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For Radio navigation aid, PANS-AIM requires some basic properties as part of the minimum AIP data set. These are

type. , identification, name, aerodrome served...

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A service providing guidance information or position data for the efficient and safe operation of aircraft supported by one or more radio navigation aids.

In PANS-AIM this is actually the definition for "Radio navigation service".

However, in AIXM 5 a Navaid is composed of one or more NavaidEquipment.

The navaid.type attribute is used to code the type of the navaid (actually the service provided by one or more radio navigation aids).

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A Navaid.type equal-to 'VOR' is composed of one NavaidEquipment which is a VOR.

A Navaid.type equal-to 'VOR_DME' is composed of two NavaidEquipment one which is the VOR and another one which is the DME.

A Navaid.type equal-to 'ILS' may be composed of  e.g. four NavaidEquipment, a Localizer, a Glidepath and two MarkerBeacon (one middle and one outer Marker).

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titleOpen question Navaid components
In case of navaidequipment navaidEquipment used by another navaid, e.g. a marker used for an ILS, has the marker to be coded as Navaid as well?

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The Navaid.purpose attribute is used to indicate the intended usage of the navaid, i.e. 'ENROUTE' (E) or 'TERMINAL'   (A) or 'BOTH' (AE i.e. dual purpose).

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titleAIP context

In an AIP, the purpose of a navaid is published in section GEN 2.5  List List of Radio Navigation Aids.


In addition, navaids published in ENR 4.1 Radio navigation aids — en-route will be used 'ENROUTE' per definition. On the other hand navaids published in AD 2.19/AD 3.18 Radio navigation and landing aids are per definition of 'TERMINAL' usage.

PANS AIM requires in AD 2.19 / AD3AD 3.18

When the same aid is used for both en-route and aerodrome purposes, a description shall also be given in section ENR 4.

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Depending on the specialised NavaidEquipment, different concepts and rules for the navaid designator may be applied (see also specialised navaid equipment topics).

The Navaid.name is used for the long name given to the composite navaid. For the name of the navaid, maximum 60 upper case alpha and/or numerical characters and also some special characters may be used.

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Navaids of type VOR, DME, NDB, TACAN and Marker with purpose Aerodrome (A or AE) will be assigned to one (or more) Airport/HeliportAirportHeliport.

For instance, a VOR that is serving two different approaches for two different airports , will be assigned to both airports.

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titleAIP context

In an AIP, navaids that serve an airport/heliport are published in section AD2AD 2.19 / AD 3.18 Radio navigation and landing aids.

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This information is not required by PANS-AIM as minimum/conditional data of the AIP data set (but it is listed in PANS-AIM Appendix 1). Landing aids, such as an ILS, which in AIXM 5 is coded as an istance instance of the Navaid class will be related to a RunwayDirection via the Navaid.runwayDirection property.

In an AIP, navaids that are situated at a runway direction are published in section AD2AD 2.19 / AD 3.18 Radio navigation and landing aids.

Significant Point

in AIXM 5, the instance of a Navaid class is related to the SignificantPoint class (see also topic SignificantPoint [SPN]). The Significant point may be uses used as start or end point of a route or terminal procedure, or the centre point of a TAA/MSA, to describe the horizontal border of an airspace, etc.

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IdentifierData Encoding RuleJustificationData Verification Rule (UID)Remarks
NAV-101The Navaid.type attribute is mandatory.Minimum AIP data setTBD
NAV-102The Navaid.name attribute is mandatory.Minimum AIP data setTBD
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titleOpen Question designator
In case it is the same as the NavaidEquipment.name, shall it be encoded for both?
NAV-103The Navaid.designator attribute is mandatory.Minimum AIP data setTBD
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titleOpen Question designator
In case it is the same as the NavaidEquipment.designator, shall it be encoded for both?
NAV-104If the Navaid.purpose is equal-to 'TERMINAL' or 'BOTH' the either the Navaid.servedAirport or the Navaid.servedRunwayDirection shall be coded.

Minimum AIP data set (for

Aiport

Airport)

PANS-AIM (Runway Direction)

TBD
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titleOpen Question
Should purpose be mandatory?
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titleOpen Question
E.g. For an ILS should both be coded ?
NAV-105If the Navaid.purpose is equal-to 'ENROUTE' neither the Navaid.servedAirport nor the Navaid.servedRunwayDirection shall be coded.Data consistencyTBD
NAV-106Each instance of a Navaid shall be composed as a minimum of one NavaidEquipment.Data consistencyTBD

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