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FARMINGTON VORTAC

FARMINGTON, MN, USA

Location

Lat/Long: 44-37-51.374N / 093-10-55.483W
160671.374N / 335455.483W
Elevation: 930 ft.
Variation: 06E (1965)

Operational Characteristics

Type: VORTAC
Class: H-VORTAC   [about]
Frequency: 115.70
TACAN channel: 104X
Hours of operation: 24
Voice: yes
Station call name: PRINCETON RADIO
NOTAM facility: PNM
FSS: PNM
FSS hours of operation: 24

Technical Characteristics

Accuracy: NOS
Monitoring: INTERNAL MONITORING PLUS A STATUS INDICATOR INSTALLED AT CONTROL POINT. (REVERTS TO A TEMPORARY CATEGORY 3 STATUS WHEN THE CONTROL POINT IS NOT MANNED.)
Owner: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN
Operator: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN
Common system usage: yes
For public use: yes

Protected Frequency Altitudes

H (High)
Class Altitude Miles
H *Below 18,000' 40
H Within the contiguous 48 states only between 14,5000' and 17,999' 100
H 18,000' to FL 450 130
H above FL 450 100
* See the Airman's Information Manual (AIM) for reception ranges for altitudes 1000' and below

Remarks

  • TACAN AZM & DME UNUSBL 270-280 BYD 30 NM BLO 4000 FT.
  • VOR PORTION UNUSBL 271-025 BLO 3500 FT.
  • 196-206 BYD 32 NM BLO 5500 FT, & 196-206 BYD 25 NM BLO 3000 FT.
  • VOR PORTION UNUSBL 207-005 BYD 25 NM BLO 5500 FT; 017-141 BYD 25 NM BLO 5500 FT; 142-152 BYD 25 NM BLO 4000 FT; 153-195 BYD 25NM BLO 5500 FT.

Fixes Associated with this NAVAID (Compulsory and Noncompulsory)

CROII*MN      PRESS*WI      PEPPR*MN      WAGNR*MN      NARCO*MN      SLIKK*MN      LAAKE*MN      WHISK*MN      NEADY*MN      PRAGS*MN      ZIBBY*MN      CORDY*MN      DELZY*MN      BLAYN*MN      LYDIA*MN      STILS*WI      JONNA*MN      AHMIT*MN      ARKET*MN      KASPR*MN      KIKKY*MN      JACKO*MN      BONNA*MN      PRIOR*MN      ONARE*MN      ELIKE*MN      ORVEE*MN      FOBUG*MN      GDNEE*MN      PIKKL*MN      LDASH*MN      HASTI*MN      WULAM*MN      GROVZ*MN      PIGZI*MN      SAMMZ*MN      PINKE*MN      AABEZ*MN      DOKTR*MN      HUGIR*MN      SHUZE*MN     

Holding Patterns Associated with this NAVAID

ZIBBY INT*MN      KASPR INT*MN      ARKET INT*MN      NVRTL INT*MN      FARMINGTON-2 VORTAC*MN      FARMINGTON-1 VORTAC*MN      JONNA INT*MN      PRESS INT*WI      WHISK INT*MN      FARMINGTON VORTAC*MN      LYDIA-2 INT*MN     

NAVAID Class Designator Explanation

The NAVAID Class Designator may be comprised of an altitude code (VOR, VORTAC, VOR/DME, AND TACAN Facilities only), and/or a combination of class codes.

Altitude Code Altitude Description
H High
L Low
T Terminal
Examples: H-ABVORTAC, L-VOR, H, HH, MH-SAB, MHW/LOM, H-SAB/LOM
Note: Multiple class code types may be seperated by a / (slant) or a - (dash).
Canadian Facilities Canadian facilities may use additional codes not listed here.

Class Code Description
AB Automatic Weather Broadcast
DME UHF standard (TACAN compatible) Distance Measuring Equipment
DME(Y) UHF standard (TACAN compatible) Distance Measuring Equipment that required receivers to be placed in the 'Y' mode to receive DME
H Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), power 50 watts to less than 2000 watts (50nm at all altitudes).
HH Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), power 2000 watts or more (75nm at all altitudes).
H-SAB Non-Directional Radio Beacom (NDB) providing automatic transcribed weather service.
LMM Compass Locator Station when installed at middle marker site (15nm at all altitudes).
LOM Compass Locator Station when installed at outer marker site (15nm at all altitudes).
MH Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), Power less than 50 watts (25nm at all altitudes).
S Simultaneous range homing singal and/or voice.
SABH Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) NOT authorized for IFR or ATC. provides automatic weather broadcasts.
TACAN UHF navigational facility-Omnidirectional Course and Distance information.
VOR VHF navigational facility-Omnidirectional Course only.
VOR/DME Collocated VOR navigational facility and UHF standard Distance Measuring Equipment.
VORTAC Collocated VOR and TACAN navigational facilities.
W Without voice on radio facility frequency.
Z VHF station location marker at a radio facility.

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