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Aeronautical Channel Scenarios Overview

By RF Wireless Expert Team

Last Updated: August 25, 2026

This page details various aeronautical channel scenarios, covering situations such as parking, taxiing, flight arrival, en-route air-to-air communication, and air-to-ground communication during landing.

Specifications

Below is a table summarizing key specifications for each scenario:

	Parking scenario	Taxi scenario	Arrival scenario	En-route (Air to Air)	En-route (Air to Ground)
Air craft Velocity in mph	0 to 5.5	0 to 15	25 to 150, typically 85	17 to 440, typ.250	620
Maximum Delay (worst case)	7x10^-6	7x10^-6	7x10^-6	66x10^-6 to 200x10^-6	33x10^-6 to 1.0x10^-3
Number of echo paths	20	20	20	20	20
f_dLOS /f_dmax	-	-0.7	1	1	1
Rice factor (dB)	-	6.9	9 to 20, 15(mean value)	2 to 20, 15(mean value)	2 to 20, 15(mean value)
Start angle of Beam (Degree)	0.0 Degree	0.0 Degree	-90 Degree	178.25 Degree	178.25 Degree
End angle of Beam (Degree)	360	360	90	181.75	181.75
Exp. or two Ray	Exp.	Exp. two ray	two ray	two ray	two ray

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