Airport beacons are primarily on at night to help pilots locate the airport. During the day, an active beacon typically indicates that weather conditions are below Visual Flight Rules (VFR) minimums.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — The Airpark Advisory Board met Thursday afternoon to discuss future safety improvements at the Airpark after a deadly plane crash in Clearwater last month. Board members ...

City officials are moving to install a lighted rotating beacon after years of delay, but too late for a pilot who couldn’t see the airport. Tracey McManus is a former reporter. The Tampa Bay Times ...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Coast Guard lit the new LED-based rotating beacon at the Oak Island Lighthouse on Caswell Beach, Monday. The famous beacon’s lights have been replaced with ...