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=txe – Taxiway-Edge (blue)
  • navigationaid=txc – Beaconing taxiway centreline (green)
  • navigationaid=rwe – Runway edge (white)
  • navigationaid=tdz – Touchdown zone (white)
  • navigationaid=rgl – Runway guard light (yellow)
  • navigationaid=reil – Runway end identifier lights
  • navigationaid=beacon – rotating aerodrome beacon

Example

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  The approach lighting system of Bremen airport
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  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
• man_made=compass_rose

Possible tagging mistakes

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More details at taginfo

• aeroway=landing_light

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