RNAV (GPS) RWY 25L: Deer Valley, Arizona

Flying into the swarm of training, pilots can use this approach for alignment.

Jason Blair

Thursday, July 06, 2023 at 06:27 PM ET

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[Courtesy of Jeppesen. Not for navigational use.]

Key Takeaways:

The RNAV Runway 25L approach at Deer Valley (KDVT) presents procedural nuances, including varied entry points often requiring course reversals and a distinct course change between the initial hold and final approach segment.
Pilots must be aware of specific circling restrictions, such as a non-standard south circle for Runway 7R and no night circling for 25R, in addition to careful parallel runway identification.
The missed approach is a complex multi-segment procedure involving multiple waypoints and turns before a hold, and all holds on this approach are defined by nautical mile leg distances, not time, relying on GPS.

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A busy training and GA-use airport in the northern part of Phoenix, Deer Valley Airport (KDVT) has a limited number of GPS-only approaches from which a pilot might choose. While the weather is rarely IFR in the area, a pilot might choose to use the RNAV Runway 25L procedure to help align with an intended landing runway in the suburban landscape, to avoid confusion with the multiple airports in the area, or just as a part of their training or currency practice.

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