PBN Benefits: Increased Accessibility
PBN makes it possible for passengers to get where they want to go, when they want to go there, no matter where it is. Even if the destination airport is in mountainous terrain more than two miles high, PBN provides reliable performance rain or shine, day or night. Construction projects or ground-based navigation outages don't need to disrupt an airline's schedule.
Reliable, Safe Access in Any Terrain
PBN makes it possible for passengers to get where they want to go, when they want to go there, no matter where it is. Even if the destination airport is in mountainous terrain more than two miles high, advanced PBN provides reliable performance rain or shine, day or night. Construction projects or ground-based navigation outages don't need to disrupt an airline's schedule.
New Market Access
Because PBN can allow consistent takeoff and landing in difficult terrain, at high altitudes, and in all kinds of weather, airlines can finally serve terrain- and obstacle-challenged airports where scheduled service was impractical before.
Lower Minima
PBN is able to guide the aircraft around obstacles, lowering landing minima (the height at which crews must be able to see the runway to carry out the landing). Lower landing minima reduce flight diversions and cancellations due to weather.
Increased Reliability
Since RNP does not rely on ground-based navigation aids, navigation beacons are not required.