GEN 3.4 Communication services
1. Responsible service
Communication, Navigation, Surveillance Division
Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport
P.O.Box-25
Ulaanbaatar 17120
Mongolia
Tel:976-71285050
Fax:976-71281160
Fax:976-70049785
AFS:ZMUBYFYX
Email:cns_office@mcaa.gov.mn
Web:http://cns.mcaa.gov.mn/
The service is provided in accordance with the provisions contained in the following ICAO Documents:
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ICAO Annex 10 - Aeronautical Telecommunications
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Doc 8400 - Procedures for Air Navigation Services-ICAO Abbreviations and Codes (PANS-ABC)
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Doc 8585 - Designators for Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services
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Doc 7910 - Location Indicators
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Doc 7030 - Regional Supplementary Procedures
2. Area of responsibility
Communication services are provided for the entire territory of Mongolia.
3. Types of service
The following types of radio navigation aids are available for any aircraft operating within the area of responsibility of Mongolian ATS units:
Non-directional Radio Beacon (NDB)
Instrument Landing System (ILS)
VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR)
Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
Mobile service
The aeronautical stations maintain a continuous watch on their stated frequencies during the published hours of service unless otherwise notified. The details are given in subsection AD 2.18.
An aircraft should normally communicate with the airground control radio station that exercises control in the area in which the aircraft is flying.
Fixed service
This service is provided for the exchange of messages related to the safety and regularity of air navigation between aeronautical fixed stations.
AFTN circuits are illustrated in GEN 3.4.3.- GEN 3.4.6.
AFTN operations are applied in principle the communication procedure of Volume 2 of ICAO Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
The following broadcasts are available for aircraft in flight:
a) VOLMET broadcasts are available for aircraft in flight as described in GEN 3.5.7;
b) VHF Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) is provided at Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport and Chinggis Khaan International Airport. The details are given in subsection AD 2.18.
Mongolian and English are used in aeronautical communication services.
Details of the various facilities available for the en-route traffic can be found in Part 2, ENR 4.
Details of the facilities available for the individual aerodromes can be found in the relevant sections of Part 3 (AD). In cases where a facility is serving both the en-route traffic and the aerodromes, details are given in the relevant sections of Part 2 (ENR) and Part 3 (AD).
4. Requirements and conditions
VHF and HF are available H24 from Central, Muren, Dornod, Gobi, Altai and Bayan sectors, and are available at national airports for scheduled flights on request. HF is only available on RDARA frequencies, and in AM mode. Single side band transceivers, and MWARA and SELCAL facilities are not yet available.
5. Miscellaneous
See following figures of AFS circuit network.
