prime navaids facilities

prime navaids facilities

[′prīm ′na‚vādz fə‚sil·əd·ēz]

(navigation)

Navigational aid facilities that, under certain operational environments (for example, weather or mission) are considered to be essential to the safe completion of departure and approach-to-land maneuvering by aircraft; these facilities may include RAPCON, GCA, ILS, TACAN, VOR, and associated critical air-traffic control communications equipments.

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