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TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION (TACAN)

Pilot/Controller Glossary with JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

An ultra‐high frequency electronic rho‐theta air navigation aid which provides suitably equipped aircraft a continuous indication of bearing and distance to the TACAN station.

See VORTAC.

Refer to AIM.

Also called TACAN.

In the 7110.65

Used in 18 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 1-2-6Abbreviations
  2. 2-1-7Inflight Equipment Malfunctions
  3. 2-3-9Clearance Status
  4. 2-3-10Control Symbology
  5. 2-4-17Numbers Usage
  6. 2-5-1Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes
  7. 2-5-2Navaid Terms
  8. 2-5-3Navaid Fixes
  9. 4-1-4VFR‐on‐Top
  10. 4-1-5Fix Use
  11. 4-4-3Degree-Distance Route Definition for Military Operations
  12. 4-5-6Minimum En Route Altitudes (MEA)
  13. 4-8-1Approach Clearance
  14. 5-3-2Primary Radar Identification Methods
  15. 5-6-2Methods
  16. 8-4-4Track Separation
  17. 13-1-8Recording of Control Data
  18. 13-2-2Conflict Detection and Resolution