Aeronautical Channel Scenarios Overview

This page details various aeronautical channel scenarios, covering situations such as parking, taxiing, flight arrival, en-route air-to-air communication, and air-to-ground communication during landing.

Specifications

Below is a table summarizing key specifications for each scenario:

Parking scenarioTaxi scenarioArrival scenarioEn-route (Air to Air)En-route (Air to Ground)
Air craft Velocity in mph0 to 5.50 to 1525 to 150, typically 8517 to 440, typ.250620
Maximum Delay (worst case)7x10-67x10-67x10-666x10-6 to 200x10-633x10-6 to 1.0x10-3
Number of echo paths2020202020
fdLOS /fdmax--0.7111
Rice factor (dB)-6.99 to 20, 15(mean value)2 to 20, 15(mean value)2 to 20, 15(mean value)
Start angle of Beam (Degree)0.0 Degree0.0 Degree-90 Degree178.25 Degree178.25 Degree
End angle of Beam (Degree)36036090181.75181.75
Exp. or two RayExp.Exp. two raytwo raytwo raytwo ray

LDACS (L Band Digital Aeronautical Communication System)

This section pertains to LDACS-related information.