A small Ohio airport removes old navigation tech, changing local flight paths

The Federal Aviation Administration is updating flight rules for Zanesville, Ohio. This change removes old navigation beacon requirements and updates airport names in their database.

For decades, air traffic control relied on ground-based radio beacons called VORs. These beacons are being phased out across the country as GPS technology takes over. This small change in Zanesville is one of thousands of similar updates that will eventually make air travel more efficient and less reliant on aging infrastructure.