Airway Beacons—Western United States

by Roger Barnes

Last updated 21 July 2005

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