Plain English Meaning

Pre-set highways in the sky that pilots fly along when navigating under instrument flight rules at lower altitudes. They run between ground-based navigation stations and have names like V23 or V123.

Full Definition

Published routes in the low-altitude airspace structure (generally below 18,000 feet MSL) defined by VOR navigation aids, designated as Victor airways in the contiguous United States. Each airway has a centerline, a width (typically 8 nautical miles total), defined minimum altitudes, and is depicted on IFR low-altitude .