Garmin Expands Navigation Database To Include Africa

Aircraft owners and operators can now purchase Garmin’s navigation database with coverage of Africa, for use with Garmin integrated flight decks, navigators, flight displays, portable units, and other devices. The new coverage adds more than 40 countries in Africa and includes en route and airspace data, instrument procedures, frequencies, and airport information.

Buyers can add the Africa nav database by purchasing the new Transatlantic OnePak subscription, which includes Africa, Europe, and the Americas, and it can be installed on all compatible avionics in an aircraft and on an eligible Garmin portable device. Price for the Transatlantic OnePak starts at $999, or with FliteCharts terminal procedures, $1,399. Customers can also update a navigation database only with a standalone Africa package for $449 or a single-month option at $149.

According to Garmin, the Africa database allows users of the Garmin Pilot app to view additional VFR information in South Africa, including airport arrival and departure routes and visual reference points.

To add the Africa database, buyers can use Garmin’s aviation database manager on their computers, which can automatically download the latest updates for transfer to a device or data card. Alternatively, Garmin’s Database Concierge loads updates into the Garmin Pilot app for wireless transfer to compatible avionics. Aircraft equipped with Garmin’s PlaneSync connected aircraft management system can upload databases automatically via 4G LTE or Wi-Fi connections on the ground.