Regulations and Government
FAA Releases 1,500 Notams To Address 5G Disruptions
The FAA has released a raft of notams ahead of the January 19 launch of AT&T and Verizon’s new 5G networks.
Enhanced flight vision systems (EFVS) are among the avionics that could be affected by the rollout of new 5G communications neworks starting on January 19th. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)
Enhanced flight vision systems (EFVS) are among the avionics that could be affected by the rollout of new 5G communications neworks starting on January 19th. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)

The FAA today released a virtual avalanche of notams in the face of potential disruptions in the function of radar altimeters ahead of the January 19 launch of AT&T and Verizon’s new 5G networks. According to HAI, the agency has published 1,500 notams primarily for public-use airports within the 46 Partial Economic Areas in the U.S. that will see 5G service using the C-band, including the 50 airports recently identified by the FAA. The notams address the unreliability of enhanced flight vision systems (EFVS), autoland, and helicopter hover autopilot modes, among others, and prohibits their use.


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