What map does an airplane pilot use to navigate through the air?

Most modern aircraft are very reliant on computer systems and GPS.

However, pilots are still trained how to navigate via paper maps in case of electronic failures or some planes are just not equiped with advanced systems.

In most cases a lot of general flight is done on a variety of different maps, each map includes various details pertaining to the area that map covers. Examples of these maps might be a VTA Map (VFR Terminal Area). VNC (VFR Navigation Charts) or even WAC (World Aeronautical Charts). If you are curious as to what they look like or how expansive they are they can normally be easily bought or viewed at your local flight club or pilot/aviation shop.

Pilots also use different approach charts which are small easily readable charts, ussually small enough to clip onto the control yoke. They usually have diagrams and information on them pertaining to a particular airport or runway so that a pilot has all the information they need for a certain approach right in front of them in a clean small piece of paper.