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GEN 3.4 – COMMUNICATION SERVICES

1. Responsible service
1.1. Airports Authority of India is responsible for the overall administration of the Aeronautical
Telecommunication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) facilities in India.

1.2. The Chairman

Airports Authority of India
Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan
Safdarjung Airport
New Delhi 110 003
INDIA

Tel - + 91 11 2463 2930

Fax - + 91 11 2464 1088
Email - aaichmn@del2.vsnl.net.in
AFS - VIDDYXAC
2. The service is provided in accordance with the provisions contained in the following documents –
• Annex 10 - Aeronautical Telecommunication
• Doc 8400 - Procedures for Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services
• Doc 7030 - Regional Supplementary Procedures
• Doc 7910 - Location Indicators

3. Area of responsibility

3.1. Communication services are provided for the entire Indian FIRs and the area of responsibility covers
all aeronautical telecommunications, navigation and surveillance services in India.

3.2. Responsibility for the day-to-day operations is vested with General Manager (Com)/Airport
Director/Controller of Communication/Officer-In-Charge at the local Aeronautical
Telecommunication unit concerned located at each airport functioning under the five Regional
Executive Director with regional headquarter at airports of Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai &
New Delhi, who is also responsible for the application of the regulations concerning the design, type
and installation of aircraft radio stations.

3.3. Inquiries, suggestions or complaints regarding any telecommunication, navigation and surveillance
services could be referred to the relevant station-in-charge or to the Member (Operations), Airports
Authority of India, CHQ or Regional Executive Director, as appropriate (their address and telephone
numbers are appended below) depending on the circumstances. Inquiries regarding AFTN and HF
services should normally be addressed to the unit responsible for the provision of these services. Some
of the facilities are owned and run by Armed Forces of India.

Member (Operations) The Regional Executive Director (Eastern

Airports Authority of India Region)
Corporate Headquarter Airports Authority of India
Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan N. S. C Bose International Airport
New Delhi 110 003 Kolkata – 700028
Tel - +91 11 2463 2950 Tel - +91 33 2511 9600
Fax - +91 11 2462 9567 Fax - +91 33 2511 8873
Email – aaichq@del.vsnl.net.in Email – ederaai@cal.vsnl.net.in

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The Regional Executive Director (Northern The Regional Executive Director (North-
Region) Eastern Region)
Airports Authority of India Airports Authority of India
Indira Gandhi International Airport Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport
Palam, New Delhi 110037 Guwahati 781015
Tel - +91 11 2567 5111 Tel - +91 361 284 0351
Fax - +91 11 2567 5120 Fax - +91 361 284 0042
Email – aainaddl@del2.vsnl.net.in Email – redneraai@sancharnet.in

The Regional Executive Director (Southern The Regional Executive Director (Western
Region) Region)
Airports Authority of India Airports Authority of India
Meenabakkam, Chennai Airport Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Chennai 600027 Mumbai 400099
Tel - +91 44 2256 1515 EPABX - +91 22 2615 6466
Fax - +91 44 2256 1018 Fax - +91 22 2615 6001
Email – redsr_aai@vsnl.net Email – redwr_aai@bol.net.in

4. Types of service

4.1. Radio navigation service

• MF Non-Directional Beacon (NDB)
• VHF omni-Directional Radio Range (VOR)
• Instrument Landing System (ILS)
• Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
• Airport Surveillance radar (ASR)/Monopulse Secondary Surveillance radar (MSSR)

4.2. Mobile/Fixed service

4.2.1. Mobile service

4.2.1.1. The aeronautical stations maintain a continuous watch on the frequencies stated within the
published hour of service unless otherwise stated.
4.2.1.2. An aircraft shall normally communicate with ATS unit providing service in the area in which the
aircraft is flying. Aircraft should maintain a continuous watch on the appropriate frequency of
the ATS unit and shall not abandon watch, except in an emergency, without informing the ATS
unit. Aircraft shall, to the extent possible, also maintain watch on the emergency frequency 121.5
MHz.
4.2.1.3. All radio telephony communications between aircraft and Indian ATS units are recorded.

4.2.2. Fixed service (AFS)

4.2.2.1. Message to be transmitted over the aeronautical fixed telecommunication network (AFTN) will
only be accepted if they satisfy the following requirements-
4.2.3.1. Annex 10, Volume II, Chapter 3 and para 3.3
4.2.3.1. They are prepared in the form specified in Annex 10
4.2.3.1. AFTN message entered by the AFTN origin shall not exceed 2100 characters in length
4.2.2.2. General aircraft operating agency messages are not accepted over the AFTN in India.

4.2.3. Broadcasting service

4.2.3.1. Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)
4.2.3.1.1. ATIS is provided at major airports in India.
4.2.3.1.2. The broadcast related to the terminal aerodrome and is continuous and repetitive.
4.2.3.1.3. The ATIS broadcast message contains information for arriving and departing aircraft in the
order indicated below:

i) Name of the aerodrome

ii) Designator i.e. the word “INFORMATION” and identification letter from ICAO alphabet
iii) Time of observation
iv) Type of approach to be expected
v) The runway(s) in use

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vi) Transition level
vii) Other essential operational information
viii) Surface wind direction and speed, including significant variations
ix) *Visibility and when applicable RVR
x) *Present weather
xi) *Cloud below 5000 Ft or below the highest minimum sector altitude whichever is greater,
cumulonimbus
xii) * These elements are replaced by term “CAVOK”, whenever applicable.
xiii) Air temperature
xiv) Dew point temperature
xv) Altimeter setting(s)
xvi) Any available information on significant meteorological phenomena in the approach and
climb out areas including wind shear and information on recent weather of operational
significance contained in the MET report
xvii) Trend forecast, when applicable
xviii) The word “INFORMATION” followed by “designator” and the word “OUT”

Note – When rapidly changing meteorological conditions make it impracticable to transmit an

up-to-date weather report, the ATIS message will indicate that weather information will be
supplied on initial contact with appropriate ATS unit.

4.2.3.1.4. Language used for this broadcast is English

4.2.3.1.5. Aircraft shall acknowledge receipt of information upon establishing communication with the
ATS unit providing approach control service or the aerodrome control tower, as appropriate.

4.2.3.2. VOLMET Broadcast

Call- Hours Aerodromes Content of

Name of Freq Broadcast
sign of / Heliports report, forecast
Station (KHz) Period Service
Ident included & remarks

H+25
to Mumbai,
H+30 Chennai
0300 Mumbai,
to Colombo, SIGMET
Mumba 11387 1300 Chennai, METAR
Mumbai i Radio 6676 2965 KHz Karachi, SPECI
(A3J) 2965 Male, TREND
Ahmedabad TAF
Mumbai,
H+55 1300 Colombo,
to to Male
H+60 0300

H-05 0300
Kolkata,
to to SIGMET
Delhi
H+10 1300

Kolkata 1300
11387
Kolkata Radio 2965 KHz to Kolkata,
6676
(A3J) 0300 Delhi, METAR
Dhaka, SPECI
Yangon, TREND
6676 KHz Katmandu
H24

Note – MET report includes QNH Values

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4.2.4. Where detailed information can be found
4.2.4.1. Details of various facilities available for the en-route traffic can be found in Part 2 – ENR 4
section
4.2.4.2. Details of facilities available at the individual aerodrome can be found in the relevant sections of
Part 3 – AD 2.19.In case where a facility is serving both the en-route traffic and the aerodrome
traffic, details are given in the relevant sections of Part 2 – ENR and Part 3 – AD.

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5. Aeronautical Fixed Service (AFS) – Direct Speech Circuit (DSC) - 1

AFS Network –
DSC

Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai

Domestic International

Arakonam Colombo
(VOAR) (VCCC)

Bangalore Kuala Lumpur

(VOBG) (WMKK)

Hyderabad Medan
(VOHY)

Kolkata Yangoon
(VECC) (VYYY)

Mangalore
(VOML)

Mumbai
(VABB)

Tambaram
(VOTX)

Thiruvananthapuram
(VOTV)

Tiruchirapalli
(VOTR)

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6. Aeronautical Fixed Service – Direct Speech Circuit (DSC) - 2

AFS Network - DSC

Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai

Domestic International

Agra Karachi
(VIAG) (OPKC)

Ambala Lahore
(VIAM) (OPLA)

Ahmedabad Kathmandu
(VAAH) (VNKT)

Amritsar
(VIAM)

Chakeri (Kanpur)
(VICX)

Chandigarh
(VICG)

Hindon
(VIHD)

Jaipur
(VIJP)

Kolkata
(VECC)

Lucknow
(VILK)

Mumbai
(VABB)

Nagpur
(VANP)

Sahranpur
( VISP)

Udaipur
(VAUD)

Udhampur
(VIUX)

Varanasi
(VIBN)

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AFS Network - DSC

Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai

Domestic International

Bagdogra Katmandu
(VEBD) (VNKT)

Bhubaneswar Yangoon
(VEBS) (VYYY)

Chennai Dhaka
(VOMM) (VGZR)

Delhi
(VIDP)

Gaya
(VEGY)

Guwahati
(VEGT)

Mumbai
(VABB)

Nagpur
(VANP)

Patna
(VEPT)

Ranchi
(VERC)

Varanasi
(VIBN)

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AFS Network - DSC

Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai

Domestic International

Ahmedabad Karachi
(VAAH) (OPKC)

Aurangabad Muscat
(VAAU) (OOMS)

Chennai
(VOMM)

Daman
(VADN)

Delhi
(VIDP)

Goa
(VAGO)

Hyderabad
(VOHY)

Kolkata
(VECC)

Nagpur
(VANP)

Pune
(VAPO)

Thiruvananthapuram
(VOTV)

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9. Aeronautical Fixed Service – Data Teletype Circuit - 1

AFS Network - Data Teletype

Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai

Domestic International

Arkonam Kuala Lumpur

(VOAR) (WMKK)

Bangalore
(VOBG)

Coimbatore
(VOCB)

Hyderabad
(VOHY)

Kolkata
(VECC)

Madurai
(VOMD)

Mumbai
(VABB)

Port Blair
(VOPB)

Tiruchirapalli
(VOTR)

Thiruvananthapuram
(VOTV)

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10. Aeronautical Fixed Service – Data Teletype Circuit – 2

AFS Network - Data Teletype

Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai

Domestic International

Ahmedabad Tashkant
(VAAH) (UTTT)

Amritsar
(VIAR)

Bhopal
(VABP)

Jaipur
(VIJP)

Kolkata
(VECC)

Lucknow
(VILK)

Mumbai
(VABB)

Nagpur
(VANP)

Varanasi
(VIBN)

Kullu – Manali
(VIBR)

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11. Aeronautical Fixed Service – Data Teletype Circuit – 3

AFS Network - Data

Teletype

Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai

Domestic International

Agartala Dhaka
(VEAT) (VGZR)

Bhubaneshwar
(VEBS)

Chennai
(VOMM)

Delhi
(VIDP)

Gaya
(VEGY)

Guwahati
(VEGT)

Mumbai
(VABB)

Nagpur
(VANP)

Patna
(VEPT)

Ranchi
(VERC)

Varanasi
(VIBN)

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12. Aeronautical Fixed Service – Data Teletype Circuit -4

AFS Network - Data

Teletype

Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai

Domestic International

Ahmedabad Bangkok
(VAAH) (VTBD)

Aurangabad Colombo
(VAAU) (VCCC)

Bangalore Karachi
(VOBG) (OPKC)

Belgaum Kathmandu
(VABM) (VNKT)

Chennai Muscat
(VOMM) (OOMS)

Delhi Nairobi
(VIDP) (HKNA)

Goa Seychelles
(VAGO) (FSIA)

Kolkata Paro
(VECC) (VQPR)

Nagpur
(VANP)

Rajkot
(VARK)

Thiruvananthapuram
(VOTV)

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