NAVAID

NAVAID

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  • NAVIGATIONAL AID (NAVAID) - Any visual or electronic device airborne or on the surface which provides point-to-point guidance information or position data to aircraft in flight. 
  • AIR NAVIGATION FACILITY - Any facility used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including landing areas, lights, any apparatus or equipment for disseminating weather information, for signaling, for radio-directional finding, or for radio or other electrical communication, and any other structure or mechanism having a similar purpose for guiding or controlling flight in the air or the landing and takeoff of aircraft. 

Source: FAA JO 7110.65 ATC

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