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Performance-based navigation (PBN) [ICAO]

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000717

Area navigation based on performance requirements for aircraft operating along an ATS route, on an instrument approach procedure or in a designated airspace.

NOTE: Performance requirements are expressed in navigation specifications (RNAV specification, RNP specification) in terms of accuracy, integrity, continuity, availability, and functionality needed for the proposed operation in the context of a particular airspace concept.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000717
FieldAviation and air traffic control
SubjectICAO
AbbreviationPBN
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000717",
  "term": "Performance-based navigation (PBN) [ICAO]",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "Area navigation based on performance requirements for aircraft operating along an ATS route, on an instrument approach procedure or in a designated airspace.\n\nNOTE: Performance requirements are expressed in navigation specifications (RNAV specification, RNP specification) in terms of accuracy, integrity, continuity, availability, and functionality needed for the proposed operation in the context of a particular airspace concept.",
  "abbreviation": "PBN",
  "subject": "ICAO",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/performance-based-navigation-pbn-icao/"
}

Record 717 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.