Ground Based Augmentation System Market Size, Share, Opportunities, And Trends By Component (Ground Equipment, Reference Receivers, GBAS Ground Stations, VHF Data Broadcast Transmitters, Aircraft Equipment, GBAS Receivers), By Application (Precise Approach And Landing, Air Traffic Control Integration, Airport Efficiency Management), By End-User (Airports, Airlines, Air Traffic Control, Defense And Military, UAS And Urban Air Mobility), And By Geography – Forecasts From 2025 To 2030

Ground Based Augmentation System Market Size:

The Ground Based Augmentation System Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.10% from 2025 to 2030. 

Ground Based Augmentation System Market Trends:

The increasing air traffic, growing demand for precision navigation, increasing investment in airport infrastructure and the increasing demand to reduce operational failures caused by adverse weather conditions and other factors, along with the ongoing transition from traditional systems like the Instrument Landing System (ILS), is driving the growth of the Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS) market.  The crucial role played by the GBAS in offering differential corrections and integrity monitoring of Global Navigation Satellite Systems for providing corrections to aircraft in the vicinity of an airport is driving its demand.

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Ground Based Augmentation System Market Overview & Scope:

The Ground Based Augmentation System Market is segmented:

• By Component: The market is segmented into ground equipment, aircraft equipment, and services. The ground equipment category includes reference receivers, GBAS ground stations, and VHF data broadcast transmitters, while the aircraft equipment category comprises GBAS receivers.
• By Application: By application, the Ground Based Augmentation system serves precise approach and landing systems, air traffic control integration, and airport efficiency management. 
• By End-User: End-users of GBAS solutions include airports, airlines, air traffic control, defense and military sectors, as well as emerging users such as UAS and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) platforms. Airports, airlines and air traffic control hold the majority of shares, while there is an emerging market in UAS and Urban Air Mobility. 
• Region:  The market is segmented into five major geographic regions, namely North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific. The market is dominated by North America and Europe, due to the early adoption, high investment, technological advancement and strong aviation infrastructure. However, Asia-Pacific is the merging market with the fastest CAGR growth, led by countries like Japan, India, China, South Korea and others. 

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Top Trends Shaping the Ground Based Augmentation System Market:

1. Growing adoption in Asia-Pacific 

• The market is witnessing an increasing adoption of GBAS in the Asia-Pacific region. It is linked to increasing air traffic, airport modernization, and government investments in aviation infrastructure.
• The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in its reports, highlights the growing aviation market in the Asia-Pacific. China’s domestic air travel is thriving with a 5.4% annual growth rate, while India is estimated to be the third-largest passenger market by 2027. Indonesia and Vietnam are witnessing rapid growth in their aviation sectors, highlighting the growing aviation industry, propelling the GBAS market. 
• Countries like India, for instance, have expanded their airport network from 74 airports (2014) to 159 (2024) through the government's investment in the Udan Scheme. It is also targeting the development of 50 new airports in the next 5 years, providing opportunities for integrating modern navigation and landing systems like GBAS during the planning or upgrade phase. 

2. Technological advancement in GNSS technology enabling GBAS performance

• There has been significant advancement in GNSS technology in the past few years, such as multi-frequency signals, for example, in GPS III and Galileo. The expansion in GNSS constellations, high-accuracy signals and advanced GBAS receivers is enabling GBAS to deliver better accuracy for aircraft landing. 
• For example, in February 2025, NEC Corporation announced the development and beginning of a ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport). It integrates advanced GPS and needs only a single system to support multiple runways and bidirectional landings. 

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Ground Based Augmentation System Market Growth Drivers vs. Challenges:

Opportunities:

• Growing demand from the aviation industry: There is growing demand from the aviation industry for precision landing. As per the Federal Aviation Administration, 74.26% of the aviation system impacting delays are weather-related in the USA. GNSS alone cannot provide the real-time, highly accurate landing information required for safe and precise approaches, especially under strict operational and adverse weather conditions, leading to increasing demand for systems like GBAS for enhanced precision and resilience in adverse weather conditions. 
• Increasing investment in modernizing airport infrastructure and transitioning from the traditional system: There is increasing investment by companies and governments in modernizing airport and airline infrastructure. This is pushing the demand for more advanced technologies that provide better performance in diverse weather conditions. Traditional systems like ILS rely on fixed, ground-based radio transmitters and have limitations in terms of accuracy, coverage, and flexibility, driving the need for an advanced system like GBAS that offers highly accurate and real-time positioning data for aircraft during critical stages like landing, approach, and takeoff.  

Challenges:

• High initial costs:  GBAS systems require high upfront investment in ground infrastructure (GNSS reference receivers, VHF data broadcast equipment, monitoring systems, etc.) and aircraft avionics compatibility, restraining its adoption in regional and low-traffic airports. 

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Ground Based Augmentation System Market Regional Analysis:

• North America: The North American region will constitute a major share of the market and currently is one of the most advanced GBAS systems. The dominance is due to strong government support for infrastructure advancement, robust demand from avaiation sector, high air traffic leading more demand. 
• Asia-Pacific: The Asia-Pacific will be growing at the fastest rate during the forecast period, driven by countries like China, India, Japan and South Korea. The growing emphasis by these countries, such as aviation modernization programs and high global air traffic growth in the coming years, India is becoming the third-largest, is driving the market.  

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Ground Based Augmentation System Market Competitive Landscape:

The market is moderately consolidated, with some important key players such as Honeywell International Inc., Indra Sistemas S.A., Thales S.A., and NEC Corporation among others. 

• Market Expansion: In January 2025, NEC developed and delivered a GBAS-16 system at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)in collaboration with Japan’s Electronic Navigation Research Institute. It is the first operational GBAS installation in Asia, setting a milestone for aviation navigation systems in the region.

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Ground Based Augmentation System Market Scope:

Report Metric	Details
Growth Rate	CAGR of 5.10%
Study Period	2020 to 2030
Historical Data	2020 to 2023
Base Year	2024
Forecast Period	2025 – 2030
Forecast Unit (Value)	USD Billion
Segmentation	Component Application End-User Geography
Geographical Segmentation	North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific
List of Major Companies in the Ground Based Augmentation System Market	Honeywell International Inc. Indra Sistemas S.A. Thales S.A. NEC Corporation IACIT Soluções Tecnológicas Ltd
Customization Scope	Free report customization with purchase

 

Ground Based Augmentation System Market Segmentation: 

By Component

• Ground Equipment
• Reference Receivers
• GBAS Ground Stations
• VHF Data Broadcast Transmitters
• Aircraft Equipment
• GBAS Receivers

By Application

• Precise Approach and Landing
• Air Traffic Control Integration
• Airport Efficiency Management

By End-User

• Airports
• Airlines
• Air Traffic Control
• Defense and Military
• UAS and Urban Air Mobility

By Region

• North America
  • USA
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• South America
  • Brazil
  • Others
• Europe
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • France
  • Italy 
  • Others
• Middle East & Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • Others
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Others

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

2. MARKET SNAPSHOT

2.1. Market Overview

2.2. Market Definition

2.3. Scope of the Study

2.4. Market Segmentation

3. BUSINESS LANDSCAPE 

3.1. Market Drivers

3.2. Market Restraints

3.3. Market Opportunities 

3.4. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

3.5. Industry Value Chain Analysis

3.6. Policies and Regulations 

3.7. Strategic Recommendations 

4. TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK

5. GROUND BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM MARKET BY COMPONENT

5.1. Introduction

5.2. Ground Equipment

5.2.1. Reference Receivers

5.2.2. GBAS Ground Stations

5.2.3. VHF Data Broadcast Transmitters

5.3. Aircraft Equipment

5.3.1. GBAS Receivers

6. GROUND BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM MARKET BY APPLICATION

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Precise Approach and Landing

6.3. Air Traffic Control Integration

6.4. Airport Efficiency Management

7. GROUND BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM MARKET BY END-USER

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Airports

7.3. Airlines

7.4. Air Traffic Control

7.5. Defense and Military

7.6. UAS and Urban Air Mobility

8. GROUND BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

8.1. Introduction

8.2. NORTH AMERICA

8.2.1. USA

8.2.2. Canada

8.2.3. Mexico

8.3. South America

8.3.1. Brazil

8.3.2. Argentina

8.3.3. Others

8.4. EUROPE

8.4.1. United Kingdom

8.4.2. Germany

8.4.3. France

8.4.4. Spain

8.4.5. Others

8.5. Middle East and Africa

8.5.1. Saudi Arabia

8.5.2. UAE

8.5.3. Others

8.6. Asia Pacific

8.6.1. China

8.6.2. Japan

8.6.3. India

8.6.4. South Korea

8.6.5. Taiwan

8.6.6. Others

9. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND ANALYSIS

9.1. Major Players and Strategy Analysis

9.2. Market Share Analysis

9.3. Mergers, Acquisitions, Agreements, and Collaborations

9.4. Competitive Dashboard

10. COMPANY PROFILES

10.1. Honeywell International Inc. 

10.2. Indra Sistemas S.A. 

10.3. Thales S.A .

10.4. NEC Corporation 

10.5. IACIT Soluções Tecnológicas Ltda 

10.6. RTX Corporation 

10.7. Saab AB 

10.8. Leonardo S.p.A. 

10.9. Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG 

10.10. Beijing BDStar Navigation Co., Ltd. 

10.11. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 

10.12. ComNav Technology Ltd 

11. APPENDIX

11.1. Currency 

11.2. Assumptions

11.3. Base and Forecast Years Timeline

11.4. Key benefits for the stakeholders

11.5. Research Methodology 

11.6. Abbreviations 

Honeywell International Inc.

Indra Sistemas S.A.

Thales S.A.

NEC Corporation

IACIT Soluções Tecnológicas Ltda

RTX Corporation

Saab AB

Leonardo S.p.A.

Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG

Beijing BDStar Navigation Co., Ltd.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

ComNav Technology Ltd