A display system for an aircraft, comprising: a database storing runway references data and information associated with a predefined visual segment for the aircraft, wherein the visual segment is a two dimensional area on the ground the visual segment having a regular construction with a length and a width defined by flight regulations, the visual segment having a first boundary that is at a predetermined distance from the front of the aircraft and extending by a predetermined distance to a second boundary, said predetermined distance corresponding to the length of the visual segment; a flight management system providing navigation data relating to the aircraft; a processing unit configured to determine the position and dimensions relative to the aircraft of the visual segment for the aircraft from the information stored in the database and as a function of the aircraft navigation data provided by the flight management system, said processing unit being further configured to generate display commands based on the visual segment; and a display device coupled the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and to display symbology representing the visual segment (250, 350) as a visual segment marker (450, 484). wherein, during a landing situation at a runway, the processing unit is further configured to determine runway references associated with said runway from information stored in the database, wherein the display commands are further based on the runway references, and wherein the display device is further configured to display symbology representing the runway references as runway reference markers (470, 486) for the runway reference markers being positioned within the visual segment marker, the position of the runway reference markers being relative to the position of the visual segment marker, wherein the display device is configured to display an aircraft symbol (412, 482) with the runway reference markers and the visual segment marker, the position of the aircraft symbol being relative to the position of the visual marker and the runway reference markers. a database storing runway references data and information associated with a predefined visual segment for the aircraft, wherein the visual segment is a two dimensional area on the ground the visual segment having a regular construction with a length and a width defined by flight regulations, the visual segment having a first boundary that is at a predetermined distance from the front of the aircraft and extending by a predetermined distance to a second boundary, said predetermined distance corresponding to the length of the visual segment; a flight management system providing navigation data relating to the aircraft; a processing unit configured to determine the position and dimensions relative to the aircraft of the visual segment for the aircraft from the information stored in the database and as a function of the aircraft navigation data provided by the flight management system, said processing unit being further configured to generate display commands based on the visual segment; and a display device coupled the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and to display symbology representing the visual segment (250, 350) as a visual segment marker (450, 484). wherein, during a landing situation at a runway, the processing unit is further configured to determine runway references associated with said runway from information stored in the database, wherein the display commands are further based on the runway references, and wherein the display device is further configured to display symbology representing the runway references as runway reference markers (470, 486) for the runway reference markers being positioned within the visual segment marker, the position of the runway reference markers being relative to the position of the visual segment marker, wherein the display device is configured to display an aircraft symbol (412, 482) with the runway reference markers and the visual segment marker, the position of the aircraft symbol being relative to the position of the visual marker and the runway reference markers.