Avionics FAQ

Garmin’s aera™ 500 aviation portable GPS is a comparable replacement for the GPSMAP 296.

The aera™ 500 GPS features a 4.3" touch screen with easy transition from flying to driving with an intuitive, icon-driven user interface. For aviation, aera combines colorfully detailed topography with built-in terrain & obstacles alerting, plus IFR map mode. While in the car, the dual-boot GPS offers the ease & simplicity of Garmins industry leading nuvi® automotive navigator, featuring City Nav NT mapping and audio callout.