clearance Gate
  Control  Ground  Helicopter
  Multicom  Pre-taxi  Radar
  Ramp  Other  Tower
 Unicom
    
Navigation frequencies:
 ILS    LOC
Airport Frequency Page Options
Select Next FPL Apt?
As described earlier in this section. 
Select Destination Apt?
As described earlier in this section. 
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Airport Approaches
Airport Approach Page
The Airport Approach Page shows the available 
approach procedures for the selected airport. Where 
multiple initial approach fixes (IAFs) and feeder routes 
are available, that information may also be displayed. 
A map image provides a layout diagram for each 
approach and transition. 
If a WAAS approach has been selected, the WAAS 
approach ID is displayed in the top left corner of the 
map. The approach service level is shown in the lower 
right corner of the map. Service level annunciations 
available are: LP, LPV, LP +V, L/VNAV, LNAV+V, or 
LNAV. 
Identifier, Symbol  and Type
Map Image Approach  
Procedure Name
Fourth Page in   
WPT Group Transitions: IAFs, 
Feeder Routes and  Vectors-to-Final
WAAS 
approach  ID
WAAS service level
To scroll through the available approaches and 
transitions: 
1.  Press the small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to place the cursor 
on the APPROACH procedure name field. 
3.   Turn the small right knob to display a window 
of available approaches for the selected airport. 
Continue turning the small right knob to 
select the desired approach. 
With the cursor on the  
“APPROACH” name field, turn the small right  knob to select the desired procedure and  press ENT. 
4. Press  ENT. The cursor moves to the transitions 
(TRANS) field. 
5.   Turn the small right knob to display a window 
of available transitions. Continue turning 
the  small right knob to select the desired 
transition or select “VECTORS” for guidance 
only along the final course segment of the 
approach. 
With the cursor on the “TRANS” field, turn  the small right knob to select the desired 
transition. Select “VECTORS” for guidance 
only along the final course segment of the  approach. 
6. Press  ENT. To remove the flashing cursor, press 
the small right knob. 
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Airport Approach  Options
 NOTE:  Not all approaches in the database are ap-
proved for GPS use. As you select an approach, a “GPS” designation to the right of the procedure name 
indicates the procedure can be flown using the GPS re
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ceiver. Some procedures do not have this designation,  meaning the GPS receiver may be used for supple
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mental navigation guidance only. ILS approaches, for example, must be flown by tuning the VLOC receiver to the proper frequency and coupling the VLOC receiver to the external CDI (or HSI). 
Airport Approach Page Options
The following options are available for the Airport 
Approach Page, by pressing the MENU key: 
Load into Active FPL? allows you to load the 
selected approach into the active flight plan — 
 
without activating it. This performs the same 
operation as selecting “Load?” from the Procedures 
 
Page “Select Approach?” option. 
To load an approach from the Airport Approach 
Page: 
1.  Select the desired approach and transition. 
2.  Press  MENU to display the Airport Approach 
Page Options. 
From the Airport Approach Page, press MENU to display an op- tions list. Select “Load into Active FPL?” to load the approach  for later use. 
3.  Turn the  large right knob to highlight “Load 
into Active FPL?” and press ENT. 
4.   The Active Flight Plan Page appears. Press FPL 
to return to the Airport Approach Page. 
Load and Activate? allows you to load the 
selected approach into the active flight plan and 
activate navigation guidance to the approach 
transition. 
 
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