Garmin aera 500 - Manual (Page 39)

Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. A
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1.7 NeareSt airPOrt criteria SettiNGS
The Nearest Airports Option Menu 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
surface.
• Hard or Soft—shows all runways except water landing facilities.
• Water Only—shows only water landing facilities.
• Any—shows any runway, regardless of surface type, including water landing
facilities.
Minimum Runway Length—allows the pilot to enter a specific length for the shortest
runway allowed.
Entering airport criteria:
1) From the 'Home' Screen, touch Nearest > 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.
Or:
To restore defaults, touch menu > Restore default.
Restoring airport criteria defaults:
See the ‘Entering Airport Criteria’ procedure above.