# Flight route question

**URL:** <https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-route-question/3814>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [August 28, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-route-question/3814 "2007-08-28T18:10:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SGNRN2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@SGNRN2002](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/SGNRN2002)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-route-question/3814/1 "2007-08-28T18:10:42Z")

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Please explain the different abbreviations listed in the “Route” line when tracking a certain flight. Thanks! 😉

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**Author:** ![NeedleNose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/needlenose/32/86946_2.png) [@NeedleNose](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/NeedleNose)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-route-question/3814/2 "2007-08-28T19:06:58Z")

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Welcome to the forums, SGNRN2002! The three-letter identifiers are radio navigation stations called [VOR](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF_omnidirectional_range)s. Please see [THIS THREAD](http://discussions.flightaware.com/viewtopic.php?t=3468) for information about the others 😉