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Airway beacon

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000084

Used to mark airway segments in remote mountain areas. The light flashes Morse Code to identify the beacon site.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000084
FieldAviation and air traffic control
SynonymsBeacon
ReferencesAIM; FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000084",
  "term": "Airway beacon",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "Used to mark airway segments in remote mountain areas. The light flashes Morse Code to identify the beacon site.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Beacon"
  ],
  "references": [
    "AIM",
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/airway-beacon/"
}

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