Questions tagged [waypoint]

A named point of airspace used in navigation, they have a defined location based on either coordinates or bearing.

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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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