Garmin GTN™ 650Xi
Full IFR GPS/NAV/COMM for panels where space is at a premium. The GTN 650Xi takes WAAS IFR GPS, VHF nav/ILS, a full comm radio and a moving map and puts them into a slim, 4.9″ touchscreen package. It’s a natural step up from older GPS or nav/comm units — or a smaller alternative to the GTN 750Xi — with faster processing, crisp graphics and tight integration with Garmin glass and autopilots.
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Why Pilots Choose the GTN 650Xi
Many IFR panels are limited by vertical space in the radio stack. You may want a full IFR GPS/NAV/COMM, but a 6-inch-tall navigator simply won’t fit without major panel surgery. The GTN 650Xi was built for these panels — offering the same class of IFR capability as its larger sibling in a shorter form factor.
Compared to older GPS or nav/comm combinations, GTN 650Xi boots quickly, renders maps smoothly and gives you a clean touchscreen interface for flight plan editing, procedure loading and frequency tuning. It also slides into many existing GTN 650 installations with minimal rework, giving you a path forward if you already fly behind an earlier GTN.
- WAAS IFR GPS with LPV, LNAV/VNAV, LNAV and ILS capability
- Integrated GPS/NAV/COMM in a compact 2.65″ tall radio stack unit
- Designed as a slide-in upgrade for many existing GTN 650 panels
What the GTN 650Xi Does in Your Panel
IFR Navigation and Procedures
The GTN 650Xi gives you modern WAAS IFR GPS with the ability to fly LPV and other RNAV approaches where published, plus traditional VOR/LOC/ILS. You can visualize departures, arrivals, holds and approaches on the moving map, making it easier to see how a clearance will play out before you accept it.
Built-In Comm Radio and Smarter Frequency Handling
With a 10-watt (or optional 16-watt) VHF comm inside, the GTN 650Xi handles your primary radio work as well as navigation. You get standby-frequency monitoring, one-press access to 121.5, plus a frequency database that can prefill tower, ground, ATIS and center frequencies as you work your way along a route.
Moving Map, Traffic, Weather and More
The high-resolution display can show a detailed moving map with overlays for terrain, obstacles, SafeTaxi diagrams at many airports, and traffic/weather when connected to compatible ADS-B or datalink sources. Rather than juggling several different boxes, you can keep more of what matters in one place.
Touchscreen Workflow and Connext Connectivity
GTN 650Xi uses a touchscreen interface with an on-screen QWERTY keyboard plus familiar concentric knobs for those times you prefer hardware. With an optional Flight Stream 510, it can share flight plans and databases wirelessly with compatible tablets and other Garmin equipment, reducing the chore of keypad pushing and database updates.
How the GTN 650Xi Works
with the Rest of Your Avionics
- With GI 275 or G5
Use GI 275 or G5 as your primary or backup flight instruments and display CDI/HSI guidance from the GTN 650Xi, including vertical guidance on RNAV and ILS approaches. - With G500 TXi / G600 TXi / G3X Touch
Let your glass panel show flight plans, maps, traffic and weather supplied by the GTN 650Xi, so more of your attention can stay on the primary flight display instead of bouncing around the stack. - With GFC 500 or GFC 600 Autopilots
Give your autopilot high-quality guidance for climbs, descents, holding patterns, procedure turns and more. With compatible autopilots, GTN 650Xi supports advanced features like VNAV profiles and radius-to-fix legs for smoother, more precise IFR flying. - With aera 760, D2 Air X10 and Garmin Pilot
Add portable and wearable layers for backup maps, charts and quick-glance information, and use Connext for flight plan transfer where supported.
Installed and Certified by
Top Flight Avionics and The CERTMAN
A GTN 650Xi isn’t just a box swap; it’s the heart of your IFR workflow. Top Flight Avionics starts by looking at what you already have — radios, transponder, audio panel, instruments and autopilot — then helps you decide whether a GTN 650Xi, a GTN 750Xi, or one of Garmin’s compact IFR GPS units is the best match for your aircraft and budget.
Once you choose a path, we handle the installation, wiring, configuration and flight testing so the navigator works as advertised with the rest of your panel. Through The CERTMAN, we can also perform or coordinate IFR, VFR and transponder/pitot-static checks so the airplane leaves with a clean paper trail and a configuration we’d be comfortable flying behind ourselves.