LORAN-C
STATUS INFORMATION
LORAN-C Current Status
LORAN-C provides coverage for maritime navigation in U.S. coastal
areas. It provides navigation, location, and timing services for
both civil and military air, land and marine users. LORAN-C is approved
as an en route supplemental air navigation system for both Instrument
Flight Rule (IFR) and Visual Flight Rule (VFR) operations. The LORAN-C
system serves the 48 continental states, their coastal areas, and
parts of Alaska. The following links show LORAN-C planned and emergency
outage information.
On February 26, 2009, the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) publicly announced the President's Fiscal Year 2010
Budget. In the section for the Department of Homeland Security,
the budget "supports the termination of outdated systems such
as the terrestrial-based, long-range radionavigation (LOrAN-C)
operated by the U.S. Coast Guard resulting in an offset of
$36 million in 2010 and $190 million over five years." For
more information on the proposed FY2010 Budget, visit the
OMB website under President's
Budget.
The Coast Guard will continue to operate the current Loran
C system through the end of FY2009 and is preparing detailed
plans for implementing the FY2010 Budget.
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