This document contains Minimum Operational Performance Standards for both the Airborne Component and Ground Based base station of the Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communication System (AeroMACS).

Compliance with these standards is recommended as one means of assuring that the equipment will perform its intended function(s) satisfactorily under all conditions normally encountered in routine aeronautical operation. Any regulatory application of this document is the sole responsibility of appropriate governmental agencies. These standards specify system characteristics that should be useful to designers, manufacturers, installers and users of the equipment.