AIRCRAFT CHARTING SYSTEM WITH MULTI-TOUCH INTERACTION GESTURES FOR MANAGING A ROUTE OF AN AIRCRAFT

A method and apparatus for managing a route for an aircraft or managing a map of an airport. The map is displayed on a display device. A movement of a number of fingers with respect to a number of aeronautical objects on the map is detected. The route for the aircraft is changed or information generated by an operation based on the number of aeronautical objects on the map is displayed in response to detecting the movement of the number of fingers with respect to the number of aeronautical objects on the map.