Nearest Navaids is a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 EFB application that displays nearby radio navigation stations and nearby airports around the user’s current aircraft position.
Features
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Separate
lists for VOR, NDB, TACAN, and nearby airports.
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Selectable
distance ranges with bearing and distance information.
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Station
and airport type icons for quick identification, including airports and
seaports.
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Airport
rows include available frequency types and longest runway information,
including runway pair, length, and surface type where available.
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Airport
details page with grouped COM frequencies such as ATIS, Clearance, Ground,
Tower, Approach, Departure, and Unicom where available.
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ILS
/ LOC information for airports where supported by the simulator navdata,
including runway, ident, course, and frequency where available.
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Information
page explaining available navigation aids, airport information, frequency
types, longest runway data, and tuning behavior.
Tuning
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When
a VOR, NDB, or TACAN station is selected, the app can send the corresponding
frequency or TACAN channel to the simulator radio system, supporting NAV, ADF,
and TACAN tuning where applicable.
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When
an airport COM frequency is selected, the app can tune it to COM1 or COM2,
active or standby.
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When
an airport ILS / LOC frequency is selected, the app can tune it to NAV1 or
NAV2, active or standby.
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Some
aircraft may not include every supported radio type, so certain tune commands
may have no visible cockpit effect depending on the aircraft.
Performance and purpose
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Built
with performance in mind for console users and users with lower-spec PCs
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Designed
as a lightweight cockpit utility to help users quickly identify nearby radio
navigation aids, nearby airports, runway information, COM frequencies, and ILS
/ LOC frequencies directly from the EFB.
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Useful
for aircraft without advanced GPS systems, classic or analog panels, military
aircraft using TACAN, and situations where quick airport or frequency reference
is needed during flight.
The app is expected to be released soon exclusively on the MSFS2024 Marketplace.
