Put the approach plates side by side and you’ll note the Z has lower weather minimums than the Y. They may also require different aircraft equipment and pilot certification, step-down fixes, and ...

If a pilot needs to circle, a note on the approach plate points out that circling is "Not authorized northwest of Rwy 3-21." The pilot should expect to fly the circle using a normal left traffic ...

For some airports, puckish spirits within the FAA have had fun with the five-letter names. Here is the plate for the RNAV 16 approach to the airport in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Temporary approach plates were available to the pilots in their electronic flightbags, ... the A321 pilots replied simply with “RNAV approach” in almost all their readbacks.