Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Service Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT)
Published Date: 2/2/2026
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Summary
The FAA wants to keep using its Service Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT), which helps pilots check if their flight routes and equipment meet safety rules. This tool also lets pilots ask for special permission if their aircraft don’t fully meet certain tech requirements. If you fly or manage flights, your feedback by March 4, 2026, can help shape how this tool works—no extra costs, just smarter flying!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Time Burden For SAPT And ADAPT Use
Estimated per‑use times are: ADS‑B SAPT — 5 minutes or less via the flight plan form; ADAPT — 7 minutes or less (includes up to 2 minutes to check FAA email). RAIM SAPT transactions are described as insignificant where automated. The FAA estimated 2025 cumulative burdens: ADS‑B SAPT about 1,160 hours (reporting) and 290 hours (record‑keeping); ADAPT about 344 hours (reporting) and 137 hours (record‑keeping).
FAA SAPT Helps Pre‑Flight Checks
The FAA’s Service Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT) lets pilots, dispatchers, and operators check before a flight whether navigation (RAIM) and surveillance (ADS‑B) performance is predicted to meet rules like 14 CFR 91.103, 91.225, and 91.227. SAPT includes three components: the RAIM SAPT, ADS‑B SAPT, and the ADAPT authorization tool to support compliance with those regulations.
ADAPT Mandatory For Authorization Requests
Operators who want an ATC authorization under 14 CFR 91.225(g) to fly in ADS‑B Out rule airspace with non‑compliant or inoperative ADS‑B equipment must use the ADS‑B Deviation Authorization Pre‑Flight Tool (ADAPT). Before filing an ADAPT request, operators must complete the ADS‑B SAPT analysis using the flight information entry form.
ADAPT Collects Contact And Aircraft Data
The ADAPT authorization form collects personal contact information (name, telephone number, email) plus aircraft identifiers (U.S. Civil Aircraft Registry Number or ICAO Address) so the FAA Air Traffic Authorization Authority can reply with approval, rejection, or a pending decision. The ADS‑B SAPT flight form requires the aircraft call sign but does not collect other personal identification information.
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