Instrument Flight Procedure Design for airports and Terminal Areas is an increasingly complex activity because of evolving navigation technology, growing air traffic, congested airspace, environmental concerns etc.
Conventional and new RNAV/PBN flight procedure design is also complexed by legislation and design rules. Quality assurance of designed procedures is a mandatory element and Isavia ANS Flight Procedure Design department has the infrastructure and expertise to design and verify Flight Procedures, including:
- Non-precision Instrument Approach Procedures design or verification, including Global Navigation Satellite System procedure (e.g. VOR/DME, NDB, Localizer and GNSS)
- Precision Instrument Approach Procedure design or verification (e.g. ILS)
- Standard Arrival Route (STAR) and Standard Instrument Departure (SID) Procedure design or verification
- Air Route (including RNAV) and Airspace design or verification
- Obstacle Evaluation based on both ICAO Annex 14 Aerodromes and ICAO Annex 15 Aeronautical Information Services
Contact us: flightprocedures@isavia.is
This service is conducted in accordance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARP’s).
Requirements and standards include:
- Quality Assurance Manual for Flight Procedure Design (ICAO Doc 9906)
- ICAO PANS-OPS Doc 8168 /OPS /611. Procedure for Air Navigation services. Aircraft Operations. Volume II, Construction of Visual and Instrument Flight Procedures
- ICAO DOC 9905 Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR) Procedure Design Manual
Flight procedure designers at Isavia ANS designs flight procedures primarily for Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.