The FAA proposes to decommission 736 NDB and VOR/DME instrument approaches as part of its transition to satellite-based navigation. This action targets approaches deemed "redundant or underutilized" ...

Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range (VOR) stations are aging, ground-based radio navigation aids that historically provided aircraft with bearing information. Despite ongoing decommissioning, ...

The article emphasizes the critical importance of proactively and accurately setting up avionics, prioritizing the primary navigation device for the final approach course (e.g., ILS, VOR, GPS) as ...

The St. Charles County Smartt Airport (KSET) VOR approach is useful for general aviation, particularly in bad weather or when navigating the busy St. Louis Class B airspace, with pilots often vectored ...