Pilot/Controller Glossary
AERONAUTICAL BEACON
This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.
A visual NAVAID displaying flashes of white and/or colored light to indicate the location of an airport, a heliport, a landmark, a certain point of a Federal airway in mountainous terrain, or an obstruction.
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