The PNG Air Services Limited (PNGASL) will launch its Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) project on February 9 in Port Moresby.
PNGASL provides Communication, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS) and Air Traffic Management (ATM) Services to aircraft operating within the PNG airspace.
GNSS is a satellite system that is used to pinpoint the geographic location of a user's receiver anywhere in the world.
PNGASL received funding from the Australian Government for the design of the GNSS approaches at a number of key airports throughout PNG.
Three GNSS systems are currently in operation; the United States' Global Positioning System (GPS), the Russian Federation's Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) and Europe's Galileo.
Each of the GNSS systems employs a constellation of orbiting satellites working in conjunction with a network of ground stations.
PNGASL confirmed that it is in the early stages of a transition to performance based navigation.
In support of the transition, PNGASL requires the design and validation of GNSS-based approaches at up to 31 key airports throughout PNG.
The GNSS project launch will coincide with an Open Day at the PNGASL facility at Eight-Mile.