Pilot/Controller Glossary
AUTOLAND APPROACH
This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.
An autoland system aids by providing control of aircraft systems during a precision instrument approach to at least decision altitude and possibly all the way to touchdown, as well as in some cases, through the landing rollout. The autoland system is a sub-system of the autopilot system from which control surface management occurs. The aircraft autopilot sends instructions to the autoland system and monitors the autoland system performance and integrity during its execution.
Retrieved from ecfr.gov on July 18, 2026.