The following is an incomplete list of airway beacons drawn from the NGS database of survey marks.
Most if not all of these beacons no longer exist, but their locations and remains are of historical interest.
The letter following the Monumented/Observed date indicates:
O = Observed
* = First history is undated, date is for first dated report or
First history is dated after subsequent history report
The letter following the last report date:
D = Last reported "Destroyed"
N = Last reported "Not Found"
P = Last reported "Poor"
S = Last report indicates "See Description"
* = Last report is prior to a previous report
Red text indicates a value that is not present on the NGS datasheets but was determined by Zhanna's research. PIDs are clickable links to the updated NGS datasheets.
This file was originally created in April 2003 and had a major update in June 2003.
Zhanna continues to play with the data, reorganizing and updating as necessary.
If you have additions or corrections that you think should be made to this list, please contact me through my user account (rogbarn) at geocaching.com, or e-mail Zhanna directly.
(Many thanks to Zhanna for providing space to host this list.)
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| PID | Designation | State | County | USGS Quad | Elevation | Mon/Obs date | Mon/Obs by | Last report date | First city | Second city | Marker type | Bcn # | Airport? | Arrow? | Airway |
| CN3042 | AVIATION BEACON | AL | DALLAS | SELMA | 32 24 00.8/087 02 23.7 | N | N | ||||||||
| BG4136 | ATLANTA MOBILE AWY BCN 15 | AL | BALDWIN | DYAS (1994) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1975 (D) | ATLANTA | MOBILE | AIRWAY BEACON | 15 | N | N | ||
| BT2172 | MEMPHIS TAMPA AIRWAY BCN 37 | AL | BARBOUR | ARITON (1981) | UNK | 1943 (O) | 1943 | MEMPHIS | TAMPA | AIRWAY BEACON | 37 | N | N | Blue 3 | |
| DH2498 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 66 | AL | BLOUNT | LEEDS (1978) | UNK | 1939 (O) | 1939 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 66 | N | N | ||
| DH2502 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN RED | AL | BLOUNT | IRONDALE (1978) | UNK | 1939 (O) | 1939 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||
| BU1892 | BEACON 23 GREEN AIRWAY 6 | AL | BUTLER | GEORGIANA WEST (1981) | UNK | 1944 (O) | 1944 | AIRWAY BEACON | 6 | N | N | Green 6 | |||
| BU1878 | BEACON 24 GREEN AIRWAY 6 | AL | BUTLER | GREENVILLE WEST (1986) | UNK | 1944 (O) | 1944 | AIRWAY BEACON | 6 | Y | N | Green 6 | |||
| CM2264 | NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA AWY BCN 34 | AL | CHAMBERS | CUSSETA (1983) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1943 | ATLANTA | NEW ORLEANS | AIRWAY BEACON | 34 | N | N | Green 6 | |
| CM2197 | NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA AWY BCN 35 | AL | CHAMBERS | LANETT SOUTH (1984) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | ATLANTA | NEW ORLEANS | AIRWAY BEACON | 35 | N | N | ||
| CN2944 | BIRMINGHAM MONTGOMERY BCN 28 | AL | CHILTON | MITCHELL DAM (1971) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | BIRMINGHAM | MONTGOMERY | AIRWAY BEACON | 28 | N | N | Blue 3 | |
| DG3612 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 71 | AL | CLEBURNE | CHOCCOLOCCO (1983) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 71 | N | N | ||
| DG3461 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 72 | AL | CLEBURNE | FRUITHURST (1980) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 72 | N | N | ||
| BU1919 | BEACON 19 GREEN AIRWAY 6 | AL | CONECUH | RANGE (1971) | UNK | 1944 (O) | 1944 | AIRWAY BEACON | 19 | N | N | Green 6 | |||
| BU1915 | BEACON 20 GREEN AIRWAY 6 | AL | CONECUH | BELLEVILLE (1971) | UNK | 1944 (O) | 1944 | AIRWAY BEACON | 20 | Y | N | Green 6 | |||
| BU1894 | BEACON 21 GREEN AIRWAY 6 | AL | CONECUH | LYEFFION (1986) | UNK | 1944 (O) | 1961 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 21 | N | N | Green 6 | |||
| CN2983 | NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA AVN BCN | AL | DALLAS | JONES (1982) | UNK | 1930 (O) | 1930 | ATLANTA | NEW ORLEANS | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||
| CN2945 | NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA AWY BCN 30 | AL | ELMORE | BRASSELL (1987) | UNK | 1943 (O) | 1943 | ATLANTA | NEW ORLEANS | AIRWAY BEACON | 30 | N | N | Green 6 | |
| BU1939 | ATLANTA MOBILE AIRWAY BCN 18 | AL | ESCAMBIA | HUXFORD (1986) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1938 | ATLANTA | MOBILE | AIRWAY BEACON | 18 | N | N | ||
| CO1141 | AIRWAY BCN 56 SW OF CLINTON | AL | GREENE | WEST GREENE (1970) | UNK | 1955 (O) | 1955 | AIRWAY BEACON | 56 | N | N | ||||
| DH2628 | FT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 57 | AL | GREENE | MANTUA (1970) | UNK | 1939 (O) | 1939 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 57 | N | N | ||
| BT2097 | MEMPHIS TAMPA AIRWAY BCN 41 | AL | HOUSTON | COTTONWOOD (1980) | UNK | 1943 (O) | 1943 | MEMPHIS | TAMPA | AIRWAY BEACON | 41 | N | N | Blue 3 | |
| DH2507 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 62 | AL | JEFFERSON | CONCORD (1979) | UNK | 1939 (O) | 1939 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 62 | N | N | ||
| DH2490 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 63 | AL | JEFFERSON | BESSEMER (1988) | UNK | 1939 (O) | 1939 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 63 | N | N | ||
| DH2499 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 65 | AL | JEFFERSON | IRONDALE (1978) | UNK | 1939 (O) | 1939 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 65 | N | N | ||
| CM2251 | NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA AWY BCN 33 | AL | LEE | AUBURN (1983) | UNK | 1943 (O) | 1983 | ATLANTA | NEW ORLEANS | AIRWAY BEACON | 33 | Y | N | Green 6 | |
| CN2950 | BEACON 26 GREEN AIRWAY 6 | AL | LOWNDES | SANDY RIDGE (1985) | UNK | 1944 (O) | 1944 | AIRWAY BEACON | 6 | N | N | Green 6 | |||
| BU1875 | NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA AWY BCN 25 | AL | LOWNDES | FORT DEPOSIT (1986) | UNK | 1943 (O) | 1943 | ATLANTA | NEW ORLEANS | AIRWAY BEACON | 25 | N | N | Green 6 | |
| CM2310 | NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA AWY BCN 32 | AL | MACON | NOTASULGA (1971) | UNK | 1943 (O) | 1943 | ATLANTA | NEW ORLEANS | AIRWAY BEACON | 32 | N | N | Green 6 | |
| BH2039 | AIRWAY BEACON 10 | AL | MOBILE | BIG POINT (1982) | UNK | 1942 (O) | 1942 | AIRWAY BEACON | 10 | N | N | ||||
| BH2032 | AIRWAY BEACON 11 | AL | MOBILE | ST ELMO (1982) | UNK | 1942 (O) | 1942 | AIRWAY BEACON | 11 | N | N | ||||
| CN2946 | BIRMINGHAM JACKSONVILLE BCN 32 | AL | MONTGOMERY | TEASLEYS MILL (1971) | UNK | 1943 (O) | 1943 | BIRMINGHAM | JACKSONVILLE | AIRWAY BEACON | 32 | N | N | Blue 3 | |
| BT2183 | MEMPHIS TAMPA AIRWAY BCN 35 | AL | PIKE | BANKS (1968) | UNK | 1943 (O) | 1943 | MEMPHIS | TAMPA | AIRWAY BEACON | 35 | N | N | Blue 3 | |
| DH2457 | COLUMBIANA MTN BCN | AL | SHELBY | COLUMBIANA (1980) | UNK | 1971 (O) | 1971 | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| CO1164 | AIRWAY BCN 54 4 MI N OF BOYD | AL | SUMTER | EMELLE (1987) | UNK | 1955 (O) | 1955 | AIRWAY BEACON | 54 | N | N | ||||
| DH2430 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 68 | AL | TALLADEGA | EASTABOGA (1972) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1957 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 68 | N | N | ||
| DG3626 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 70B | AL | TALLADEGA | OXFORD (1983) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1980 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 70B | N | N | ||
| CM2320 | NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA AWY BCN 31 | AL | TALLAPOOSA | CARRVILLE (1981) | UNK | 1943 (O) | 1943 | ATLANTA | NEW ORLEANS | AIRWAY BEACON | 31 | N | N | Green 6 | |
| DH2620 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 58 | AL | TUSCALOOSA | COKER (1978) | UNK | 1939 (O) | 1939 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 58 | N | N | ||
| DH2567 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 60 | AL | TUSCALOOSA | LAKE NICOL (1974) | UNK | 1939 (O) | 1939 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 60 | N | N | ||
| DH2563 | FT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 61 | AL | TUSCALOOSA | BROOKWOOD (1983) | UNK | 1939 (O) | 1939 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 61 | N | N | ||
| LX3813 | AIRWAY BEACON 1 | CT | FAIRFIELD | BOTSFORD | 41 15 05.4/073 17 00.6 | 1 | N | N | |||||||
| LX3641 | AIRWAY BEACON | CT | FAIRFIELD | ANSONIA (1984) | UNK | 1934 | CTGS* | 1934 | not listed | N | N | ||||
| LX4898 | AIRWAY BEACON 10 | CT | MIDDLESEX | MOODUS (1984) | UNK | 1935 | CGS* | 1962 (S) | not listed | 10 | N | Iron | |||
| LX6975 | CROMWELL AIRWAY BEACON | CT | MIDDLESEX | MIDDLETOWN (1992) | UNK | 1935 | CGS* | 1948 (S) | Not Listed | N | N | ||||
| LX6298 | READS GAP AIRWAY BEACON | CT | MIDDLESEX | DURHAM (1984) | UNK | 1935 | CGS* | 1935 | BOSTON | NEW YORK | Not Listed | N | N | ||
| LX5194 | GROTON AIRPORT AIRWAY BCN | CT | NEW LONDON | NEW LONDON (1984) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1948 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | Y | N | |||||
| LX4840 | AIRWAY BEACON 11 | CT | TOLLAND | COLUMBIA (1984) | UNK | 1942 | CGS* | 2001 (N) | BOSTON | NEW YORK | not listed | 11 | N | N | |
| JU3678 | AIRWAY BEACON 66A | DE | NEW CASTLE | WILMINGTON SOUTH (1993) | UNK | 1933 (O) | 1933 | AIRWAY BEACON | 66A | N | N | ||||
| JU3720 | NEW CASTLE AIRPORT AWY BCN 65 | DE | NEW CASTLE | WILMINGTON SOUTH (1993) | UNK | 1933 (O) | 1933 | AIRWAY BEACON | 65 | Y | N | ||||
| JU3837 | WASHINGTON NY AWY BCN 64 | DE | NEW CASTLE | NEWARK WEST (1992) | UNK | 1933 (O) | 1946 | NEW YORK | WASHINGTON | AIRWAY BEACON | 64 | N | N | ||
| AK5965 | AIRWAY BCN 16 S OF EAU GALLIE | FL | BREVARD | MELBOURNE EAST (1980) | 16 | 1934 (O) | 1995 (N) | AIRWAY BEACON | 16 | N | N | ||||
| AK6375 | AIRWAY BCN 20 NEAR TITUSVILLE | FL | BREVARD | TITUSVILLE (1988) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1948 | SKELETON TOWER | 20 | N | N | ||||
| AF0289 | AIRWAY BEACON 15 | FL | BREVARD | GRANT (1970) | UNK | 1930 (O) | 1949 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 15 | N | N | ||||
| AK6065 | AIRWAY BEACON 19 | FL | BREVARD | SHARPES (1992) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1948 | SKELETON TOWER | 19 | N | N | ||||
| AK5765 | AIRWAY BEACON 19 NEAR COCA | FL | BREVARD | COCOA (1984) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1994 (N) | AIRWAY BEACON | 19 | N | N | ||||
| AK5814 | CENTRAL BREVARD AIRWAY BN 4L31 | FL | BREVARD | COCOA (1984) | UNK | 1959 (O) | 1998 | AIRWAY BEACON | 4L31 | Y | N | ||||
| AK6009 | MIAMI JACKSONVILLE AWY BCN 17 | FL | BREVARD | EAU GALLIE (1988) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1971 (D) | JACKSONVILLE | MIAMI | AIRWAY BEACON | 17 | N | N | ||
| AD7061 | AIRWAY BEACON 2 | FL | BROWARD | FORT LAUDERDALE SOUT (1994) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1947 (D) | AIRPORT BEACON | 2 | N | N | ||||
| AG1467 | AIRWAY BEACON 7 NW OF MURDOCK | FL | CHARLOTTE | MURDOCK (1987) | UNK | 1955 (O) | 1994 (N) | AIRWAY BEACON | 7 | N | N | ||||
| AG1106 | CAA AIRWAYS BEACON | FL | CHARLOTTE | PUNTA GORDA SE (1987) | UNK | 1943 (O) | 1956 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| AC4462 | AIRWAY BCN 18 N OF 40 MI BEND | FL | COLLIER | FIFTYMILE BEND (1995) | UNK | 1961 (O) | 1963 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 18 | N | N | ||||
| AD7512 | MILES CITY AIRWAY BEACON 14 | FL | COLLIER | MILES CITY (1983) | UNK | 1956 (O) | 1963 | AIRWAY BEACON | 14 | N | N | ||||
| AC3516 | MIAMI INGRAHAM BLDG AIRWAY BCN | FL | DADE | MIAMI (1994) | UNK | 1935 (O) | 1973 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| BG3862 | CORRY FIELD AIR BEACON | FL | ESCAMBIA | WEST PENSACOLA (1994) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1954 (S) | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| BG4823 | SHERMAN FIELD AIRWAY BEACON | FL | ESCAMBIA | FORT BARRANCAS (1994) | UNK | 1983 (O) | 1983 | AIRWAY BEACON | Y | ||||||
| AQ2101 | FLAGLER BEACH AIRWAY BEACON 26 | FL | FLAGLER | FLAGLER BEACH WEST (1993) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1957 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 26 | N | N | ||||
| AG2081 | TAMPA DREW APT AWY BCN | FL | HILLSBOROUGH | GANDY BRIDGE (1987) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1941 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | Y | N | |||||
| AF0082 | AIRWAY BCN 13 NEAR VERO BEACH | FL | INDIAN RIVER | VERO BEACH (1983) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1949 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 13 | Y | N | ||||
| AF0327 | AIRWAY BEACON 14 NEAR ROSELAND | FL | INDIAN RIVER | FELLSMERE (1992) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1948 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 14 | N | N | ||||
| AD7631 | AIRWAY BCN 11 BONITA SPRINGS | FL | LEE | BONITA SPRINGS (1987) | UNK | 1956 (O) | 1998 (N) | AIRWAY BEACON | 11 | N | N | ||||
| AF0187 | AIRWAY BEACON | FL | MARTIN | ST LUCIE INLET (1983) | UNK | 1930 (O) | 1930 | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| AF0185 | AIRWAY BEACON 10 NEAR STUART | FL | MARTIN | ST LUCIE INLET (1983) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1942 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 10 | N | N | ||||
| AF0149 | AIRWAY BEACON 9 | FL | MARTIN | GOMEZ (1983) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1972 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 9 | N | N | ||||
| BC2333 | AIRWAY BEACON 1 | FL | NASSAU | HEDGES (1992) | UNK | 1933 (O) | 1934 | AIRWAY BEACON | 1 | N | N | ||||
| AD6588 | AIRWAY BCN 6 WEST PALM BEACH | FL | PALM BEACH | PALM BEACH (1983) | 7 | 1934 (O) | 1944 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 6 | N | N | ||||
| AQ2005 | AIRWAY BEACON 28 | FL | ST JOHNS | MATANZAS INLET (1992) | 26 | 1934 (O) | 1957 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 28 | N | N | ||||
| AF0229 | AIRWAY BEACON 11 | FL | ST LUCIE | FORT PIERCE (1983) | 39 | 1934 (O) | 1990 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 11 | N | N | ||||
| AQ2117 | AIRWAY BCN 24 AT STA DAYPORT | FL | VOLUSIA | DAYTONA BEACH (1993) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1950 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 24 | N | N | ||||
| AK6442 | AIRWAY BEACON 22 NEAR OAK HILL | FL | VOLUSIA | OAK HILL (1949) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1949 | AIRWAY BEACON | 22 | N | N | ||||
| DF2493 | FORSYTH AVIATION BEACON | GA | MONROE | FORSYTH | 33 03 31.9/083 56 52.1 | N | N | ||||||||
| EE1781 | ATLANTA NASHVILLE AWY BCN 3 | GA | BARTOW | ALLATOONA DAM (1985) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | ATLANTA | NASHVILLE | AIRWAY BEACON | 3 | N | N | ||
| BR1092 | AIRWAY BEACON 10 | GA | BRYAN | OAK LEVEL (1979) | UNK | 1932 (O) | 1934 | AIRWAY BEACON | 10 | N | N | ||||
| BR1073 | AVIATION BEACON 9 | GA | BRYAN | OAK LEVEL (1979) | UNK | 1932 (O) | 1952 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 9 | N | N | ||||
| BC2303 | AIRWAY BEACON 2 | GA | CAMDEN | ST MARYS (1993) | UNK | 1932 (O) | 1932 | AIRWAY BEACON | 2 | N | N | ||||
| BC2261 | AIRWAY BEACON 3 | GA | CAMDEN | KINGSLAND NE (1993) | UNK | 1932 (O) | 1954 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | 3 | N | N | ||||
| DG3379 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 74 | GA | CARROLL | TEMPLE (1982) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1957 (D) | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 74 | N | N | ||
| DG3378 | FORT WORTH ATLANTA AWY BCN 75 | GA | CARROLL | TEMPLE (1982) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | ATLANTA | FORT WORTH | AIRWAY BEACON | 75 | N | N | ||
| DG2627 | MIAMI ATLANTA AIRWAY BEACON 60 | GA | CLAYTON | JONESBORO (1993) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1959 (N) | ATLANTA | MIAMI | AIRWAY BEACON | 60 | N | N | ||
| DG3171 | ATLANTA NASHVILLE AWY BCN 2 | GA | COBB | MARIETTA (1992) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1984 | ATLANTA | NASHVILLE | AIRPORT BEACON | 2 | Y | N | ||
| DG3130 | NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA AWY BCN 39 | GA | COWETA | NEWNAN SOUTH (1981) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | ATLANTA | NEW ORLEANS | AIRWAY BEACON | 39 | Y | Tin | ||
| DG3039 | NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA AWY BCN 40 | GA | COWETA | MADRAS (1983) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | ATLANTA | NEW ORLEANS | not listed | 40 | N | Tin | ||
| DG2532 | STONE MOUNTAIN AIR BEACON | GA | DE KALB | STONE MOUNTAIN (1997) | UNK | 1935 (O) | 1935 | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| CL2458 | MIAMI AT |