Bug: Ronald Reagan International ATC

The plot thickens
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KMTN is a RWY 33 Intrument approach.

The charts for it are LDA RWY 33

Localizer is 232 deg
Runway is 315

so a 6 degree Offset

But in the Real world Garmin GNS530, it displays as

IMTN
KMTN
ILS 33 ( Not LDA 33)

even though the LDA 19 at KDCA displays as LDA 19

So when is a LDA not an LDA , and an ILS ???

The more you look at this, the more “confusing” it gets !!!

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Answer: Database in the Garmin Simulator is OLD.
Back then the RWY 33 was an ILS.
Now is considered to be a LDA.

Now the question is How old is the MSFS database … Old = ILS New = LDA

Always something new to learn …:stuck_out_tongue:

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