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The World's Leading Air Navigation Services Provider

 
 
 

The World's Leading Air Navigation Services Provider

 
 

The World's Leading Air Navigation Services Provider

The World's Leading Air Navigation Services Provider

 
 
 

The World's Leading Air Navigation Services Provider

 
 

The World's Leading Air Navigation Services Provider

 
 

The World's Leading Air Navigation Services Provider

 
 

The World's Leading Air Navigation Services Provider

 
 

The World's Leading Air Navigation Services Provider

 
 

The World's Leading Air Navigation Services Provider

Hughes Aerospace is an FAA-authorized air navigation services provider delivering certified instrument flight procedures, flight inspection, and advanced performance-based navigation solutions for airports, heliports, and next-generation vertical flight operations worldwide.

We Design, Validate and Maintain Instrument Flight Procedures for Helicopters & Airplanes. Hughes also performs Heliport & Airport surveys, Heliport certifications, and provides both IFPV & PEP Services* with our own aircraft.

We are approved by the FAA as a Part 97 Public Service Provider as well as ICAO Endorsed, and certificated by many governments worldwide. Hughes operates its own fleet of aircraft & UAS for Flight Inspection & Aerial Survey. We’ve consistently been first to market with practical solutions that leverage existing & emerging technology involving Vertical Flight & Fixed Wing Operations worldwide; using a variety of innovative satellite-based navigation products & services.

Hughes has always accepted challenges presented by our customers for innovative, effective airspace solutions.

Veteran-Owned Business | 20+ Years of Experience

  • FAA instrument flight procedure provider
  • FAA-authorized Instrument Flight Procedure (IFP) designer
  • FAA-certified to perform Instrument Flight Procedure Maintenance
  • FAA-certified instrument procedure design
  • Part 97 instrument flight procedures
  • COPTER Instrument Flight Procedures
  • FAA Heliport/Vertiport Certification
  • FAA Obstacle Determination
  • FAA-certified Flight Inspections on airfield lighting; VGSI/PAPI Commissioning
  • Instrument flight procedure development company
  • Guided Visual Approaches

Our Services:

Instrument Flight
Procedures

FAA Certified
Flight Inspection

Commissioning
& Maintenance

Obstacle
Determination

Latest News:

FeaturedUncategorizedGarmin and Hughes roll out guided visual approaches
July 28, 2025

Garmin and Hughes roll out guided visual approaches

https://www.businessairnews.com/mag_story.html?ident=34707 Pilots using Garmin WAAS systems were given access to 31 visual procedures offering autopilot-coupled lateral and vertical runway guidance. Garmin has partnered with Hughes Aerospace to launch Guided Visual Approaches, a purchasable…
EventsFeaturedVideosHughes Performs Flight Inspection at Naples Airport
June 7, 2025

Hughes Performs Flight Inspection at Naples Airport

FeaturedArticlesAOPA HUGHES Article April 2025 (PDF)
March 25, 2025

AOPA HUGHES Article April 2025 (PDF)