Use the big knob and find the nearest page. Then small knob for nearest airport, vor, ndb, etc. (Trying to remember) but I beleive if you push the knob in you can select a waypoint and go direct from there. When you dial in a airport you are getting the distance from the airport referance waypoint (not always the center of the airport). At a large airport like KLAX it could be a signifigant distance from where the actual VOR is located.