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VHF COM Band Audit in Europe

NAT AERO Audit in Europe

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Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION

1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4

Background..................................................................................................................................
Objectives.....................................................................................................................................
Areas of interest...........................................................................................................................
Structure.....................................................................................................................................

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION PUBLICATION ANALYSIS

2.1 Methodology...............................................................................................................................
2.2 Analysis of ACC type frequencies (Phase 1)..............................................................................
2.2.1
Frequencies declared in COM2 table................................................................................
2.2.2
Misdeclared Frequencies...................................................................................................
2.2.3
Registered frequencies not defined in AIPs.......................................................................
2.2.4
Not declared 8.33 kHz frequencies....................................................................................
2.2.5
Duplicated frequencies......................................................................................................
2.2.6
AIP frequencies not registered...........................................................................................
ANNEX A

DETAILED AIP ANALYSIS

A.1 AUSTRIA....................................................................................................................................
A.1.1
VIENNA ACC.....................................................................................................................
A.1.2
Other Austrian ACC assignments......................................................................................
A.2 BELGIUM...................................................................................................................................
A.2.1
BRUSSELS ACC...............................................................................................................
A.2.2
Other Belgian ACC assignments.......................................................................................
A.3 EUROCONROL MAASTRICHT UAC.........................................................................................
A.3.1
BELGIUM sectors..............................................................................................................
A.3.2
NETHERLANDS sectors...................................................................................................
A.3.3
GERMANY sectors............................................................................................................
A.3.4
Other MUAC sectors.........................................................................................................
A.4 FRANCE.....................................................................................................................................
A.4.1
BORDEAUX ACC..............................................................................................................
A.4.2
BREST ACC......................................................................................................................
A.4.3
MARSEILLE ACC..............................................................................................................
A.4.4
PARIS ACC.......................................................................................................................
A.4.5
REIMS ACC.......................................................................................................................
A.4.6
Other French ACC assignments........................................................................................
A.5 GERMANY.................................................................................................................................
A.5.1
BREMEN ACC...................................................................................................................
A.5.2
LANGEN ACC...................................................................................................................
A.5.3
KARLSRUHE ACC............................................................................................................
A.5.4
MUNICH ACC....................................................................................................................
A.5.5
Other German ACC assignments......................................................................................
A.6 THE NETHERLANDS................................................................................................................
A.6.1
AMSTERDAM ACC...........................................................................................................
A.6.2
NEW MILLIGEN ACC........................................................................................................
A.6.3
Other Dutch ACC assignments..........................................................................................
A.7 United Kingdom..........................................................................................................................
A.7.1
LONDON ACC...................................................................................................................
A.7.2
LONDON TC.....................................................................................................................
A.7.3
MANCHESTER ACC.........................................................................................................
A.7.4
SCOTTISH ACC................................................................................................................
A.7.5
Other British ACC assignments.........................................................................................
ANNEX B
B.1
B.2

Applicable Documents................................................................................................................
Reference Documents................................................................................................................

ANNEX C
C.1
C.2

REFERENCES

ABBREVIATIONS

General abbreviations................................................................................................................
Countries abbreviations..............................................................................................................

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Table of Figures
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Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4

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States Analysis phases................................................................................................... 10

Applicable Documents.................................................................................................... 14
Reference Documents.................................................................................................... 14
Countries abbreviations table.......................................................................................... 16

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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1 Introduction
1.1

Background

1.2

Objectives

1.3

Areas of interest

COM2 table contains assignments for an area larger than geographical Europe, defined as ICAO
EUR region. It covers 51 countries, extended from North of Africa to the western part of Russia
In the Frequency Usage Analysis in Europe, it has been decide to start by the most frequency
congested concentrate States. Extension to other ECAC States should be made in a second phase.
1st Phase (7 countries) = Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg 1,
Switzerland and United Kingdom
2nd phase = Albania, Armenia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovak
Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Other = Belarus, Algeria, Egypt, Georgia, Island, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco,
Iraq, Jordan, Russia,.
1st
phase
2nd
phase
Other

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States Analysis / phases

There is no ACC frequencies assigned to Luxembourg. Luxembourg Enroute airspace is

managed by Maastricht UAC and Brussels ACC.

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1.4

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Structure

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2 NATIONAL AERODROMES USAGE

This section analyses the current content of COM2 table (covering VHF assignment in 118-137 MHz)
against aeronautical information publication (AIP).

2.1

Methodology

2.2

Analysis of services (Phase 1)

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Annex A

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Detailed Analysis

A.1

AUSTRIA

A.2

BELGIUM

A.3

FRANCE

A.4

GERMANY

A.5

THE NETHERLANDS

A.6

UNITED KINGDOM

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Annex B
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References

Applicable Documents

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Reference / Edition

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[AD1]
[AD2]
Figure 2

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Applicable Documents

Reference Documents

[RDn]

Reference / Edition

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[RD1]
[RD2]
[RD3]
[RD4]
[RD5]
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Annex C
C.1
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Abbreviations

General abbreviations
Area Control Centre

ANSP Aeronautical Navigation Service Provider

APP

Approach

ARB

Authoritative Representative Body

ATC

Air Traffic Control

ATN

Air Traffic Network

ATS

Air Traffic Services

CFMU Central Flow management Unit (EUROCONTROL)

CPDLC Control to pilot data link communication
CWP

Controller Working Position

DOC

Desired Operational Coverage

DSB-AM

Double Side Band Amplitude Modulation

EANPG European Air Navigation Planning Group

ES

Elementary Sector

FIR

Flight Information Region

FIS

Flight Information Service

FMG

Frequency Management Group (ICAO)

FRF

Frequency Reuse Factor

GS

Ground Station

HO

hand Over or Hand Off

NA

National Aerodrome

NAT

North Atlantic Track

OPC

Operational Control

QoS

Quality Of Service

TOC

Transfer Of Communication

VEX

Vertical Extension

VHF

Very High Frequency

C.2

Countries abbreviations
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AUT

Austria

SVN

Slovenia

BEL

Belgium

Spain

HOL

Netherlands

Sweden

LUX

Luxembourg

United Kingdom

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Code

Country

country

Germany

ALB

Albania

France

ALG

Algeria

SUI

Switzerland

ARM

Armenia

BLR

Belarus

BUL

Bulgaria

BIH

Bosnia
Herzegovina

CYP

Cyprus

HRV

Croatia

EGY

Egypt

CZH

Czech Republic

GEO

Georgia

DNK

Denmark

GRC

Greece

EST

Estonia

TUR

Turkey

FIN

Finland

ISL

Island

MKD

Macedonia

ISR

Israel

HNG

Hungary

LBN

Lebanon

IRL

Ireland

SYR

Syria

Italy

LBY

Libya

LVA

Latvia

TUN

Tunisia

LTU

Lithuania

MLT

Malta

NOR

Norway

MRC

Morocco

POL

Poland

IRQ

Iraq

POR

Portugal

JOR

Jordan

ROU

Romania

RUS

Russia

YUG

Serbia,
Montenegro

UKR

Ukraine

SVK

Slovak Republic

MDA

Moldavia

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Countries abbreviations table

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