ATS.OR.425 Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications) – aerodrome control service

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDERS OF AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES · Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

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ATS.OR.425Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications) – aerodrome control service

(a)An air traffic services provider shall ensure that air-ground communication facilities enable direct, rapid, continuous and static-free two-way communications to take place between an aerodrome control tower and appropriately equipped aircraft operating at any distance within 45 km (25 NM) of the aerodrome concerned.

(b)Where conditions warrant, an air traffic services provider shall provide separate communication channels for the control of traffic operating on the manoeuvring area.

IR · ATS.OR.425 — Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/469 · ATM/ANS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

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GM1 ATS.OR.425(b)Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications) — aerodrome control service

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Guidance on the establishment of communication channels for the control of traffic operating on the manoeuvring area may be found in Appendix A to Chapter 8, Section 2 of ICAO Doc 9426 ‘Air Traffic Services Planning Manual’.

GM · GM1 ATS.OR.425(b) — Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · ED Decision 2020/008/R · ATM/ANS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

All rules in SUBPART A — ADDITIONAL ORGANISATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDERS OF AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES (ATS.OR)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 12 Mar 2025, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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