Jeppesen database information – Garmin GPSMAP 396 User Manual

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Jeppesen Database Information

The GPSMAP 396 includes an internal Jeppesen

database that

provides location and facility information for thousands of airports,

VORs, NDBs, and more. Updates to the Jeppesen database are

). The update

program is designed to operate on Windows

-compatible PCs and

requires the included USB Cable to connect your GPSMAP 396 to

the PC’s USB port. The following information is provided from the

internal Jeppesen database:
airport—* identifier, facility name, city/state/country, latitude/

longitude, field elevation, available fuel types, runway designations

and layout, runway surface, runway length, runway width, runway

lighting, communication frequencies, and published approaches.
Weather—frequencies associated with an airport (ASOS, ATIS, and

AWOS).
Vors—* identifier, facility name, city/state/country, location

(latitude/longitude), frequency, service volume (high, low, terminal),

and type (such as VOR-DME, TACAN, and VORTAC).
nDBs—* identifier, facility name, city/state/country, location

(latitude/longitude), and frequency.
intersections—identifier, nearest VOR, radial and distance from

nearest VOR, location (latitude/longitude), and region/country.

artCC—Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
airspace—boundaries (Class B, Class C, Control Zones, SUAs, and

MOAs), controlling agency, and vertical boundaries.
FSS—Flight Service Stations.
* Symbology used for NDBs, VORs, and airports is consistent with

those used on a sectional chart.

Database Updates

Updates to the Jeppesen database are available every 28 days online

(

). The update programs

are designed to operate on Windows

-compatible PCs and requires

the included USB Interface Cable to be connected to the unit and an

available USB port on your computer.

notE: After you perform an update to your Jeppesen database,

verify that all of your flight plans (routes) in your unit are

current. If there is an obsolete Jeppesen aviation point in a saved

route, the route is locked and unusable. You need to create a new

route with current Jeppesen database points.

An optional FlightBook software package is available to assist with

your flight record keeping. Visit the Garmin Web site at