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 | Beacon # | At an airport? | Arrow? | Airway |
| TT6703 | LADD FIELD AIRWAY BEACON | AK | FAIRBANKS D-2 | UNK | 1944 (O) | 1987 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | ||||||
| UV1481 | MENDENHALL PEN POLE OBS LT | AK | JUNEAU B-2 | UNK | 1960 (O) | 1960 | AIRWAY BEACON | ||||||||
| UV1482 | MENDENHALL PEN TWR OBS LT | AK | JUNEAU B-2 | UNK | 1960 (O) | 1967 | AIRWAY BEACON | ||||||||
| UV1489 | MENDENHALL PENINSULA AWY BCN | AK | JUNEAU B-2 | UNK | 1959 (O) | 1962 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | ||||||
| UV8118 | BETHEL CAA AIRFIELD AIRWAY BCN | AK | BETHEL D-8 | UNK | 1949 (O) | 1963 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | Y | N | ||||||
| UV8494 | ANIAK AIRWAY BEACON | AK | RUSSIAN MISSION C-2 | UNK | 1949 (O) | 1971 | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | ||||||
| UW5259 | AIR BCN | AK | BARROW B-4 | UNK | 1945 (O) | 1976 (N) | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | ||||||
| EJ1976 | AIRWAY BCN ARKADELPHIA MUN APT | AR | CLARK | ARKADELPHIA (1976) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1998 (N) | AIRWAY BEACON | Y | N | |||||
| EJ1981 | DALLAS LITTLE ROCK AWY BCN 23 | AR | CLARK | HOLLYWOOD (1970) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1942 (S) | DALLAS | LITTLE ROCK | AIRWAY BEACON | 23 | N | N | ||
| DL1565 | TEXARKANA MEMPHIS AWY BCN 19 | AR | HEMPSTEAD | SPRING HILL (1975) | UNK | 1951 (O) | 1951 | TEXARKANA | MEMPHIS | AIRWAY BEACON | 19 | N | N | ||
| DL1568 | DALLAS LITTLE ROCK AWY BCN 20 | AR | HEMPSTEAD | SHEPPARD (1978) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | DALLAS | LITTLE ROCK | AIRWAY BEACON | 20 | N | N | ||
| EJ1855 | DALLAS LITTLE ROCK AWY BCN 26 | AR | HOT SPRING | MALVERN SOUTH (1978) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1998 | DALLAS | LITTLE ROCK | AIRWAY BEACON | 26 | N | N | ||
| EH3052 | DALLAS LOUISVILLE AWY BCN 35 | AR | LONOKE | HAZEN (1994) | UNK | 1934 (O) | 1934 | DALLAS | LOUISVILLE | AIRWAY BEACON | 35 | N | N | ||
| EH3077 | DALLAS LOUISVILLE AWY BCN 33 | AR | LONOKE | POCKET PRAIRIE (1982) | UNK | 1940 (O) | 1940 | DALLAS | LOUISVILLE | AIRWAY BEACON | 33 | N | N | ||
| EH3083 | DALLAS LOUISVILLE AWY BCN 32 | AR | LONOKE | LONOKE (1982) | UNK | 1940 (O) | 1940 | DALLAS | LOUISVILLE | AIRWAY BEACON | 32 | N | N | ||
| DL1546 | AIRWAY BEACON 17 | AR | MILLER | MANDEVILLE (1975) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | AIRWAY BEACON | Y | N | |||||
| DL1575 | DALLAS LITTLE ROCK AWY BCN 18 | AR | MILLER | FULTON (1975) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | DALLAS | LITTLE ROCK | AIRWAY BEACON | 18 | N | N | ||
| DL1455 | DALLAS LITTLE ROCK AWY BCN 21 | AR | NEVADA | PRESCOTT WEST (1970) | UNK | 1942 (O) | 1942 | DALLAS | LITTLE ROCK | AIRWAY BEACON | 21 | N | N | ||
| EJ1725 | DALLAS LITTLE ROCK AWY BCN 29 | AR | SALINE | BRYANT (1987) | UNK | 1941 (O) | 1941 | DALLAS | LITTLE ROCK | AIRWAY BEACON | 29 | N | N | ||
| EH2884 | AIRWAY BN 39 S OF FORREST CITY | AR | ST FRANCIS | HAYNES (1992) | UNK | 1953 (O) | 1953 | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| FP0588 | LOS ANGELES ALBU AWY BN 54B 56 | AZ | APACHE | BEACON WELL | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | 35 02 05.3/109 15 38.4 | 54B 56 | N | N | |||||
| FP0586 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 54 A | AZ | APACHE | BEACON WELL (1972) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1936 | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 54A | N | N | ||
| FP0596 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 53 | AZ | APACHE | NAVAJO SOUTH (1972) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1971 (D) | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 53 | N | N | ||
| CF0322 | PHOENIX EL PASO AWY BCN 24 | AZ | COCHISE | APACHE (1987) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1938 | EL PASO | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 24 | N | N | ||
| CF0325 | PHOENIX EL PASO AWY BCN T 5 | AZ | COCHISE | RUSTLER PARK (1978) | 7300 | 1945 (O) | 1945 | EL PASO | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | T 5 | N | N | ||
| CF0338 | PHOENIX EL PASO AWY BCN 21 | AZ | COCHISE | EAST OF DOUGLAS (1985) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1957 (D) | EL PASO | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 21 | N | N | ||
| CF0350 | PHOENIX EL PASO AWY BCN 19 | AZ | COCHISE | DOUBLE ADOBE (1976) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1944 | EL PASO | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 19 | N | N | ||
| CF0362 | PHOENIX EL PASO AWY BCN 17 | AZ | COCHISE | HAY MOUNTAIN (1976) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1944 | EL PASO | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 17 | N | N | ||
| CG0952 | PHOENIX EL PASO AWY BCN 16 | AZ | COCHISE | LAND (1973) | UNK | 1946 (O) | 1973 (D) | EL PASO | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 16 | N | N | ||
| CG0973 | AIRWAY BN LANDING FLD E BENSON | AZ | COCHISE | BENSON (1983) | UNK | 1935 (O) | 1958 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | Y | N | |||||
| CG0975 | AVIATION BEACON 45 A | AZ | COCHISE | BENSON (1983) | UNK | 1935 (O) | 1970 (D) | not listed | N | N | |||||
| CY1181 | PHOENIX EL PASO AWY BCN T 4 | AZ | COCHISE | PAT HILLS NORTH (1974) | UNK | 1945 (O) | 1973 (S) | EL PASO | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | T 4 | N | N | ||
| CY1191 | PHOENIX EL PASO AWY BCN T 3 | AZ | COCHISE | COCHISE (1985) | UNK | 1945 (O) | 1945 | EL PASO | PHOENIX | not listed | T 3 | N | N | ||
| CZ1783 | PHOENIX EL PASO AWY BCN T 2 | AZ | COCHISE | DRAGOON (1995) | UNK | 1945 (O) | 1970 | EL PASO | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | T 2 | N | N | ||
| CZ1797 | PHOENIX EL PASO AWY BCN T 1 | AZ | COCHISE | GALLETA FLAT WEST (1973) | UNK | 1946 (O) | 1973 (D) | EL PASO | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | T 1 | N | N | ||
| FQ0600 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 43 B | AZ | COCONINO | ANDERSON CANYON (1983) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1968 (D) | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 43B | N | N | ||
| FQ0604 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 43 A | AZ | COCONINO | ANGELL (1983) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1968 (D) | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 43A | N | N | ||
| FQ0606 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 42 | AZ | COCONINO | WINONA (1974) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1968 (D) | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 42 | N | N | ||
| FQ0673 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 39 B | AZ | COCONINO | GARLAND PRAIRIE (1974) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1936 | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 39B | N | N | ||
| FQ0755 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 45 | AZ | COCONINO | TUCKER MESA SW (1983) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1968 (D) | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 45 | N | N | ||
| FR0857 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 38 B | AZ | COCONINO | SITGREAVES MOUNTAIN (1989) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1936 | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 38B | N | N | ||
| FR0867 | WILLIAMS AIRPORT BEACON | AZ | COCONINO | WILLIAMS NORTH (1989) | UNK | 1955 (O) | 1955 | AIRWAY BEACON | Y | ||||||
| FR0872 | PHOENIX WILLIAMS AWY BCN 38 A | AZ | COCONINO | WILLIAMS SOUTH (1989) | UNK | 1944 (O) | 1944 | PHOENIX | WILLIAMS | AIRWAY BEACON | 38A | N | N | ||
| DV1900 | LOS ANGELES PHOENIX AWY BCN 28 | AZ | LA PAZ | LONE MOUNTAIN (1990) | UNK | 1948 (O) | 1958 (D) | LOS ANGELES | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 28 | N | N | ||
| DV1966 | SALOME FIELD AIRWAY BCN 27 B | AZ | LA PAZ | HOPE SE (1990) | UNK | 1949 (O) | 1987 (D) | LOS ANGELES | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 27B | Y | N | ||
| DV1968 | LOS ANGELES PHOENIX AWY BN 27A | AZ | LA PAZ | HOPE SW (1990) | UNK | 1948 (O) | 1961 (D) | LOS ANGELES | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 27A | N | N | ||
| DV1974 | LOS ANGELES PHOENIX AWY BCN 25 | AZ | LA PAZ | NEW WATER MOUNTAINS (1990) | UNK | 1949 (O) | 1962 (D) | LOS ANGELES | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 25 | N | N | ||
| DW0890 | LOS ANGELES PHOENIX AWY BCN 23 | AZ | LA PAZ | CUNNINGHAM MTN (1971) | UNK | 1948 (O) | 1962 | LOS ANGELES | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 23 | N | N | ||
| DU2166 | PHOENIX TUCSON AWY BCN O | AZ | MARICOPA | GUADALUPE (1982) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1953 | PHOENIX | TUCSON | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||
| DU2172 | TEMPE BUTTE AIRWAY BEACON | AZ | MARICOPA | TEMPE (1982) | UNK | 1935 (O) | 1957 (D) | TEMPE | BUTTE | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||
| DV1888 | LOS ANGELES PHOENIX AWY BCN 30 | AZ | MARICOPA | BURNT MOUNTAIN (1990) | UNK | 1948 (O) | 1958 (D) | LOS ANGELES | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 30 | N | N | ||
| DV2035 | LUKE FIELD BEACON | AZ | MARICOPA | EL MIRAGE (1982) | UNK | 1947 (O) | 1948 | AIRWAY BEACON | |||||||
| DV2137 | LOS ANGELES PHOENIX AWY BCN 33 | AZ | MARICOPA | VALENCIA (1982) | UNK | 1947 (O) | 1962 | LOS ANGELES | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 33 | N | N | ||
| DV2162 | LOS ANGELES PHOENIX AWY BCN 31 | AZ | MARICOPA | WINTERSBURG (1984) | UNK | 1948 (O) | 1958 (D) | LOS ANGELES | PHOENIX | AIRWAY BEACON | 31 | N | N | ||
| ET1117 | LOS ANGELES PRESCOTT AWY BN 29 | AZ | MOHAVE | DIAMOND JOE PEAK (1967) | UNK | 1948 (O) | 1950 | LOS ANGELES | PRESCOTT | AIRWAY BEACON | 29 | N | N | ||
| EU0904 | LOS ANGELES PRESCOTT AWY BN 28 | AZ | MOHAVE | YUCCA SE (1970) | UNK | 1948 (O) | 1948 | LOS ANGELES | PRESCOTT | AIRWAY BEACON | 28 | N | N | ||
| FR0959 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 30 | AZ | MOHAVE | TIN MOUNTAIN (1980) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1955 (D) | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 30 | N | N | ||
| FR0968 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 29 | AZ | MOHAVE | HUALAPAI SPRING (1980) | UNK | 1944 (O) | 1944 | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 29 | N | N | ||
| FS1049 | KINGMAN AIRWAY BEACON TOWER | AZ | MOHAVE | KINGMAN (1980) | UNK | 1948 (O) | 1961 | AIRPORT BEACON | N | N | |||||
| FS1062 | AIRWAY BEACON TOWER | AZ | MOHAVE | MOUNT NUTT (1967) | UNK | 1948 (O) | 1967 (D) | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| GQ0425 | LOS ANGELES SALT LK AWY BCN 34 | AZ | MOHAVE | LITTLEFIELD (1985) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1953 (D) | LOS ANGELES | SALT LAKE CITY | AIRWAY BEACON | 34 | N | N | ||
| ES1040 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQUER AWY BN 50 | AZ | NAVAJO | SUN VALLEY (1986) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1956 (D) | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 50 | N | N | ||
| ES1047 | LOS ANGELES AMARILLO AWY BN 51 | AZ | NAVAJO | HOLBROOK (1986) | UNK | 1951 (O) | 1959 | AMARILLO | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 51 | N | N | ||
| FQ0728 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 49 | AZ | NAVAJO | HENNESSY BUTTES (1993) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1959 (D) | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 49 | N | N | ||
| FQ0733 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 48 | AZ | NAVAJO | BLAIRS SPRING (1972) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1959 (D) | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 48 | N | N | ||
| FQ0738 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 47 | AZ | NAVAJO | RINCON RANCH (1986) | UNK | 1936 (O) | 1968 (D) | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 47 | N | N | ||
| CZ1821 | AIRWAY BEACON 12 | AZ | PIMA | VAIL (1981) | UNK | 1935 (O) | 1960 | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| CZ1965 | AIRWAY BEACON 8 | AZ | PIMA | MARANA (1992) | UNK | 1960 (O) | 1962 | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| CZ1980 | AIRWAY BCN RYAN FIELD TUCSON | AZ | PIMA | BROWN MOUNTAIN (1992) | UNK | 1962 (O) | 2001 | AIRPORT BEACON | Y | N | |||||
| CZ1930 | AIRWAY BEACON W OF AIRPORT 38 | AZ | PINAL | SAMANIEGO HILLS (1993) | UNK | 1935 (O) | 1935 | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| CZ1940 | NEWMAN PEAK BEACON TOWER | AZ | PINAL | NEWMAN PEAK (1981) | 4511 | 1960 (O) | 1960 | AIRWAY BEACON | |||||||
| CZ1942 | AIRWAY BEACON ON PICACHO PEAK | AZ | PINAL | NEWMAN PEAK (1981) | UNK | 1935 (O) | 1935 | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| CZ2024 | PHOENIX TUCSON AWY BCN 5 | AZ | PINAL | ELOY NORTH (1992) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1938 | PHOENIX | TUCSON | AIRWAY BEACON | 5 | N | N | ||
| DU2114 | PHOENIX TUCSON AWY BCN 3 A | AZ | PINAL | SACATON (1981) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1938 | PHOENIX | TUCSON | AIRWAY BEACON | 3A | N | N | ||
| DU2116 | AIRWAY BEACON AT AIRPORT 34 A | AZ | PINAL | SACATON (1981) | UNK | 1935 (O) | 1935 | AIRWAY BEACON | Y | N | |||||
| DU2118 | SACATON PEAK AIR BEACON | AZ | PINAL | SACATON (1981) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1990 | AIRWAY BEACON | N | N | |||||
| DU2134 | PHOENIX TUCSON AWY BCN 2 | AZ | PINAL | GILA BUTTE (1981) | UNK | 1938 (O) | 1938 | PHOENIX | TUCSON | AIRWAY BEACON | 2 | N | N | ||
| ET0889 | PRESCOTT AIRPORT AIRWAY BCN | AZ | YAVAPAI | CHINO VALLEY SOUTH (1973) | UNK | 1944 (O) | 1976 (D) | AIRPORT BEACON | Y | N | |||||
| FR0946 | LOS ANGELES ALBUQ AWY BCN 31 | AZ | YAVAPAI | FORT ROCK RANCH (1980) | UNK | 1944 (O) | 1944 | ALBUQUERQUE | LOS ANGELES | AIRWAY BEACON | 31 | N | N | ||
| DB1653 | BEACON | AZ | YUMA | LIGURTA (1965) | 1718 | 1964 (O) | 1964 | AIRWAY BEACON | |||||||
| DW1479 | LOS ANGELES PHOENIX AWY BCN 15 | CA | RIVERSIDE | HAYFIELD | LOS ANGELES | PHOENIX | 33 39 52.8/115 43 18.5 | 15 | N | N | |||||
| DW1487 | MECCA HILLS AIRWAY BEACON | CA | RIVERSIDE | COTTONWOOD BASIN | Not Listed | N | N | ||||||||
| EW7557 | LOS ANGELES SAN FRAN AWY BN 5A | CA | LOS ANGELES | LA LIEBRE RANCH | LOS ANGELES | SAN FRANCISCO | 34 45 03.2/118 44 35.7 | 5A | N | N | |||||
| FS1273 | LOS ANGELES LAS VEGAS BN 17 | CA | SAN BERNARDINO | SOLOMONS KNOB | LAS VEGAS | LOS ANGELES | 35 23 58.7/115 49 52.6 | 17 | N | N | |||||
| FU3438 | AIRWAY BN 9 CODE B S BAKERSFLD | CA | KERN | LAMONT | 35 17 44.6/118 58 47.1 | N | N | ||||||||
| FU3524 | DELANO AIRPORT AIRWAYS BEACON | CA | KERN | DELANO EAST | Not Listed | Y | N | ||||||||
| FU3536 | LOS ANGELES SAN FRAN AWY BN 11 | CA | KERN | FAMOSO | LOS ANGELES | SAN FRANCISCO | 35 34 35.0/119 12 05.1 | 11 | N | N | |||||
| FU3571 | AIRWAY BCN 13 FLASHING RED V | CA | TULARE | DELANO WEST | 35 51 41.1/119 17 10.6 | N | N | ||||||||
| GT1934 | LOS ANGELES SAN FRAN AWY BN 15 | CA | TULARE | TIPTON | LOS ANGELES | SAN FRANCISCO | 36 01 15.9/119 19 19.3 | 15 | N | N | |||||
| GT1965 | LOS ANGELES SAN FRAN AWY BN 18 | CA | TULARE | BURRIS PARK | LOS ANGELES | SAN FRANCISCO | 36 27 35.7/119 31 25.9 | 18 | N | N | |||||
| GU3684 | LOS ANGELES SAN FRAN AWY BN 24 | CA | MONTEREY | PARAISO SPRINGS | LOS ANGELES | SAN FRANCISCO | 36 22 01.6/121 16 21.4 | 24 | N | N | |||||
| GU3691 | GONZALES AIRWAY BEACON | CA | MONTEREY | PALO ESCRITO PEAK | Not Listed | N | N |