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The main aim of the research is to develop a new computational strategy which might improve the performance of the EGNOS system in aviation, based on navigation solutions of an aircraft position, using several GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) onboard receivers. The results of an experimental test conducted by the Cessna 172 at EPDE (European Poland Deblin) (ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) code, N51\u00b033.07\u2019\/E21\u00b053.52\u2019) aerodrome in D\u0119blin are presented and discussed in this paper. Two GNSS navigation receivers with the EGNOS positioning function for monitoring changes in the parameters of the aircraft position in real time during the landing phase were installed onboard a Cessna 172. Based on obtained research findings, it was discovered that the positioning accuracy was not higher than 2.1 m, and the integrity of positioning did not exceed 19 m. Moreover, the availability parameter was found to equal 1 (or 100%); also, no intervals in the continuity of the operation of the EGNOS system were recorded. In the paper, the results of the air test from D\u0119blin were compared with the parameters of positioning quality from the air test conducted in Che\u0142m (ICAO code: EPCD, N51\u00b004\u201957.8\u201d E23\u00b026\u201915\u201d). In the air test in Che\u0142m, the obtained parameters of EGNOS quality positioning were: better than 4.9 m for accuracy, less than 35.5 m for integrity, 100% for availability, and no breaks in continuity. Based on the results of the air tests in D\u0119blin and Che\u0142m, it was concluded that the parameters of the EGNOS positioning quality in aviation for the SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation System) APV (Approach to Vertical guidance) procedure were satisfied in accordance with the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) requirements. The presented research method can be utilized in the SBAS APV landing procedure in Polish aviation. In this paper, the results of PDOP (Position Dilution of Precision) are presented and compared to the two air tests in D\u0119blin and Che\u0142m. The maximum results of PDOP amounted to 1.4 in the air test in D\u0119blin, whereas they equaled 4.0 in the air test in Che\u0142m. The paper also shows how the EGNOS system improved the aircraft position in relation to the only GPS solution. In this context, the EGNOS system improved the aircraft position from about 78% to 95% for each ellipsoidal coordinate axis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s20071945","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,1]],"date-time":"2020-04-01T03:44:13Z","timestamp":1585712653000},"page":"1945","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Monitoring Aircraft Position Using EGNOS Data for the SBAS APV Approach to the Landing Procedure"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9821-4450","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kamil","family":"Krasuski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Navigation, Military University of Aviation, 08-521 D\u0119blin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6192-3894","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Damian","family":"Wierzbicki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Geospatial Engineering and Geodesy, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"41","article-title":"The implementation of the EGNOS system to APV-I precision approach operations","volume":"4","author":"Fellner","year":"2010","journal-title":"Trans. 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