Nearest Airport Criteria Settings - Garmin aera 796 Pilot's Manual

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1.7 NEAREST AIRPORT CRITERIA SETTINGS

The Nearest Airports function allows the pilot to filter out airports that do not meet
a defined criteria. Specific surface types and runway lengths can be defined, as well as
the option to include private airports and/or heliports.
Runway Surface—allows you to set criteria for the type of surface on the runway:
Hard Only—shows only runways with a concrete, asphalt, or similar sealed
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surface.
Hard or Soft—shows all runways except water landing facilities.
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Water Only—shows only water landing facilities.
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Any—shows any runway, regardless of surface type, including water landing
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facilities.
Minimum Runway Length—allows the pilot to enter a specific length for the shortest
runway allowed.
Entering airport criteria:
1) Touch NRST > Airport > Menu > Set Airport Criteria.
2) Touch the desired setting to change ('Runway Surface', 'Include
Private Apts', 'Include Heliports') or touch the '+' or '-' buttons to
increase/decrease the Minimum Runway Length.
Restoring airport criteria defaults:
Touch NRST > Airport > Menu > Restore Default.
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