Aeronautical station (also: aeronautical radio station) is – according to ''Article 1.81'' of the
International Telecommunication Union's (ITU)
ITU Radio Regulations
The ITU Radio Regulations (short: RR) is a basic document of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that regulates on law of nations scale radiocommunication services and the utilisation of radio frequencies. It is the supplementation t ...
(RR)
[ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.81, definition: ''aeronautical station / aeronautical radio station''] – defined as «''A
land station in the
aeronautical mobile service
Aeronautical mobile service (short: AMS; also: aeronautical mobile radiocommunication service') is – according to ''Article 1.32'' of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR) – defined as "A mobile service b ...
. In certain instances, an aeronautical station may be located, for example, on board ship or on a platform at sea''.»
Each ''station'' shall be classified by the ''service'' in which it operates permanently or temporarily.
;See also:
References / sources
International Telecommunication Union (ITU){{Radio station ITU
Radio stations and systems ITU
Air traffic control