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Victor Airway numbers on sectional

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Why do airways appear to have multiple different identifiers on charts? For example it says "V27" at one point on the blue line and then a bit after that it says "V208-458"

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  1. John D Collins on Jan 07, 2016

    Victor airways are based on the VOR system. Each Victor airway has a defined path or route from a VOR or a fix determined by a VOR/VOR or VOR/DME intersection. Most airways begin and end at a VOR. So it is not uncommon to see one airway end at the same VOR that another airway begins. Some airways overlap portions of routes defined by other airways, in which case, multiple airways are used for the labeling of the common portion.

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  2. Russ Roslewski on Jan 07, 2016

    Like John says, it’s because the overlap. It’s exactly like the U.S. Interstate Highway system, where many segments are shared by two (or more) highways.

    For instance, in West Memphis, AR, I-40 and I-55 overlap for a few miles. So that segment of road could be signed as “I-40/55”, similar to the Victor airways (and jet routes too).

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  3. Mark Kolber on Jan 07, 2016

    I was going to make the same comment as Russ. I think you will find that in every state in the US. I bet you can choose a US city at random and you’ll see it.

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