Chart Wise: Canyonlands Regional (KCNY) VOR-A

Approach to Moab, Utah, airport requires precision, planning, and a little old-school know-how.

Jason Blair

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 08:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

A general aviation airplane in the Moab, Utah, area [Credit: Redtail Air Adventures/Alice Gubler]

Key Takeaways:

The Canyonlands Regional Airport (KCNY) VOR-A approach is not authorized if the R-6413 restricted area to the west is active, as the procedure turn would enter it.
This approach requires DME (or IFR GPS) for waypoint identification and is an "Alpha" approach, meaning it's not a straight-in and necessitates a circle-to-land maneuver (circling is not authorized for Runway 15/33).
The procedure involves a procedure turn after crossing the OAB VOR, and the missed approach point is simply defined by the passage of the OAB VOR.

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The close proximity to Canyonlands National Park might just be reason enough for a pilot to choose Canyonlands Regional Airport (KCNY) near Moab, Utah, as a next destination. If the conditions were less than VFR, they would be left with a choice of approaches that includes an RNAV GPS RWY 3 and a VOR-A. Let’s go old school on this one and dig into the VOR-A.

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