Beacon

Source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary (definition from the 2023 edition; current: Change 1 of 7 August 2025).

See also

• Aeronautical Beacon
• Airport Rotating Beacon
• Airway Beacon
• Marker Beacon
• Nondirectional Beacon (NDB)
• RADAR

Related terms

• Aerodrome Beacon [ICAO]
• Air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS)
• Discrete Beacon Code
• Inner Marker Beacon
• National Beacon Code Allocation Plan Airspace (NBCAP)
• Nondirectional radio beacon (NDB)

Glossary last updated 2024-07-25.