Until the recent slowdown in travel because of the COVID-19 virus, Branson, Missouri, was a top destination in the Ozarks for families with kids, boasting a host of live shows, restaurants, golf courses, museums, hiking trails and much more. While everyone hopes the lull in flying to getaways such as Branson will be short, the current downtime offers pilots a perfect opportunity to tune up their IFR chart-reading skills. This time, we offer up the RNAV (GPS) Runway 32 approach into Branson’s privately owned, public- use airport (KBBG), sporting a 7,140-foot runway where most of the traffic is itinerant, not local flight training.
Chart Wise: Branson RNAV (GPS) RWY 32
Key Takeaways:
- The RNAV (GPS) Rwy 32 approach at KBBG emphasizes careful pre-flight planning, including choosing initial approach fixes for efficiency and verifying the correct airport to avoid confusion with the similarly aligned KPLK.
- Pilots in non-WAAS aircraft must adhere to specific LNAV MDA step-down minimums to clear obstacles and precisely calculate the required descent rate based on groundspeed for the 3-degree glidepath.
- The approach features a straightforward missed approach procedure, requiring a straight climb ahead to 4,000 feet MSL to WITUB, often managed by GPS and autopilot systems.
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