vor vs vortac A common practical test question asks about the difference between a VOR and a VORTAC. A VORTAC is simply a VOR with a co-located tactical air navigation system (TACAN), which is a ...

One of Washington's bitterest technical squabbles, the long rivalry between aircraft-guidance systems, reached a new phase last week. The Air Coordinating Committee announced a compromise plan ...

The Gardner VORTAC isn’t in Gardner, it’s just named for the nearby Gardner, where there is an airport. ... (TACAN) and a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) beacon (VORTAC for short).

I should have mentioned but left the thought incomplete that those airports that could not afford to host a non-precision VOR, VORTAC approach procedure or precision ILS approach can have a ...