Avionics
Easier Arrival Arranged for Landing on Aspen Runway 33
Honeywell FMS guided visual approach ensures a stabilized flightpath
Aspen FMS guided visual approach
Honeywell’s FMS guided visual approach into Aspen’s Runway 33 helps pilots fly a stabilized flightpath to the runway end.

Honeywell has released the latest of its FMS guided visual (FGV) approaches to one of the most challenging airports in the U.S., Runway 33 at Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (KASE). Most pilots land on Aspen’s Runway 15, but if the winds favor Runway 33, it’s difficult to safely fly a stabilized visual approach due to mountainous terrain near the runway end.

FGV approaches are loaded from the flight management system (FMS) and designed to guide the flight crew safely to the runway end with comfortable angles of bank and descent, on a stabilized approach, while avoiding problem areas such as terrain, airspace, obstacles, or other encroachments.

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