VOR Minimum Operational Network Program

FAA program that repurposes and sustains a minimum network of VHF Omnidirectional Range stations across the contiguous United States so aircraft can revert to conventional station-to-station navigation or reach a MON airport during localized GPS or GNSS outages while the National Airspace System transitions to Performance Based Navigation.

Identity

Aliases: VOR MONVOR Minimum Operational NetworkVery High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Minimum Operational NetworkFAA VOR MON
Domains: aviation
Name: VOR Minimum Operational Network Program
Status: active
Types: infrastructureoperationsdevelopment

Details

Description: FAA program that repurposes and sustains a minimum network of VHF Omnidirectional Range stations across the contiguous United States so aircraft can revert to conventional station-to-station navigation or reach a MON airport during localized GPS or GNSS outages while the National Airspace System transitions to Performance Based Navigation.
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Assets & Meta

Creation Time: August 15, 2026 at 06:02:14 UTC
Updated Time: August 15, 2026 at 06:02:14 UTC

Other

Official Urls: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/techops/navservices/gbng/vormonhttps://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap1_section_1.htmlhttps://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/cip/files/FY18-22/FY18-22_CIP_Appendix_B_Nov_2017.pdf