Alaska's air routes will change as old radio beacons are turned off

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to change two air routes in Alaska. This is happening because a specific radio beacon in Evansville, AK, is being decommissioned.

For decades, air navigation relied on ground-based radio beacons. These old systems are being phased out globally, replaced by satellite-based GPS. This small change in Alaska is a tiny piece of that larger shift, making air travel more efficient but also removing a layer of redundancy.