Goto Section: 21.853 | 21.859

FCC 21.857
Revised as of May 5, 2005
Goto Year:2004 | 2006
Sec.  22.857   Channel plan for commercial aviation air-ground systems.

   

   Link to an amendment published at  70 FR 19310 , Apr. 13, 2005.

   Link to an amendment published at  70 FR 21663 , Apr. 27, 2005.

   The 849-851 and 894-896 MHz frequency ranges are allocated for block
   assignment to nationwide air-ground systems providing radiotelephone
   service to passengers aboard commercial aircraft. These frequency
   ranges may also be used to provide service to persons in general
   aviation or other aircraft. Ground stations transmit on channels in
   the 849-851 MHz range. Airborne mobile stations transmit on channels
   in the 894-896 MHz range. Systems using these channels must conform to
   the channel plan described in this section.

   (a) Channel blocks. The spectrum allocated for commercial aviation
   air-ground systems is divided into ten channel blocks, numbered 1
   through 10. All ground stations in each geographical area must use the
   same channel block for communication with airborne mobile stations in
   flight, in accordance with Sec. 22.859.

   (1) Each channel block is subdivided into 6 control channels labeled
   P-1 through P-6, and 29 communications channels labeled C-1 through
   C-29.

   (2) The authorized channel bandwidths are as follows:

   (i) Each control channel has a bandwidth of 3.2 kHz.

   (ii) Each communications channel has a bandwidth of 6 kHz.

   (b) The center frequencies (in MegaHertz) of the communications and
   control channels are listed in Tables G-1 and G-2 of this section.

                                                            Table G-1_Ground St
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  7          6          5          4          3          2          1
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C-1.......................................   849.0055   849.2055   849.4055   8
49.6055   849.8055   850.0055   850.2055   850.4055   850.6055   850.8055
C-2.......................................   849.0115   849.2115   849.4115   8
49.6115   849.8115   850.0115   850.2115   850.4115   850.6115   850.8115
C-3.......................................   849.0175   849.2175   849.4175   8
49.6175   849.8175   850.0175   850.2175   850.4175   850.6175   850.8175
C-4.......................................   849.0235   849.2235   849.4235   8
49.6235   849.8235   850.0235   850.2235   850.4235   850.6235   850.8235
C-5.......................................   849.0295   849.2295   849.4295   8
49.6295   849.8295   850.0295   850.2295   850.4295   850.6295   850.8295
C-6.......................................   849.0355   849.2355   849.4355   8
49.6355   849.8355   850.0355   850.2355   850.4355   850.6355   850.8355
C-7.......................................   849.0415   849.2415   849.4415   8
49.6415   849.8415   850.0415   850.2415   850.4415   850.6415   850.8415
C-8.......................................   849.0475   849.2475   849.4475   8
49.6475   849.8475   850.0475   850.2475   850.4475   850.6475   850.8475
C-9.......................................   849.0535   849.2535   849.4535   8
49.6535   849.8535   850.0535   850.2535   850.4535   850.6535   850.8535
C-10......................................   849.0595   849.2595   849.4595   8
49.6595   849.8595   850.0595   850.2595   850.4595   850.6595   850.8595
C-11......................................   849.0655   849.2655   849.4655   8
49.6655   849.8655   850.0655   850.2655   850.4655   850.6655   855.8655
C-12......................................   849.0715   849.2715   849.4715   8
49.6715   849.8715   850.0715   850.2715   850.4715   850.6715   850.8715
C-13......................................   849.0775   849.2775   849.4775   8
49.6775   849.8775   850.0775   850.2775   850.4775   850.6775   850.8775
C-14......................................   849.0835   849.2835   849.4835   8
49.6835   849.8835   850.0835   850.2835   850.4835   850.6835   850.8835
C-15......................................   849.0895   849.2895   849.4895   8
49.6895   849.8895   850.0895   850.2895   850.4895   850.6895   850.8895
C-16......................................   849.0955   849.2955   849.4955   8
49.6955   849.8955   850.0955   850.2955   850.4955   850.6955   850.8955
C-17......................................   849.1015   849.3015   849.5015   8
49.7015   849.9015   850.1015   850.3015   850.5015   850.7015   850.9015
C-18......................................   849.1075   849.3075   849.5075   8
49.7075   849.9075   850.1075   850.3075   850.5075   850.7075   850.9075
C-19......................................   849.1135   849.3135   849.5135   8
49.7135   849.9135   850.1135   850.3135   850.5135   850.7135   850.9135
C-20......................................   849.1195   849.3195   849.5195   8
49.7195   849.9195   850.1195   850.3195   850.5195   850.7195   850.9195
C-21......................................   849.1255   849.3255   849.5255   8
49.7255   849.9255   850.1255   850.3255   850.5255   850.7255   850.9255
C-22......................................   849.1315   849.3315   849.5315   8
49.7315   849.9315   850.1315   850.3315   850.5315   850.7315   850.9315
C-23......................................   849.1375   849.3375   849.5375   8
49.7375   849.9375   850.1375   850.3375   850.5375   850.7375   850.9375
C-24......................................   849.1435   849.3435   849.5435   8
49.7435   849.9435   850.1435   850.3435   850.5435   850.7435   850.9435
C-25......................................   849.1495   849.3495   849.5495   8
49.7495   849.9495   850.1495   850.3495   850.5495   850.7495   850.9495
C-26......................................   849.1555   849.3555   849.5555   8
49.7555   849.9555   850.1555   850.3555   850.5555   850.7555   850.9555
C-27......................................   849.1615   849.3615   849.5615   8
49.7615   849.9615   850.1615   850.3615   850.5615   850.7615   850.9615
C-28......................................   849.1675   849.3675   849.5675   8
49.7675   849.9675   850.1675   850.3675   850.5675   850.7675   850.9675
C-29......................................   849.1735   849.3735   849.5735   8
49.7735   849.9735   850.1735   850.3735   850.5735   850.7735   850.9735
P-6.......................................   849.1813   849.3813   849.5813   8
49.7813   849.9813   850.1813   850.3813   850.5813   850.7813   850.9813
P-5.......................................   849.1845   849.3845   849.5845   8
49.7845   849.9845   850.1845   850.3845   850.5845   850.7845   850.9845
P-4.......................................   849.1877   849.3877   849.5877   8
49.7877   849.9877   850.1877   850.3877   850.5877   850.7877   850.9877
P-3.......................................   849.1909   849.3909   849.5909   8
49.7909   849.9909   850.1909   850.3909   850.5909   850.7909   850.9909
P-2.......................................   849.1941   849.3941   849.5941   8
49.7941   849.9941   850.1941   850.3941   850.5941   850.7941   850.9941
P-1.......................................   849.1973   849.3973   849.5973   8
49.7973   849.9973   850.1973   850.3973   850.5973   850.7973   850.9973
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                                                       Table G-2_Airborne Mobil
e Station Channels
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  7          6          5          4          3          2          1
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C-1.......................................   894.0055   894.2055   894.4055   8
94.6055   894.8055   895.0055   895.2055   895.4055   895.6055   895.8055
C-2.......................................   894.0115   894.2115   894.4115   8
94.6115   894.8115   895.0115   895.2115   895.4115   895.6115   895.8115
C-3.......................................   894.0175   894.2175   894.4175   8
94.6175   894.8175   895.0175   895.2175   895.4175   895.6175   895.8175
C-4.......................................   894.0235   894.2235   894.4235   8
94.6235   894.8235   895.0235   895.2235   895.4235   895.6235   895.8235
C-5.......................................   894.0295   894.2295   894.4295   8
94.6295   894.8295   895.0295   895.2295   895.4295   895.6295   895.8295
C-6.......................................   894.0355   894.2355   894.4355   8
94.6355   894.8355   895.0355   895.2355   895.4355   895.6355   895.8355
C-7.......................................   894.0415   894.2415   894.4415   8
94.6415   894.8415   895.0415   895.2415   895.4415   895.6415   895.8415
C-8.......................................   894.0475   894.2475   894.4475   8
94.6475   894.8475   895.0475   895.2475   895.4475   895.6475   895.8475
C-9.......................................   894.0535   894.2535   894.4535   8
94.6535   894.8535   895.0535   895.2535   895.4535   895.6535   895.8535
C-10......................................   894.0595   894.2595   894.4595   8
94.6595   894.8595   895.0595   895.2595   895.4595   895.6595   895.8595
C-11......................................   894.0655   894.2655   894.4655   8
94.6655   894.8655   895.0655   895.2655   895.4655   895.6655   895.8655
C-12......................................   894.0715   894.2715   894.4715   8
94.6715   894.8715   895.0715   895.2715   895.4715   895.6715   895.8715
C-13......................................   894.0775   894.2775   894.4775   8
94.6775   894.8775   895.0775   895.2775   895.4775   895.6775   895.8775
C-14......................................   894.0835   894.2835   894.4835   8
94.6835   894.8835   895.0835   895.2835   895.4835   895.6835   895.8835
C-15......................................   894.0895   894.2895   894.4895   8
94.6895   894.8895   895.0895   895.2895   895.4895   895.6895   895.8895
C-16......................................   894.0955   894.2955   894.4955   8
94.6955   894.8955   895.0955   895.2955   895.4955   895.6955   895.8955
C-17......................................   894.1015   894.3015   894.5015   8
94.7015   894.9015   895.1015   895.3015   895.5015   895.7015   895.9015
C-18......................................   894.1075   894.3075   894.5075   8
94.7075   894.9075   895.1075   895.3075   895.5075   895.7075   895.9075
C-19......................................   894.1135   894.3135   894.5135   8
94.7135   894.9135   895.1135   895.3135   895.5135   895.7135   895.9135
C-20......................................   894.1195   894.3195   894.5195   8
94.7195   894.9195   895.1195   895.3195   895.5195   895.7195   895.9195
C-21......................................   894.1255   894.3255   894.5255   8
94.7255   894.9255   895.1255   895.3255   895.5255   895.7255   895.9255
C-22......................................   894.1315   894.3315   894.5315   8
94.7315   894.9315   895.1315   895.3315   895.5315   895.7315   895.9315
C-23......................................   894.1375   894.3375   894.5375   8
94.7375   894.9375   895.1375   895.3375   895.5375   895.7375   895.9375
C-24......................................   894.1435   894.3435   894.5435   8
94.7435   894.9435   895.1435   895.3435   895.5435   895.7435   895.9435
C-25......................................   894.1495   894.3495   894.5495   8
94.7495   894.9495   895.1495   895.3495   895.5495   895.7495   895.9495
C-26......................................   894.1555   894.3555   894.5555   8
94.7555   894.9555   895.1555   895.3555   895.5555   895.7555   895.9555
C-27......................................   894.1615   894.3615   894.5615   8
94.7615   894.9615   895.1615   895.3615   895.5615   895.7615   895.9615
C-28......................................   894.1675   894.3675   894.5675   8
94.7675   894.9675   895.1675   895.3675   895.5675   895.7675   895.9675
C-29......................................   894.1735   894.3735   894.5735   8
94.7735   894.9735   895.1735   895.3735   895.5735   895.7735   895.9735
P-6.......................................   894.1813   894.3813   894.5813   8
94.7813   894.9813   895.1813   895.3813   895.5813   895.7813   895.9813
P-5.......................................   894.1845   894.3845   894.5845   8
94.7845   894.9845   895.1845   895.3845   895.5845   895.7845   895.9845
P-4.......................................   894.1877   894.3877   894.5877   8
94.7877   894.9877   895.1877   895.3877   895.5877   895.7877   895.9877
P-3.......................................   894.1909   894.3909   894.5909   8
94.7909   894.9909   895.1909   895.3909   895.5909   895.7909   895.9909
P-2.......................................   894.1941   894.3941   894.5941   8
94.7941   894.9941   895.1941   895.3941   895.5941   895.7941   895.9941
P-1.......................................   894.1973   894.3973   894.5973   8
94.7973   894.9973   895.1973   895.3973   895.5973   895.7973   895.9973
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