Aviation Dictionary

Area navigation (RNAV)

Allows a pilot to fly a selected course to a predetermined point without the need to overfly ground-based navigation facilities, by using waypoints.

Dictionary Term

Area navigation (RNAV)

Definitions

Allows a pilot to fly a selected course to a predetermined point without the need to overfly ground-based navigation facilities, by using waypoints.
is a method of navigation that permits aircraft operations on any desired flight path

References

14 C.F.R. Part 1, Federal Aviation Administration, 2026
Instrument Procedures Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2017