Garmin aera 660 Pilot’s Guide190-02017-20 Rev. AAppendix C129Overview Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices 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 aera 660 includes an internal navigation database that provides location andfacility information for thousands of airports, VORs, NDBs, and more. There are twonavigation database products available: the Garmin Navigation database containingcoverage for North America (expanded coverage is planned for the future), andthe Jeppesen Navigation database containing coverage for the world, available inregionalized options. Database purchases are available online (www.fly.garmin.com). However, once the databases are purchased, the ability to download and installdatabases is available from the aera 660 via WiFi.NOTE:Although the Garmin and Jeppesen Navigation Databases containmuch of the same information, pilots may notice differences in behavior,nearest list functionality, airspace display, and map page display details due todata content variations.The following information is provided from the internal navigation database:• *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.• Weather—frequencies associated with an airport (ASOS, ATIS, and AWOS).
