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AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV)

Pilot/Controller Glossary with JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

A method of navigation which permits aircraft operation on any desired flight path within the coverage of ground- or space-based navigation aids or within the limits of the capability of self‐contained aids, or a combination of these.

Also called RNAV.

In the 7110.65

Used in 32 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 1-2-6Abbreviations
  2. 2-3-2En Route Data Entries
  3. 2-3-9Clearance Status
  4. 2-3-10Control Symbology
  5. 2-5-1Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes
  6. 4-1-2Exceptions
  7. 4-1-5Fix Use
  8. 4-3-2Departure Clearances
  9. 4-4-1Route Use
  10. 4-4-2Route Structure Transitions
  11. 4-4-4Alternative Routes
  12. 4-4-5Class G Airspace
  13. 4-6-4Holding Instructions
  14. 4-7-1Clearance Information
  15. 4-8-1Approach Clearance
  16. 5-1-6Deviation Advisories
  17. 5-5-1Application
  18. 5-6-2Methods
  19. 5-8-2Initial Heading
  20. 5-8-3Successive or Simultaneous Departures
  21. 5-9-1Vectors to Final Approach Course
  22. 6-2-2Minima on Same Course
  23. 6-4-2Minima on Same, Converging, or Crossing Courses
  24. 6-4-3Minima on Opposite Courses
  25. 6-4-4Separation by Pilots
  26. 6-4-5RNAV Aircraft Along VOR Airways/Routes
  27. 6-5-4Minima Along Other Than Established Airways or Routes
  28. 6-5-5RNAV Minima- Diverging/Crossing Courses
  29. 7-4-4Approaches to Multiple Runways
  30. 8-5-5Radar Identification Application
  31. 8-10-3Longitudinal Separation
  32. 13-1-8Recording of Control Data