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Location |
| Lat/Long: |
38-17-16.250N / 076-24-00.810W
137836.250N / 275040.810W
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| Elevation: |
20 ft. |
| Variation: |
10W (1985) |
Operational Characteristics |
| Type: |
VORTAC |
| Class: |
L-VORTAC [about] |
| Frequency: |
117.60 |
| TACAN channel: |
123X |
| Hours of operation: |
24 |
| Voice: |
yes |
| Station call name: |
LEESBURG RADIO |
| NOTAM facility: |
DCA |
| FSS: |
DCA |
| 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 |
| L (Low) |
| Class |
Altitude |
Miles |
| L |
*Below 18,000' |
40 |
| * See the Airman's Information Manual (AIM) for reception ranges for altitudes 1000' and below |
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Remarks |
- VOR PORTION UNUSABLE: 023 BYD 10 NM BLO 2,500 FT, 024-174 BYD 11 NM BLO 4500 FT, 175-239 BYD 20 NM BLO 3,000 FT, 175-239 BYD 35 NM BLO 4,000 FT, 240-347 BYD 15 NM BLO 2000 FT, 288- 298 BYD 11 NM BLO 2500 FT, 348-022 BYD 11 BLO 2,500 FT.
- TACAN PORTION UNUSUABLE: 155-237 BYD 11 NM BLO 2500 FT, 150-155 BYD 25 NM BLO 2,500 FT.
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Fixes Associated with this NAVAID (Compulsory and Noncompulsory) |
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SPRIG*MD GATBY*MD CHURK*MD LOUIE*MD WHINO*MD COLIN*VA GOFER*MD ADDAM*MD HUBBS*MD LINTT*MD GARED*MD BILIT*MD SWABY*VA SOUCI*MD PLNZR*MD COOPC*VA IDGER*MD BYNAM*MD
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Holding Patterns Associated with this NAVAID |
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SPRIG INT*MD CHURK INT*MD COLIN-1 INT*VA GOFER INT*MD GARED INT*MD BYNAM INT*MD PATUXENT-2 VORTAC*MD PATUXENT-1 VORTAC*MD SOUCI INT*MD PATUXENT-3 VORTAC*MD IDGER INT*MD COLIN-2 INT*VA PLNZR INT*MD ADDAM INT*MD
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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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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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