Informal Pacific ATC Coordinating Group (IPACG)

The IPACG provides an opportunity for air traffic service (ATS) providers and airspace operators to informally meet and explore solutions to near-term ATC problems that limit capacity or efficiency in the Anchorage, Fukuoka and Oakland Oceanic Flight Information Regions (FIRs). IPACG is jointly sponsored by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

IPACG Co-Chairs
Mr. Hisashi Fukuda – JCAB
Mr. Ahmad Usmani – FAA

FIT Co-Chairs
Mr. Hajime Aoto – JCAB 
Mr. John Roman – FAA 

 

Upcoming IPACG Meetings

The 50th Informal Pacific ATC Coordinating Group (IPACG/50) Meeting and FANS Interoperability Team (FIT) Meeting will be hosted by the United States in early Fall 2025. Please continue to monitor this page for future updates.

IPACG 2024 Updates

Winter 2024 In-Person Meetings

The 49th Informal Pacific ATC Coordinating Group (IPACG/49) Meeting and FANS Interoperability Team (FIT) Meeting was held on December 4-5, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan at the Mita Kaigisho Conference Center.

Please see the links below for the meeting papers and materials. Final meeting notes are in process and will be released as soon as possible.

Summer 2024 Virtual Meetings

The 48.5th Informal Pacific ATC Coordinating Group (IPACG/48.5) Meeting and FANS Interoperability Team (FIT) Meeting was held virtually July 10-11, 2024

Last updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2025