Definition
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 Pilot/Controller Glossary (verbatim from the Federal Aviation Regulations).
Where This Term Is Used
- 14 CFR § 91.511 — § 91.511 Communication and navigation equipment for overwater operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.131 — § 91.131 Operations in Class B airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.171 — § 91.171 VOR equipment check for IFR operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.175 — § 91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR.
4 sections reference this term in their FAR Decoded content.