A method for graphically creating a flight course on a display device on an aircraft display system from available terminal area procedures including runways, approaches, approach transitions, STARs and STAR transitions, the method comprising: generating on the display device a navigational map showing an area surrounding an airport; superimposing on the map a graphical representation of available runway procedures for graphically selecting a runway procedure; after selection of a runway procedure, superimposing on the map a graphical representation of the selected runway procedure and corresponding approach procedures for graphically selecting an approach procedure, the approach procedures displayed as corresponding to the selected runway procedure; after selection of an approach procedure, superimposing on the map a graphical representation of the selected approach procedure and corresponding approach transition procedures for graphically selecting an approach transition procedure, the approach transition procedures displayed as corresponding to the selected approach procedure; after selection of an approach transition procedure, superimposing on the map a graphical representation of the selected approach transition procedure and corresponding STAR procedures for graphically selecting a STAR procedure, the STAR procedures displayed graphically as corresponding with the selected approach transition procedure; after selection of a STAR procedure, superimposing on the map a graphical representation of the selected STAR procedure and corresponding STAR transition procedures for graphically selecting a STAR transition procedure, the STAR transition procedures displayed graphically as corresponding with the selected STAR procedure; creating a flight course from selected terminal area procedures. generating on the display device a navigational map showing an area surrounding an airport; superimposing on the map a graphical representation of available runway procedures for graphically selecting a runway procedure; after selection of a runway procedure, superimposing on the map a graphical representation of the selected runway procedure and corresponding approach procedures for graphically selecting an approach procedure, the approach procedures displayed as corresponding to the selected runway procedure; after selection of an approach procedure, superimposing on the map a graphical representation of the selected approach procedure and corresponding approach transition procedures for graphically selecting an approach transition procedure, the approach transition procedures displayed as corresponding to the selected approach procedure; after selection of an approach transition procedure, superimposing on the map a graphical representation of the selected approach transition procedure and corresponding STAR procedures for graphically selecting a STAR procedure, the STAR procedures displayed graphically as corresponding with the selected approach transition procedure; after selection of a STAR procedure, superimposing on the map a graphical representation of the selected STAR procedure and corresponding STAR transition procedures for graphically selecting a STAR transition procedure, the STAR transition procedures displayed graphically as corresponding with the selected STAR procedure; creating a flight course from selected terminal area procedures. <EOS>