--- title: "ADR.OPS.B.030 Surface movement guidance and control system — Part-ADR.OPS · Avioverse" description: "The aerodrome operator shall ensure that a surface movement guidance and control system (SMGCS) is provided at the aerodrome." url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/operations-requirements-part-adr-ops/subpart-b/adr-ops-b-030" --- # ADR.OPS.B.030 Surface movement guidance and control system ANNEX IV — Operations Requirements (Part-ADR.OPS) · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026 IR Implementing rule ## ADR.OPS.B.030 Surface movement guidance and control system (a) The [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator) shall ensure that a surface [movement](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement) guidance and control system (SMGCS) is provided at the [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome). The SMGCS shall: (1) take into account the design characteristics and the operational and meteorological conditions of the aerodrome, as well as [human factors principles](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/human-factors-principles); (2) be designed to assist in the prevention of: (i) inadvertent incursions of [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) and vehicles on an active [runway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway); and (ii) collisions between aircraft as well as between aircraft and vehicles or objects on any part of the [movement area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement-area); and (3) be supported by appropriate means and procedures. (b) As part of the surface movement guidance and control system, the aerodrome operator shall, in coordination with the [air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-traffic-services) provider, assess the need to establish standard routes for taxiing aircraft on the aerodrome. Where standard routes are provided, the aerodrome operator shall: (1) ensure that they are adequate and suitable for the aerodrome traffic, design and intended operations, and properly identified; (2) provide relevant information to the aeronautical information services provider for publication in the AIP. (c) Where the operation of the surface movement guidance and control system requires the use of a transponder by aircraft on the movement area, the aerodrome operator shall coordinate with the [air navigation services](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-navigation-services) provider: (1) the relevant transponder operating procedures to be complied with by aircraft operators; (2) the provision of the relevant information to the aeronautical information services provider for publication in the AIP. (d) The aerodrome operator shall coordinate with the air traffic services provider the development of the SMGCS procedures at the aerodrome. IR · ADR.OPS.B.030 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/208 · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026 AMC Acceptable means of compliance ## AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.030(a) Surface movement guidance and control system PARAMETERS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF A SURFACE [MOVEMENT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement) GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM A surface movement guidance and control system should take into account: (a) the density of air traffic, and the operational needs of [air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-traffic-services); (b) the visibility conditions under which operations are intended; (c) the need for pilot, vehicle and pedestrians orientation; (d) the complexity of the [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) layout; and (e) movements of vehicles. AMC · AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.030(a) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2022/013/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM1 ADR.OPS.B.030(a) Surface movement guidance and control system GENERAL The SMGCS is an appropriate combination of [visual aids](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/visual-aids), non-visual aids, procedures, control, regulation and information facilities. Systems range from a very simple SMGCS at small aerodromes, with light air traffic density operating in good-visibility conditions, to complex systems necessary at large aerodromes with heavy air traffic density operating in low-visibility conditions. The system selected for an [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) will be appropriate to the operational environment in which the aerodrome will operate. GM · GM1 ADR.OPS.B.030(a) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2024/004/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026 AMC Acceptable means of compliance ## AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.030(a)(3) Surface movement guidance and control system USE OF [VISUAL AIDS](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/visual-aids) FOR SURFACE [MOVEMENT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement) GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM (SMGCS) Where an SMGCS is provided by selective switching of stop bars and [taxiway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/taxiway) centre line lights, the following should apply: (a) taxiway routes, which are indicated by illuminated taxiway centre line lights, are capable of being terminated by an illuminated stop bar; (b) the control circuits are so arranged that when a stop bar located ahead of an [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) is illuminated, the appropriate section of taxiway centre line lights beyond it is suppressed; and (c) the taxiway centre line lights are activated ahead of an aircraft when the stop bar is suppressed. AMC · AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.030(a)(3) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2022/013/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM1 ADR.OPS.B.030(a)(3) Surface movement guidance and control system SURFACE [MOVEMENT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement) RADAR AND OTHER SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT (a) Surface movement radar or any other suitable surveillance equipment for the [manoeuvring area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/manoeuvring-area) is used at an [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) intended for use in [runway visual range (RVR)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway-visual-range) conditions less than a value of 350 m. (b) Surface movement radar or any other suitable surveillance equipment for the manoeuvring area may also be used at an aerodrome other than that in (a), when the traffic density and operating conditions are such that regularity of traffic flow cannot be maintained by alternative procedures and facilities. GM · GM1 ADR.OPS.B.030(a)(3) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2022/013/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026 AMC Acceptable means of compliance ## AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.030(b) Surface movement guidance and control system STANDARD TAXI ROUTES (a) Where established, such routes should: (1) cover [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) taxiing between runways, aprons, and maintenance areas (if available); (2) be direct, simple and, where practicable, designed to avoid conflicts with the routes of other aircraft or vehicles and capable of being used in all weather conditions; (3) be identified by designators distinctively different from those of the runways and [air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-traffic-services) routes; and (4) be adequate and suitable for the largest aircraft likely to use them, taking as a minimum into account its interaction with the [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) facilities, navigation aids, aerodrome surfaces, jest blast effects, and the operation of other aircraft. (b) Where standard taxi routes are provided, details of such routes should be published in the AIP and shown on aerodrome charts, or ground [movement](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement) chart, depending on the complexity of the [movement area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement-area), available aids and facilities. Where a route includes taxiing between different areas of responsibility, (e.g. areas under control of air traffic services and the [apron](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/apron) management services), the transition points should be indicated on either the aerodrome chart or ground movement chart. AMC · AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.030(b) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2021/003/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM1 ADR.OPS.B.030(b) Surface movement guidance and control system STANDARD TAXI ROUTES Standard taxi routes may be provided in order to maintain or increase safety, regularity, and efficiency of operations especially in low-visibility conditions or high traffic, by minimising the amount of control intervention and the consequent volume of radiotelephony communications and workload. However, as not all aerodromes: (a) serve the same level of traffic or have the same traffic density; (b) are operated in the same pattern, or under the same visibility conditions; (c) have the same size, design and complexity, the [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator) needs to assess, in coordination with the [air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-traffic-services) provider, the need to establish standard taxi routes. In this process, the views of the [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) users may also be sought, through the aerodrome’s local [runway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway) safety team. Further guidance for the development of standard taxi routes may be found in Chapters 3 and 6 of ICAO Doc 9476 ‘Manual of Surface [Movement](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement) Guidance and Control Systems (SMGCS)’. GM · GM1 ADR.OPS.B.030(b) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2021/003/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026 AMC Acceptable means of compliance ## AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.030(c) Surface movement guidance and control system USE OF [AIRCRAFT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) TRANSPONDER The transponder operating procedures and the relevant information that need to be sent to the aeronautical information services provider for publication in the AIP should include: the phases and areas of the [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) at which the transponder needs to be used when an aircraft is on the [movement area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement-area) of the aerodrome; and measures to prevent causing false ACAS II Resolution Advisories to airborne aircraft in the vicinity of the aerodrome. Such information should be published in the local aerodrome regulations in the AIP, following coordination with the [Competent Authority](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/competent-authority). Until the publication of the information in the AIP, the [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator) may additionally request the broadcast of relevant information via the local automated terminal information service (ATIS). AMC · AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.030(c) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2021/003/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026 [All rules in SUBPART B — AERODROME OPERATIONAL SERVICES, EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS (ADR.OPS.B)](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/operations-requirements-part-adr-ops/subpart-b) Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 13 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.