A small Indiana airport loses its dedicated navigation beacon

The Federal Aviation Administration proposes to change the protected airspace around Nappanee, Indiana. This is because a key navigation beacon in Goshen, Indiana, is being shut down.

Pilots flying under instrument flight rules rely on ground-based navigation beacons to guide them, especially in bad weather. As these beacons are decommissioned, the airspace around airports must be redrawn to reflect the new navigation landscape. This change means pilots will need to use different navigation methods, likely satellite-based, for approaches to Nappanee Municipal Airport.