Air traffic routes shift as old navigation beacons are turned off

The US Federal Aviation Administration is changing several air traffic routes around Zanesville, Ohio. This is happening because a specific type of radio beacon, a VOR, is being decommissioned there.

For decades, air travel relied on a network of ground-based radio beacons to guide planes. The US is now systematically turning off these older beacons as part of a plan to modernize air navigation. This means planes will increasingly rely on GPS and other satellite-based systems, which are more precise and require less ground infrastructure.