Garmin has released an update for its iOS Garmin Pilot app, bolstering its aviation charting solution, SmartCharts, with a graphical NOTAM overlay. The new tool allows pilots to visualize critical airport data, such as surface closures and runway conditions, directly on airport diagrams. The goal is to provide immediate, easy-to-interpret visual information to improve situational awareness during taxi and flight planning.

The overlay uses specific color codes and symbols to depict the status of airport surfaces. Closed runways, taxiways, and ramps are highlighted in red, with closed runways receiving an additional yellow “X” at each end. Conditional closures, subject to specific terms, are highlighted in yellow to prompt pilots to review the associated text. Additionally, time-based runwa

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