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Distance from runway varies a lot. On many airfields the markers have been replaced with an [[ILS]] and/or [[VOR-DME]]. The outer marker is sometimes combined with a [[NDB]]. | Distance from runway varies a lot. On many airfields the markers have been replaced with an [[ILS]] and/or [[VOR-DME]]. The outer marker is sometimes combined with a [[NDB]]. | ||
==Airways== | |||
An '''airway''' is a predefined flightpath. It is composed like a normal flightplan of legs between [[VOR]], [[NDB]] and [[fixes]]. Most airways are in [[controlled airspace]]. Airways have names and make the creation of a flightplan easier. For a flightplan only the legs towards and from the airway have to be defined. | |||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Area_Augmentation_System | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Area_Augmentation_System | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Area_Augmentation_System | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Area_Augmentation_System | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airway_%28aviation%29 | |||
*http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ Providing a collection of stations | *http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ Providing a collection of stations | ||
[[Category:Aviation]] | [[Category:Aviation]] | ||