Alaska replaces old radio beacons with satellite navigation for air routes

The US Federal Aviation Administration is removing an old jet route in Alaska. It is replacing it with a new route that uses satellite navigation instead of ground-based radio beacons.

For decades, air travel relied on ground-based radio beacons to guide planes. These beacons are expensive to maintain and are slowly being phased out globally. This change means pilots in Alaska will now rely on GPS and other satellite systems for navigation, which is more precise and less prone to interference.