navaid
/ˈnaveɪd
/noun
A navigational device in an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle.I haven't owned an airplane with a navaid in it for over 30 years now....
- The second scenario assumes that all conventional navaids are still operating but that 80 percent of aircraft will be GPS equipped.
- The defining GPS waypoints have satellite-derived coordinates that are co-located with the ground navaids for that approach.
Origin
1950s: from navigational aid.