Navigation

• Ground based and autonomous airborne facilities used

• Most ground based facilities use electromagnetic waves

• Various navigational aids for different flight phases

  • ILS and visual landing aids for final phase of landing
  • VOR/DME and NDB used for en-route phases
  • Performance of all radio aids depend on reflecting terrain
  • INS/IRS autonomous systems used for oceanic air space

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