Garmin G3X Pilot’s Guide190-01115-00 Rev. JAppendix C363SystemOverviewFlightInstruments EISCNSInterfaceGPSNavigationFlightPlanningHazardAvoidanceAdditionalFeaturesIntegratedAutopilot Annun/Alerts Appendix IndexAIRPORT DIRECTORY DATABASESThe AOPA Airport Directory provides data on airports and heliports throughout theU.S. and it is updated on a 56-day cycle. Detailed information for over 5,300 U.S.airports, along with the names and phone numbers of thousands of FBOs can beviewed. This service allows the pilot to plan an overnight, choose fuel stops, findground transportation, etc.Optional airport directory databases such as AC-U-KWIK are also supported. AC-U-KWIK provides complete listings of FBOs, charter companies, fuel suppliers, groundtransportation, maintenance and catering services at public airports across the world.NAVIGATION DATABASEThe G3X includes an internal navigation database that provides location and facilityinformation for thousands of airports, VORs, NDBs, and more. Updates to the navigationdatabase are available every 28 days online (www.fly.garmin.com). There are twonavigation database products available: the Jeppesen Navigation Database, whichis sourced by Jeppesen, and the US VFR Navigation Database sourced by AeroNavProducts, a division of the FAA.NOTE: Although the Jeppesen Navigation Database and the US VFR Navi-gation Database contain much of the same information, pilots may noticedifferences in behavior, nearest list functionality, direct-to functionality, andmap page display due to data content variations. The US VFR NavigationDatabase, by AeroNav Products, does not contain any approach data.• *Airport—identifier, facility name, city/state/country, latitude/longitude, fieldelevation, available fuel types, runway designations and layout, runway surface,runway length, runway width, runway lighting, communication frequencies, andpublished approaches (Jeppesen Navigation Database only).• 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.
