Chart Wise: Finger Lakes RNAV Rwy 1

It's a straightforward T-bar approach to this wine country airport in New York.

Monday, February 19, 2024 at 11:33 AM ET

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Here's a GPS look at the RNAV Runway 1 approach at Finger Lakes Regional Airport (0G7) in Seneca Falls, New York. [Image: Jeppesen]

Key Takeaways:

The RNAV (GPS) Runway 1 approach at Finger Lakes Regional Airport (0G7) is unique for a non-towered field, listing three different approach control frequencies (Syracuse, Rochester, and Elmira) due to its location at the confluence of multiple control sectors.
The missed approach procedure is distinctive, requiring a left turn back to the HADCI waypoint for a hold, contrary to typical straight-ahead GPS missed approaches.
Pilots must obtain the local altimeter setting from the airport's AWOS-3; failure to do so and relying on a non-local setting will result in increased DA/MDA altitudes and visibility minimums.
This approach is restricted to aircraft flying at speeds applicable to categories A and B (121 knots or less), meaning aircraft in categories C or D cannot use this procedure.

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If you are heading up to the Finger Lakes region of New York for some hiking, biking, boating, fishing, skiing—or even just to visit a few vineyards for some wine tasting—you might choose to use the Finger Lakes Regional Airport (0G7) in Seneca Falls to launch your adventures when arriving by air. The RNAV (GPS) Runway 1 is a pretty straightforward T-bar GPS approach you might leverage in IFR conditions to get you to the airport— not unusual as the autumn days cool and fog layers into the lakes.

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