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Aerodrome Beacon (GB013)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: gb013.ttl
- Name
AerodromeBeacon- Kind
- FeatureType
- Definition
- A beacon used to indicate the location of an aerodrome from the air.
- Description
- Aerodrome beacons may consist of either a rotating light source or a strobe light.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Geometry
- point, multipoint, curve, multicurve, surface, multisurface, solid, multisolid
- Subtype of
- ZI028 Feature Entity
- Attributes
- COL Character of Light — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
- CAA Controlling Authority — multiplicity 0..1; datatype AerodromeBeacon_controllingAuthorityMeta; values: CAA_16 Civilian, CAA_17 Public, CAA_3 Private, CAA_5 Military, CAA_7 Joint Military and Civilian
- COS Facility Operational Status — multiplicity 0..1; datatype AerodromeBeacon_facilityOperationalStatusMeta; values: COS_13 Operational, COS_14 Partially Operational, COS_4 Non-operational, COS_6 Planned, COS_8 Not in Operation, COS_9 Temporarily Non-operational
- HGT Height Above Surface Level — multiplicity 0..1; datatype HeightMeasureMeta
- CAI Controlling Authority Identification — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
- ZVH Highest Elevation — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ElevationMeasureMeta
- LCN Light Characteristic Number — multiplicity 0..1; datatype IntegerMeta
- VIS Light Visibility — multiplicity 0..*; datatype AerodromeBeacon_lightVisibilityMeta; values: VIS_1 High Intensity, VIS_2 Low Intensity, VIS_3 Faint, VIS_4 Intensified, VIS_5 Unintensified, VIS_6 Visibility Deliberately Restricted, VIS_7 Obscured, VIS_8 Partially Obscured
- CHA Navigation Light Characteristic — multiplicity 0..1; datatype AerodromeBeacon_navigationLightCharacterMeta; values: CHA_1 Alternating, CHA_11 Interrupted Quick-flashing, CHA_12 Interrupted Ultra Quick-flashing, CHA_13 Interrupted Very Quick-flashing, CHA_14 Isophase, CHA_15 Long-flashing, CHA_16 Morse Code, CHA_17 Occulting, CHA_28 Group Quick-flashing, CHA_29 Group Very Quick-flashing, CHA_4 Ultra Quick-flashing, CHA_44 Quick-flashing, CHA_45 Very Quick-flashing, CHA_46 Flashing with Long-flash, CHA_47 Occulting Flashing, CHA_48 Fixed Long-flashing, CHA_49 Occulting Alternating, CHA_5 Fixed, CHA_50 Long-flashing Alternating, CHA_51 Flashing Alternating, CHA_57 Quick-flashing with Long-flash, CHA_58 Very Quick-flashing with Long-flash, CHA_59 Ultra Quick-flashing with Long-flash, CHA_6 Fixed and Flashing, CHA_60 Fixed with Alternating Flashing, CHA_8 Flashing
- PER Period of Light — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
- PCF Physical Condition — multiplicity 0..1; datatype AerodromeBeacon_physicalConditionMeta; values: PCF_1 Construction, PCF_2 Intact, PCF_3 Unmaintained, PCF_4 Damaged, PCF_5 Dismantled, PCF_6 Destroyed
- COC Conspicuous Sea Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype AerodromeBeacon_conspicuousSeaCategoryMeta; values: COC_1 Visual and Radar, COC_2 Visual, COC_3 Radar, COC_4 Not Conspicuous
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.