RNP Procedures Are Coming to an Airport Near You

Credit: JOSEPHPRIES.COM
Required Navigation Performance started out in 1996 as a way for carriers to access mountainous airports safely. Now Southwest Airlines is about to use RNP to cut fuel burn and emissions while flying into all 65 airports it serves in the U.S. To exploit these procedures, aircraft must use GPS and...

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