ICAO Global Aircraft Tracking Programme

The ICAO Global Aircraft Tracking Programme is a continuing global aviation-safety programme implementing the Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System. It coordinates aircraft tracking, distress localization, post-flight localization and flight-recorder data recovery through ICAO standards, GADSS governance, operator and ANSP contact services, and the operational Location of an Aircraft in Distress Repository (LADR).

Identity

Aliases: Global Aircraft TrackingICAO Aircraft Tracking ProgrammeGADSS Aircraft Tracking
Domains: aviation
Name: ICAO Global Aircraft Tracking Programme
Status: active
Types: operationsinfrastructuredevelopment

Details

Description: The ICAO Global Aircraft Tracking Programme is a continuing global aviation-safety programme implementing the Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System. It coordinates aircraft tracking, distress localization, post-flight localization and flight-recorder data recovery through ICAO standards, GADSS governance, operator and ANSP contact services, and the operational Location of an Aircraft in Distress Repository (LADR).
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Assets & Meta

Creation Time: August 15, 2026 at 10:13:11 UTC
Updated Time: August 15, 2026 at 10:13:11 UTC

Other

Official Urls: https://www.icao.int/aircraft-trackinghttps://www.icao.int/operational-safety/Understanding-GADSShttps://www.icao.int/safety