Airway Beacon .kmz Files Available!
Now available, .kmz files of airway beacon data for use in Google Maps/Earth!
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Airway Beacon .gpx Files Available
Now available: .gpx files of airway beacon data!
Maintenance of Airway Beacon Facilities: 1962 Manual
Learn about the characteristics, operation and maintenance of airway beacon facilities, from the early acetylene-powered beacons to the familiar Crouse-Hinds DCB-36 beacons!
Arrow in Clark County, Nevada
Marici Reid has submitted photographs of an intact arrow south of Las Vegas.
Gaps on the Map: Pueblo, Colorado to Cheyenne, Wyoming Beacons
Jeff Johnson interpolates the positions of airway beacons along the Pueblo—Cheyenne route that don’t appear in the NGS database!
Beacon Tower Near Polkinghorne Spring, Nevada
Jack Fawcett visited this nearly intact beacon tower near Polkinghorne Spring, Nevada.
Beacons 62 and 64 in Eastern PA
Bob Pastore submitted the following evidence of what remains of Beacon 62 in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania.
Airway Beacon 10 near East Hampton, Connecticut
Michael LaRose investigated the former site of New York—Boston Beacon 10.
Airway Tower Near Battle Mountain, Nevada
Jack Fawcett, a retired Nevada surveyor and pilot, submitted photos of the airway tower south of Battle Mountain, Nevada.
Beacon Near Plainfield, Illinois
Roger Helm has submitted photos and information about a beacon north of Plainfield, Illinois.