1.

Responsible Service

1.1

Airports Authority of India is responsible for overall administration of Communication, Navigation and Surveillance & Automation (CNS & Automation) facilities/services within Indian Airspace.

1.2

Administrative Head:

The Chairman

Airports Authority of India

Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan

Safdarjung Airport

New Delhi 110003

INDIA

Tel: +91-11-24632930

Fax: +91-11-24641088

Email: chairman@aai.aero

AFTN - VIDDYXAC

2.

CNS & ATM Automation facilities and services are provided in accordance with ICAO Standards and Recommended practices contained in the following documents:

• Annex 10: Aeronautical Telecommunications. (Vol I - V)

• DOC 7030: Regional Supplementary Procedures.

• DOC 7910: Location Indicators

• DOC 8400: Procedures for Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services.

• DOC 9750 - Global Air Navigation Plan for CNS/ATM Systems.

• DOC 9849 - Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Manual.

• DOC 9688 - Manual on Mode S Specific Services.

• DOC 8071 - Manual on Testing of Radio Navigation Aide.

• DOC 9684 - Manual on the Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) Systems.

• DOC 9694 - Manual of Air Traffic Services Data Link Applications.

Differences to these provisions if any are published in GEN 1.7.

3.

Area of responsibility

3.1

Area of responsibility for the provision CNS facilities/services is over the entire Indian air space. The services include Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and Automation and ATM Automation Facilities .

3.2

Over all responsibility for the day-to-day operations is conferred with Executive Director (CNS-OM), CHQ General Manager (CNS) are responsible for the CNS operation of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata & Chennai. General Manager (CNS- Region) are responsible for the CNS operation for all other stations within the respective regions.

3.3

Inquiries, suggestions or complaints regarding any Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and Automation services could be referred to the relevant General Manager (CNS) or to Executive Director (CNS-OM), AAI, CHQ or to Executive Director (CNS-P), AAI, CHQ as appropriate depending on the circumstances (their addresses, email id and telephone numbers are appended below). Some of the facilities are owned and run by Armed Forces of India.

The Executive Director (CNS-OM)

Airports Authority of India

Corporate Headquarters

Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan

New Delhi - 110 003

Tel: +91-11-24652075

Fax: +91-11-24654142

Email: edcnscom@aai.aero

AFTN: VIDDYXAK

The General Manager (CNS)

Airports Authority of India

NATS, IGI Airport,

New Delhi - 110 037

Tel: +91-11-25654366

Fax: +91-11-25654366

Email: gmcnsvidp@aai.aero

AFTN: VIDPYTYX

The General Manager (CNS-Northern Region)

Airports Authority of India

NATS, IGI Airport,

New Delhi - 110 037

Tel: +91-11-25652774

Fax: +91-11-25652774

Email: gmcnsnr@aai.aero

AFTN: VIDPYUYC

The General Manager (CNS)

Airports Authority of India

NATS, CSMI Airport

Mumbai - 400099

Tel: +91-22-20888006/26819333

Fax: +91-22-20888006

Email: gmcnsvabb@aai.aero

AFTN: VABBYTYX

The General Manager (CNS-Western Region)

Airports Authority of India

New Integrated Operational Complex,

Opp.Parsiwada, Sahar Road,

Andheri East, Mumbai - 400099

Tel: +91-22-29217780/28391087/20880607

Fax: +91-22-28391087

Email: gmcnswr@aai.aero

The General Manager (CNS)

Airports Authority of India

NSCBI Airport,

Kolkata - 700 052

Tel: +91-33-25119955

Fax: +91-33-25119955

Email: gmcnsvecc@aai.aero

AFTN: VECCYTYX

The General Manager (CNS- Eastern Region)

Airports Authority of India

NSCBI Airport,

Kolkata - 700 052

Tel: +91-33-25119652

Fax: +91-33-25119652

Email: gmcnser@aai.aero

AFTN: VECCYUYC

The General Manager (CNS)

Airports Authority of India

NATS, Meenambakkam Airport,

Chennai - 600 027

Tel: +91-44-22560444

Fax: +91-44-22560444

Email: gmcnsvomm@aai.aero

AFTN: VOMMYTYX

The General Manager (CNS-Southern Region)

Airports Authority of India

NATS, Meenambakkam Airport,

Chennai - 600 027

Tel: +91-44-22561542

Fax: +91-44-22561542

Email: gmcnssr@aai.aero

AFTN: VOMMYUYC

The General Manager (CNS-North Eastern Region)

Airports Authority of India

LGBI Airport,

Guwahati- 781015

Tel: +91-361-2840223

Fax: +91-361-2840042

Email: gmcnsner@aai.aero

AFTN: VEGTYUYC

4.

Types of service

4.1.

Radio Navigation Services

4.1.1

Landing and En-route Navigational aids:

• 74 Instrument landing System (ILS) along with Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) collocated with

GP are available

CAT 1 - 64

CAT 2 - 1

CAT 3 - 9

• Doppler Very High Frequency Omni Range (DVOR) collocated with Distance Measuring Equipment

(DME) are operational at 95 Locations

• Non- Directional Beacons (NDB) and Locators (LO) are operational at 48 Locations in which 03 NDBs

are collocated with DMEs

4.2

Satellite Navigational aids:

• “GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) - GAGAN is certified for RNP 0.1 operations since 30th

December 2013 and for APV 1 operations since 21st April 2015”

(RNP = Required Navigation performance)

(APV = Approach with Vertical Guidance)

4.3

Voice and Data-Link Services

The ATS Ground units maintain a continuous watch on the frequencies stated within the published hour of service unless otherwise stated. An Aircraft shall normally communicate with ATS unit providing service in the area in which the aircraft is flying. Aircraft shall 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. All radio telephony commu7nication between aircraft and Indian ATS units are recorded.

• Air/Ground (Voice) over High Frequency (HF) Radio.

• Air/Ground (Voice) over Very High Frequency (VHF) Radio.

• Air/Ground (Voice) over Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Radio.

• Remote Controlled Air - Ground communication (RCAG) - For the extended range of VHF/UHF Radio ADS-

CPDLC Service is available at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai through FANS-1A Data Link. All aircrafts

aided with this facility shall login 10 min prior to entering the concerned FIR.

• Data Link - ATIS (D-ATIS) service is provided through Pre-FANS Data link.

• Data Link VOLMET (D-VOLMET) service is provided through Pre-FANS Data link.

4.4

Aeronautical Fixed Services (AFS- DATA):

• Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN) - Data) is are provided through 16 Automatic Message

Switching Systems and one Automatic Message Handling System.

(Details are given in sub-Sections 4.5 (a-p) & 4.6. General Aircraft operating agency messages are not accepted

over the AFTN in India.

• Direct Speech circuits.(Voice) (Details are in Section 4.7)

4.5

AFS - Automatic Message Switching System - for AFTN

The following stations are installed with AMSS:

• Delhi

•Mumbai

• Kolkata

• Chennai

• Guwahati

• Ahmedabad

• Nagpur

• Varanasi

• Lucknow

• Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

• Hyderabad International Airport Shamshabad

• Cochin

• Thiruvananthapuram

• Mangaluru

• Patna

• Prayagraj (Training Purpose)

4.5a

AFTN circuits connected with Delhi AMSS

Delhi-Mumbai

Delhi-Amritsar

Delhi-Jaipur

Delhi-Lucknow

Delhi-Nagpur

Delhi-Varanasi

Delhi-Ahmedabad

Delhi-Kullu Manali

Delhi-Safdarjung

Delhi-CHQ

Delhi- o/o DGCA

Delhi-Kolkata

Delhi-Dehradun

Delhi-Kishangarh

4.5b

AFTN circuits connected with Mumbai AMSS

Mumbai-Delhi

Mumbai-Karachi

Mumbai--Kolkata

Mumbai-Nairobi

Mumbai-Chennai

Mumbai-Paro

Mumbai-Goa

Mumbai-Ahmedabad

Mumbai-Nagpur

Mumbai-Aurangabad

Mumbai-Rajkot

Mumbai-Pune

Mumbai--Bhavnagar

Mumbai--Thiruvananthapuram

Mumbai-Daman (NAVY)

Mumbai-Juhu

Mumbai-Surat

Mumbai-Shikra (NAVY)

Mumbai-Coast Guard

Mumbai-Porbandar

4.5c

AFTN circuits connected with Kolkata AMSS

Kolkata-Mumbai

Kolkata-Dhaka

Kolkata Delhi

Kolkata-Chennai

Kolkata-Nagpur

Kolkata-Varanasi

Kolkata-Bhubaneswar

Kolkata-Guwahati

Kolkata-Patna

Kolkata-Ranchi

Kolkata-Gaya

Kolkata-Agartala

Kolkata-Imphal

Kolkata-Dibrugarh

Kolkata-Dimapur

Kolkata-Raipur

Kolkata-Rajahmundry

Kolkata-Jamshedpur

Kolkata-Deoghar

4.5d

AFTN circuits connected with Chennai AMSS

Chennai-Kolkata

Chennai-Kuala Lumpur

Chennai-Mumbai

Chennai-Bengaluru

Chennai-BIAL

Chennai-Hyderabad

Chennai-Shamsabad

Chennai-Trichy

Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram

Chennai-Madurai

Chennai-Arakkonam(NAVY)

Chennai-Sri Vijaya Puram

Chennai-Tirupati

Chennai-Vijayawada

Chennai-Ramnad (CG)

Chennai-MRCC Portblair

Chennai- Vishakapatnam

Chennai-Coast Guard, Chennai

4.5e

AFTN circuits connected with Guwahati AMSS

Guwahati-Kolkata

Guwahati-Silchar (Kumbhigram)

4.5 f

AFTN circuits connected with Ahmedabad AMSS

Ahmedabad-Mumbai

Ahmedabad-Delhi

Ahmedabad-Udaipur

Ahmedabad-Vadodara

Ahmedabad-Indore

Ahmedabad-Jamnagar

4.5 g

AFTN circuits connected with Nagpur AMSS

Nagpur-Chennai

Nagpur-Mumbai

Nagpur-Delhi

Nagpur-Kolkata

Nagpur-Varanasi

Nagpur-HIAL

Nagpur-Bhopal

Nagpur-Gondia

Nagpur-Jabalpur

4.5 h

AFTN circuits connected with Varanasi AMSS

Varanasi-Delhi

Varanasi-Kolkata

Varanasi-Lucknow

Varanasi-Allahabad

Varanasi-Khajuraho

Varanasi-Patna

Varanasi-Nagpur

4.5 i

AFTN circuits connected with Lucknow AMSS

Lucknow-Delhi

Lucknow-Varanasi

4.5 j

AFTN circuits connected with Bengaluru AMSS

Bengaluru-Chennai

Bengaluru-Cochin

Bengaluru-GNSS GAGAN Complex, Bengaluru

Bengaluru-Mangaluru

Bengaluru-HAL, Bengaluru

4.5 k

AFTN circuits connected with Shamsabad AMSS

Shamsabad-Chennai

Shamshabad-Nagpur

4.5 l

AFTN circuits connected with Cochin AMSS

Cochin-Bengaluru

Cochin-Thiruvananthapuram

Cochin-Cochin NAVY

Cochin-Kannur

Cochin-Belagavi

4.5 m

AFTN circuits connected with Thiruvananthapuram AMSS

Thiruvananthapuram-Mumbai

Thiruvananthapuram-Chennai

Thiruvananthapuram-Cochin

Thiruvananthapuram-Mangaluru

Thiruvananthapuram-Calicut

Thiruvananthapuram-Coimbatore

Thiruvananthapuram-Agatti

4.5 n

AFTN circuits connected with Mangaluru AMSS (Installation in progress)

Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram

Mangaluru- Bengaluru

4.5 o

AFTN circuits connected with Patna AMSS

Patna-Kolkata

Patna-Varanasi

4.5 p

AFTN circuits connected with Goa AMSS

Goa - Mumbai

Goa - Hubbali

4.6

AFS - Automatic Message Handling System at Mumbai - for AFTN Data

4.6 a

AFTN circuits connected with Mumbai AMHS

Mumbai-Chennai

Mumbai-Singapore

Mumbai--Kolkata

Mumbai-Beijing

Mumbai-Porbandar

Mumbai-Kathmandu

Mumbai-Bangkok

Mumbai-Dhaka

Mumbai - Colombo

4.7

AFS - Direct Speech Circuits (Voice):

4.7 a

AFS- Direct Speech Circuit - (Delhi FIR)

Delhi -Amritsar

Delhi-Karachi

Delhi -Ahmedabad

Delhi-Lahore

Delhi-Jaipur

Varanasi-Kathmandu

Delhi-Lucknow

Amritsar-Lahore

Delhi -Nagpur

Delhi-Varanasi

Delhi - Dehradun

Delhi - Kullu Manali

Delhi-Udaipur

Delhi-Jodhpur

Varanasi-Lucknow

Varanasi-Patna

Varanasi-Gaya

Varanasi-Gorakhpur

Varanasi-Nagpur

Varanasi- Kolkata

Jaipur-Jodhpur

Jaipur-Udaipur

Delhi -Agra

Delhi-Ambala

Delhi-Chakeri

Delhi-Chandigarh

Delhi-Hindon

Delhi-Saharanpur

Delhi-Udhampur

Delhi-Mumbai

Delhi-Kolkata

Delhi-Gwalior

Delhi-Kishangarh

Chandigarh-Kullu Manali

Pantnagar-Mamura(IAF)

Lucknow- Mamura(IAF)

Lucknow-Chakeri

Lucknow-Bakshi ka Talab

Lucknow - Raibareli

Lucknow-Varanasi

Amritsar-Chandigarh

Amritsar-Halwara

Amritsar-Pathankot

Amritsar-Adampur

Amritsar-Bhatinda

Kangra-Pathankot

4.7 b

AFS- Direct Speech Circuit - (Mumbai FIR)

Mumbai-Aurangabad

Mumbai-Karachi

Mumbai-Ahmedabad

Mumbai-Muscat

Mumbai-Kolkata

Ahmedabad-Karachi

Mumbai-Delhi

Mumbai-Chennai

Mumbai-Nagpur

Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram

Mumbai-Mangaluru

Mumbai-Shamsabad

Mumbai-Goa

Mumbai-Pune

Mumbai-Daman

Mumbai-Juhu

Mumbai - Bengaluru

Mumbai-INS Hansa

Mumbai-Bhopal

Mumbai-Surat

Nagpur-Delhi

Nagpur-Kolkata I & II

Nagpur-Varanasi

Nagpur-Raipur

Nagpur-Gondia

Nagpur-Ahmedabad

Nagpur-Bhopal

Nagpur-Hyderabad

Nagpur - Shamsabad

Nagpur-Chennai

Ahmedabad-Vadodara

Ahmedabad-Indore

Ahmedabad-Udaipur

Ahmedabad-Delhi

Ahmedabad-Ozar

Ahmedabad-Surat

Ahmedabad-Vadsar(IAF)

Udaipur-Jaipur

Udaipur-Delhi

Goa-Mangaluru

Nagpur-Indore

Surat-Daman (CG)

4.7 c

AFS - Direct Speech Circuit - (Kolkata FIR)

Kolkata-Mumbai

Kolkata-Dhaka

Kolkata-Delhi

Kolkata-Kathmandu

Kolkata-Guwahati

Kolkata-Yangoon

Kolkata-Chennai

Guwahati-Dhaka

Kolkata-Nagpur

Agartala-Dhaka

Kolkata-Patna

Kolkata-Varanasi I & II

Kolkata-Ranchi

Kolkata-Bhubaneswar

Kolkata-Bagdogra

Kolkata-Gaya

Kolkata-Visakhapatnam

Kolkata-Hashimara

Kolkata-Tezpur

Kolkata-Panagarh (IAF)

Kolkata-Deogarh

Bhubaneswar-Charbatia

Guwahati-Agartala

Guwahati-Bagdogra

Agartala-Hashimara

Dibrugarh-Chabua

Lilabari-Jorhat

Dibrugarh-Jorhat

Guwahati-Imphal

Guwahati-Dibrugarh

Varanasi-Patna

Varanasi-Gaya

Varanasi-Gorakhpur

Varanasi-Nagpur

Varanasi-Kushinagar

Patna-Darbhanga

Patna-Deogarh

Patna-Gaya

Ranchi-Deogarh

Ranchi-Gaya

Gorakhpur-Kushinagar

4.7 d

AFS - Direct Speech Circuit - (Chennai FIR)

Chennai-HAL, Bengaluru

Chennai-Kuala Lumpur

Chennai-Bengaluru

Chennai-Colombo

Chennai-Hyderabad

Chennai-Medan

Chennai-Shamsabad

Chennai-Yangoon

Chennai-Trichy

Thiruvananthapuram-Colombo

Chennai (UTV)-HAL, Bengaluru

Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram

Chennai-Mangaluru

Chennai-Tambaram (IAF)

Chennai-Arakkonam (NAVY)

Chennai-Mumbai

Chennai-Kolkata

Chennai-Nagpur

Chennai-Cochin

Chennai-Madurai

Thiruvananthapuram -Mumbai

Mangaluru-Mumbai

Bengaluru-Mumbai

Goa-Mumbai

Bengaluru-Cochin

Bengaluru-Kolar (DRDO)

Bengaluru-Yelahanka

Bengaluru-Mangaluru

Visakhapatnam-Kolkata

Thiruvananthapuram- Calicut

Thiruvananthapuram- Coimbatore

Thiruvananthapuram-Cochin

Thiruvananthapuram--Mangaluru

Thiruvananthapuram-Cochin(NAVY)

Thiruvananthapuram-Tuticorin

Thiruvananthapuram-Agatti

Thiruvananthapuram-Male

Cochin-Calicut

Cochin-Cochin NAVY

Cochin-Mangaluru

Bengaluru-Shamshabad

Cochin-Coimbatore

HAL Bengaluru-Coimbatore

Thiruvananthapuram-HAL Bengaluru

Thiruvananthapuram-Madurai

Mangaluru-Calicut

Mangaluru-Goa

Mangaluru-Belagavi

Thiruvananthapuram - Trichy

Chennai - Vishakhapatnam

Shamsabad-Nagpur

Shamshabad-Mumbai ACC-South

Shamshabad-Hakimpet

Shamshabad-Bidar

Shamshabad-Dundiga

Cochin-INS Dronacharya

Madurai-Tiruchirapalli

4.8

Aeronautical Broadcast Services:

4.8 a

Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) - broad cast service is available in almost all airports in India. This broadcast is related to the terminal aerodrome and is continuous and repetitive. Language of this broadcast is in English and contains following 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.

vi. Significant runway Surface Conditions and, if appropriate, braking action

vii. Transition level.

viii. Other essential operational information.

ix. Surface wind direction and speed including significant variations

x. Visibility and applicable RVR

xi. Present weather

xii. Cloud below 5000Ft or below the highest minimum sector altitude whoever is greater, cumulonimbus.

xiii. The elements in Point. ix to xi are replaced by term “CAVOK”, whenever applicable.

xiv. Air temperature.

xv. Dew point temperature.

xvi. Altimeter setting(s)

xvii. 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.

xviii. Trend forecast, when applicable.

xix. Name of the aerodrome with the designator “INFORMATION” followed by the word “OUT”

- Data Link - ATIS (D-ATIS) service is provided through Pre-FANS Data link.

4.8 b

- VOLMET meteorological scheduled broadcast is over HF Radio from Mumbai and Kolkata as per the details given in the following table. Trend forecast is between 0110-1610UTC only.

Mumbai

Mumbai Radio

(A3J)

11387

H+25 to H+30

And

H+55 to H+60

0300

to

1300

Mumbai, Chennai

SIGMET

6676

H24

Mumbai, Colombo,

Chennai, Karachi,

Male, Ahmedabad

METAR

SPECI

2965

1300

to

0300

Mumbai, Colombo,

Male

TAF

Kolkata

Kolkata Radio

(A3J)

11387

H+05 to H+10

And

H+35 to H+40

0300

to

1300

Kolkata, Delhi

SIGMET

6676

H24

Kolkata, Delhi, Dhaka,

Yangon, Kathmandu

METAR

SPECI

TREND

2965

1300

to

0300

Kolkata,

Delhi,

Ho-Chi-Min

TAF

4.8 c

Data Link VOLMET (D-VOLMET) service is provided through Pre-FANS Data link.

For Mumbai:

SIGMET information: MUMBAI, CHENNAI

METAR / SPECI: Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Colombo, Karachi, Male, Nagpur,

Udaipur, Bengaluru International Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Kozhikode.

TAFs: Mumbai, Colombo, Male, Nagpur, Udaipur, Bengaluru International Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Kozhikode.

For Kolkata:

SIGMET information: Kolkata & Delhi

METAR / SPECI: Kolkata, Delhi, Dhaka, Myanmar, Kathmandu, Lucknow, Varanasi, Jaipur, Amritsar, Guwahati.

TAFs: Kolkata, Delhi, Vietnam(Ho-chi-minh), Lucknow, Varanasi, Jaipur, Amritsar, Guwahati.

4.9

Language Used

The Language used is English

4.10

Obtaining detailed information

4.10 a

Details of the various facilities available for the en-route traffic can be found in section ENR-4.

4.10 b

Details of the facilities available at the individual aerodromes can be found in the relevant sections of AD. In cases where a facility is serving both the en-route traffic and the aerodromes, details are given in the relevant sections of ENR and AD.

4.11

Requirements and Conditions

The requirement of the Civil Aviation in India and the general conditions under which the communication services are available for international use, as well as the requirements for the carriage of radio equipment, are contained in various Civil Aviation Requirements published by Director General of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

4.12

Miscellaneous

4.12 a

ATM Automation:

Modules & Tasks:

• Situation Awareness

• Data Processing systems

• Controller tools, Safety alerts

• Flow Management system

Integrated ATM Automation system is available in 19 airports.

Delhi FIR

Mumbai FIR

Kolkata FIR

Chennai FIR

Delhi

Mumbai

Kolkata

Chennai

Jaipur

Ahmedabad

Agartala

Bengaluru

Amritsar

Nagpur

Varanasi

Shamshabad

Lucknow

Patna

Thiruvananthapuram

Bhubaneshwar

Cochin

Guwahati

Mangaluru

Delhi FIR

Mumbai FIR

Kolkata FIR

Chennai FIR

Kullu Manali

Udaipur

Khajurao

Madurai

Dehradun

Surat

Imphal

Rajahmundary

Gondia

Ranchi

Hubballi

Bhopal

Gaya

Calicut

Vadodara

Raipur

Coimbatore

Rajkot

Dimapur

Tirupati

Aurangabad

Vijaywada

Bhavnagar

Tiruchirappalli

Indore