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Status of ADS-B
implementation in the
U.S.

SUR ICG /2 , 12 June 2017

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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 ADS-B Ground Infrastructure

•Alaska

•Hawaii

•Guam and
Saipan

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ADS-B Out Rulemaking

• January 1, 2020, the FAA Final Rule for ADS-B Out

equipage

– Published on May 27, 2010

– This rule mandates performance requirements for ADS-B avionics
that will be required to fly in certain airspace (see next chart)
– ADS-B Out transmits location information received from the Global
Navigation Satellite System out of the aircraft to ADS-B ground
stations and to other aircraft equipped to receive ADS-B
broadcasts
– This rule does not mandate ADS-B In

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Required ADS-B Airspace

Visit https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/airspace/

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 ASSC Overview
Description: Extend cooperative surface surveillance capability to 8
airports beyond the ASDE-X baseline of 35 airports;
Provide multi-lateral cooperative surveillance, ADS-B,
and compatibility with Runway Status Lights (RWSL) at
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Objectives: Improve safety on the airport surface by

providing surface surveillance data to enhance
controller, pilot and vehicle operator situational
awareness

In addition, the data can be distributed by the System

Wide Information Management (SWIM) Terminal Data
Distribution System (STDDS) which allows surface
situational awareness information to be made available
to external consumers in the aviation community to
improve efficiency of airport operations.

Complete In Progress Not Yet Started At Risk

Strategy 
Key Site (SFO) Commission Commission
Briefing to 
Award System Safety  Initial Operating (ORD) Key              (ORD) Key 
Joint   
Contract Assessment Capability Site (SFO) Site (CLE)
Resource     
(SRMD) (IOC)   
Council   (JRC)
December 2012 February 2016 May 2016 September 2016 May 2017 June 2017                                         

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 Advanced Interval Management (A-IM)
Arrivals & Approach | Flight-deck Integration | DataComm
Description: Develop advanced applications to
enable relative spacing ground and
airborne capabilities for implementation
into the NAS in the mid-term (ADS-B Out) (ADS-B In)
environment
Goals: Maximize airspace throughput and
reduce delays in the NAS
Objective: Publish A-IM SPR, MOPS (avionics
standards); Integrate A-IM ConOps;
prepare applications for investment
decisions
Partners: AIR, ANG, AJV, RTCA SC-186/WG-4,
SC-214/WG-78, SC-227, DataComm
Program Office

Key Project Milestones

Complete In Progress Not Yet Started

IM-S AA&C A-IM IM/TSAS A-IM A-IM A-IM Final A-IM

JRC Status Frozen SPR Concept ConOps DSA/PA IID SPR/MOPS FID
Briefing Scope Evaluation HITL publication
Jun 2016 Sep 2016 Nov 2016 Q4 FY17 Q4 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21

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