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Wide Area Augmentation System Program

FAA civil-aviation navigation program that augments GPS to provide accurate horizontal and vertical guidance for en-route navigation, departures, arrivals, and instrument approaches throughout the National Airspace System.

Identity

Aliases: WAASWide Area Augmentation SystemWide Area Augmentation System Program
Domains: aviation
Name: Wide Area Augmentation System Program
Status: active
Types: infrastructureoperationsdevelopment

Details

Description: FAA civil-aviation navigation program that augments GPS to provide accurate horizontal and vertical guidance for en-route navigation, departures, arrivals, and instrument approaches throughout the National Airspace System.
Leads
Participants: -

Assets & Meta

Creation Time: August 12, 2026 at 22:10:24 UTC
Updated Time: August 12, 2026 at 22:10:24 UTC

Other

Official Urls: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/techops/navservices/gnss/waashttps://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/techops/navservices/gnss/waas/benefits