Term:

AERONAUTICAL BEACON

Meaning: A visual NAVAID displaying flashes of white and/or colored light to indicate the location of an airport, a heliport, a landmark, a certain point of a Federal airway in mountainous terrain, or an obstruction.
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  • AIM
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