Garmin GNS 430 - Manual (Page 144)

GNS 430(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 190-00140-00 Rev. P 8-4
SECTION 8
NRST PAGES
8.2 NEAREST AIRPORT PAGE
The Nearest Airport Page displays the identifier, symbol,
bearing, and distance to the nine nearest airports (within
200 nm of the present position). For each airport listed,
the Nearest Airport Page also indicates the best available
approach, common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF),
and the length of the longest runway (Figure 8-9).
Figure 8-9 Nearest Airport Page
Airport Identifier
Symbol, Bearing To,
and Distance To
Best Available
Approach
Current Page Group
Scroll
Bar
Tower or CTAF
Frequency and
Longest Runway
Position of
Current Page
within Current
Page Group
Number of Pages in
Current Page Group
The Nearest Airport Page can be configured to exclude
shorter runways or undesirable runway surface types,
so that the corresponding airports do not appear on the
list. The pilot may wish to use this feature to exclude
seaplane bases or runway lengths which would be difficult
or impossible to land upon. See Section 10.5, Setup Page
2: Nearest Airport Criteria for additional details.
The Nearest Airport Page may be used to quickly tune
the COM transceiver to a nearby airport. The selected
frequency is placed in the standby field of the COM
Window and activated using the COM Flip-flop Key.
To quickly tune the common traffic advisory
frequency (CTAF) from the Nearest Airport
Page:
1) Select the Nearest Airport Page, using the steps
outlined in Section 8.1.
2) Press the small right knob to activate the
cursor.
3) Turn the large right knob to scroll through the
list, highlighting the COM frequency associated
with the desired airport (Figure 8-10).
Figure 8-10 COM Frequency Highlighted
4) Press the ENT Key to place the selected
frequency in the standby field of the COM
Window (Figure 8-11).
Figure 8-11 Frequency Moved to Standby Field