Nearest Airport Criteria; Data Field Configuration - Garmin GNS 530AW Pilot's Manual & Reference

Nearest Airport Criteria

To set the minimum runway length and runway
surface:
1. Select "Nearest Airport Criteria" from the Setup
Page.
2. The flashing cursor highlights the "Runway
Surface" field. Turn the small right knob
to select the desired surface. The following
options are available:
• Any surface
• Hard surfaces Only
• Hard / Soft surfaces
• Water landings only
3. Press ENT to accept the runway surface selec-
tion.
4. The flashing cursor moves to the minimum
runway length field. To enter a different mini-
mum runway length, use the small and large
right knobs to enter the desired length. Press
ENT when finished.
A runway length of "0"(or a very short length)
will report all available runways.
NOTE: Exercise caution when changing the Near-
est Airport Criteria. Remember, by excluding certain
surface types or shorter runway lengths, you may be
excluding airports from the nearest list that are more
than adequate for an emergency landing!

Data Field Configuration

To change the configuration of the data field
below the VLOC window:
1. Select "Data Field Configuration" from the
Setup Page.
2. Turn the small right knob to select the desired
data field option. The following options are
available:
• VOR/LOC Data — displays the identifier,
distance and radial FROM the tuned VOR sta-
tion active in the VLOC window. When tuned
to a nearby localizer, the localizer identifier,
associated airport and runway are displayed
instead.
• Configurable Data Fields — displays a user-
selectable data field of navigation data (e.g.,
ground speed, track, distance to destination, etc.)
• Traffic Watch — if your 500W-series unit is
connected to other equipment providing traf-
fic alert information (e.g., L3 SKYWATCH™
or RYAN TCAD), a window is provided to
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