CPDLC CONFIRM ROUTE

Modification Date: 19DEC2016

Revision: 0.0
ATA 23/34 - COMMUNICATIONS/NAVIGATION
Scope: ALL AIRCRAFT

Briefing Owners:

Nick Rose
nicholas.rose@gulfstream.com

Justin Maas
justin.maas@gulfstream.com

Greg Panzerella
gregory.panzarella1@gulfstream.com

The information contained herein is advisory only in nature.

All Aircraft | CPDLC CONFIRM ASSIGNED ROUTE
Background
• North Atlantic Air Navigation Service
Providers (ANSPs, such as Gander/
Shanwick/Reykjavik) are introducing the use
of the CPDLC message “CONFIRM ROUTE”
to verify the actual FMS routing being flown
by the aircraft.

• When the proper CPDLC automated reply is

sent to ATC, the current FMS routing being
flown by the aircraft will be automatically
downlinked to ATC – with no manual route
input entries required by the flight crew.

• This allows the ATC system to automatically

check the aircraft routing against the ATC
“cleared” flight plan. Any “non-
conformance” issues can be identified for
action by the controller and flight crew.

• This briefing reviews how Gulfstream

aircraft receive/respond to this uplink
message.
IFALPA Briefing on CONFIRM ROUTE Clearances

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All Aircraft | CPDLC CONFIRM ASSIGNED ROUTE
G280
Required Steps

NOTE: no REMARKS (Free Text)

are necessary or recommended,
as the objective of this message
transaction is to mitigate
transposition error.

Uplink Message (UM137) sent ACTIVE FPLN RETRIEVED

from Shanwick (EGGX) . Line- automatically appears. Line-Select
Select CONFIRM. SEND*. Downlink Message (DM40) is
then sent to the Current Data
Additional Information Authority (CDA).

Upon reviewing the MESSAGE LOG, the

automated RESPONSE can be seen.

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 All Aircraft | CPDLC CONFIRM ASSIGNED ROUTE
Large Cabin
Required Steps

Uplink Message (UM137) sent. Within a matter of

seconds, REPORT will appear. Line-Select REPORT.

/ASSIGNED ROUTE element is a copy the Master FMS’ Active Flight Plan (Downlink Message 40). Line-Select SEND.

NOTE: no Free Text is necessary or

recommended, as the objective of
this message transaction is to
mitigate transposition error.
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All Aircraft | CPDLC CONFIRM ASSIGNED ROUTE
Large Cabin

Additional Information

• If the Downlink Message is

printed, entire FMS routing is
viewable.

Printed DM40

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All Aircraft | CPDLC CONFIRM ASSIGNED ROUTE
Additional References
• FAA Documentation

• Icelandic NOTAM

• AIN Article

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