Tag:aeroway=navigationaid

Air navigation aid stations support the different visual systems that help pilots guide their aircraft during flight.

For radio navigation systems use airmark=beacon.

How to Map

Place a node at the location of the navigation aid, and tag with aeroway=navigationaid.

Tags to use in combination

• navigationaid=* specifying the type of navigation
  • navigationaid=als - Approach lighting system
  • navigationaid=papi - Precision approach path indicator
  • navigationaid=vasi - Visual Approach Slope Indicator
  • navigationaid=signal_square - Signal square

Past usage

There was no clear standard of tagging various navigation aid systems in the past. Therefore the data consumers should expect to find these systems marked with any of these tags:

• aeroway=navigationaid
• aeroway=landing_light
• aeroway=approach_light
• airmark=beacon
• man_made=beacon

Also the type of the system was often referenced by key type=*.

Example

• 
  The approach lighting system of Bremen airport
• 
  The PAPI can be seen to the right of the runway. The plane is below the glideslope.

See also

• airmark=beacon - radio navigation aid system
• man_made=beacon - often used as a complementary tag to this tag
• man_made=lighthouse - for tower used to display marine navigation light

Possible Tagging Mistakes

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More details at taginfo

• aeroway=landing_light

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