A named point of airspace used in navigation, they have a defined location based on either coordinates or bearing.
Questions tagged [waypoint]
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What is the origin of the waypoint WORUM (neayby Houston)?
I'm reading the book "Skyfaring".
There is a sentence "TQELA, WORUM, CRVZA (beer), CARNE (meat),
QUESO (cheese) for the city’s cross-border
culinary traditions"
What is the origin of WORUM?
Is it related to some food?
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What is the origin of the waypoint CLAWW and PAHTI(New England region)?
I'm the reading the book "Sayfaring".
There are two waypoints I don't get the origins in the sentences.
1) CLAWW
"Boston has lifted a particularly intricate constellation of itself
into the ether above New England. There is PLGRM, for…
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How did the waypoint ULURU get its name?
Can anyone explain how the waypoint ULURU near Sandspit, BC Latitude 53° 6' 1.00" N Longitude 131° 38' 13.00" W was named, when Uluru is a very large monolith in Australia also known as Ayers Rock?
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What is the distance between 2 adjacent waypoints?
I am working on an en route air traffic control system. For the application I plan on allowing the user to plot the position of a few waypoints on a square region which is 100 miles in length and width. The aircraft will then follow a route which…
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