The facility must be installed according to accepted good engineering practices, applicable electric and safety codes, and FCC requirements.

The SDF facility must have the following basic components:

VHF SDF equipment and associated monitor system;

Remote control, and indicator equipment (remote monitor) when required by the FAA;

A final approach fix; and

Compass locator (COMLO) or marker if suitable fixes and initial approach routes are not available from existing facilities.

The facility must have a reliable source of suitable primary power, either from a power distribution system or locally generated. Also, adequate power capacity must be provided for operation of test and working equipment at the SDF. A determination by the Federal Aviation Administration as to whether a facility will be required to have standby power for the SDF and monitor accessories to supplement the primary power will be made for each airport based upon operational minimums and density of air traffic.

A determination by the Federal Aviation Administration as to whether a facility will be required to have dual transmitting equipment with automatic changeover for the SDF will be made for each airport based upon operational minimums and density of air traffic.

There must be a means for determining, from the ground, the performance of the equipment (including antennae), initially and periodically.

The facility must have the following ground-air or landline communication services:

At facilities outside of and not immediately adjacent to controlled airspace, there must be ground-air communications from the airport served by the facility. The utilization of voice on the SDF should be determined by the facility operator on an individual basis.

At facilities within or immediately adjacent to controlled airspace, there must be ground/air communications required by paragraph (b)(1) of this section and reliable communications (at least a landline telephone) from the airport to the nearest Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control or communications facility.

At those locations where two separate SDF facilities serve opposite ends of a single runway, an interlock must insure that only the facility serving the approach direction in use can radiate, except where no operationally harmful interference results.

At those locations where, in order to alleviate frequency congestion, the SDF facilities serving opposite ends of one runway employ identical frequencies, an interlock must insure that the facility not in operational use cannot radiate.

Provisions for maintenance and operations by authorized persons only.

Where an operational advantage exists, the installation may omit a back course.