User:Me705709/SAM NavAid

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SAM is one of the approach and the en-route aeronavigational aid co-located on the airfield at Eastleigh aiport (Southampton Internatinonal - SOU/EGHI).

It is located approximately 600m ESE of runway 20 threshold and is out of sight of the terminal due to the surrounding trees.

It has multiple functions, including:

• Instrument approach aid to Eastleigh airport (e.g. [http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/current/ad/EGHI/EG_AD_2_EGHI_8-2_en.pdf VOR/DME approach for 02], [http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/current/ad/EGHI/EG_AD_2_EGHI_8-5_en.pdf LOC/DME approach for 20])
• Standard arrival route beacon ([http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/current/ad/EGHI/EG_AD_2_EGHI_7-1_en.pdf STAR via SAM], [http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/current/ad/EGHI/EG_AD_2_EGHI_7-2_en.pdf RNAV STAR via SAM])
• Standard instrument departure beacon from Heathrow ([http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/current/ad/EGLL/EG_AD_2_EGLL_6-6_en.pdf Southampton SID])
• Route marker beacon (e.g. airway N866)
• General navigational fix aid

SAM can be seen on Google Maps at [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=eastleigh&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=18.671517,39.506836&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Eastleigh,+Hampshire,+United+Kingdom&ll=50.955261,-1.345053&spn=0.002423,0.004823&t=h&z=18]

The navaid details published in NATS AIP are:

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IDENT	SAM
Name	Southampton
Type	VOR/DME
Frequency	113.35MHz (80Y)
Operation	H24
Enroute coordinate	505718.90N 0012042.19W
Aerodrome coordinate	505719N 0012042W
Elevation	66ft AMSL
Comments	DME unlocks & VOR alarms on radial 208°