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Current situation (as of AUGUST 2010)
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Mode S Ground Infrastructure |
Mode S radars have been established at Bertem, St. Hubert and Brussels Airport. The new ATC en-route and approach facility (CANAC 2) became operational in mid 2009.
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Mode S ELS - Requirements for the Carriage and Operation of Mode S Transponders |
See the Mode S Operational Overview pages of this site for details concerning the functionality requirements for Mode S ELS transponders.
The carriage and operation of Mode S transponders with Basic Functionality is mandatory in Brussels FIR/UIR airspace as designated in the AIP Belgium and G.D. of Luxembourg, as follows:
a) For IFR flights as General Air Traffic (GAT):
Aircraft must be Mode S ELS compliant.
b) For VFR flights, conducted in airspace where currently the carriage and operation of SSR transponders is mandatory:
Aircraft must be Mode S ELS compliant with effect from 01 Jan 2011.
Note: See Exemptions below.
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Mode S EHS - Requirements for the Carriage and Operation of Mode S Transponders |
See the Mode S Operational Overview pages of this site for details concerning the functionality requirements for Mode S EHS transponders.
The airspace at and above FL 245 in the Brussels FIR/UIR is designated for the mandatory carriage and operation of Mode S EHS transponders (i.e. aircraft that have a maximum take-off mass greater than 5,700 kg or a maximum cruising true airspeed in excess of 250 kt operating as GAT under IFR within this airspace must be Mode S EHS compliant). Full details are available in AIC 03/2009 (Carriage and Operation of SSR Mode S Airborne Equipment and ACAS II - SSR Mode S Enhanced Surveillance (EHS)) , via the Belgian AICs link below.
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Full details of Mode S and ACAS exemption arrangements within the Brussels FIR/UIR are available in AIC 02/2009 (Carriage and Operation of SSR Mode S Airborne Equipment and ACAS II - Exemption Arrangements) , via the Belgian AICs link below.
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Mode S ELS/EHS - Operational Introduction |
Mode S ELS will be implemented by 09/02/2012, as part of the ACID Programme strategy.
For more information regarding the ACID Programme, see:
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ACID Programme |
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The Belgocontrol Aeronautical Information Service (for current AIP/AIC information, flight planning and ballooning queries, pre-flight briefing material, met information etc) can be accessed via:
NOTE: Need to register to access services.
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