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Aeronautical beacons

Scope note

Visual aids to navigation displaying flashes of white or colored light or both, used to indicate the location of airports, landmarks, and certain points of the federal airways in mountainous terrain and to mark hazards. MHDST2

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000181600

Broader Terms used

beacons

Term used for

beacons, aeronautical

Equivalent Terms used

aeronautical beacon

Created

13yrs ago

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