B747-400
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach
Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Aircraft; Company Policy; Human Factors
Upon final approach to XXL on [an] ASR approach into ZZZZ the Pilot Flying elected and performed a go around approximately 2-3 miles from runway. The decision to go around was due to being high on glide path and in bad position to land at the final descent point. After the go around; Approach Control gave vectors to 7-mile final for another approach to XXL. The Pilot Flying was able to acquire a better sight picture and glide path; then landed without further issue. The crew had to do a radar approach as no approaches for ZZZZ are available in the FMC database for the open runway; XXL/XR. The ASR final descent point did not put the aircraft in a position for pilot flying to see PAPIs to refine glide path. In addition; the sloping terrain just off the end of the runway gives illusion of lower position on glide slope that actual position. Runway XXR/XL is closed for an extended duration due to construction. All approaches in FMC database are for the closed runway. Our company version of Flight Deck Pro has approaches available to XXL/XR so consideration should be given to adding these approaches to the FMC database since ZZZZ is [an] airport with regular flights by company aircraft.
Flight Crew flying 747-400 performs go around on approach.