Critical Safety Updates (Ukraine Conflict)

  • Critical Safety Updates (Ukraine Conflict)

    Critical Safety Updates (Ukraine Conflict)

    Last Update (Feb 26. 2022. 13:00 UTC) The Ukrainian airspace is restricted for civil aviation operations due to high safety risks caused by military activity.

    Based on EUROCONTROL and EASA publications Air operators are reminded that this is now an active conflict zone and under these circumstances, the aforementioned airspace and critical infrastructure, including airports, are exposed to military activities which result in safety risks for civil aircraft.

    MoonJet team will keep this post updated with the latest NOTAM and safety publications:

    • Russia prohibitions:

    U0104/22 NOTAMR U0090/21
    Q) URRV/QARLT/IV/NBO/E/060/530/4750N03852E129
    A) URRV B) 2202221505 C) 2205182359 EST
    E) IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR CIV AVIATION FLIGHTS
    FLW ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD:
    A100 KRASNY SULIN NDB (KL) – ROSTOV NA DONU/PLATOV DVORDME (ROS)
    FL150 – FL270.
    A100 ROSTOV NA DONU/PLATOV DVORDME (ROS) – AMEPU FL060 – FL270.
    G118 BAGAYEVSKIY NDB (BA) – KRASNY SULIN NDB (KL) FL140 – FL270.
    L91 KANON – TEGPA FL070 – FL270.
    L91 TEGPA – KRASNY SULIN NDB (KL) FL080 – FL270.
    L91 KRASNY SULIN NDB (KL) – IBNIB FL150 – FL270.
    A87 TAMAK – ARDUB FL190 – FL530.
    A102 KONSTANTINOVSK NDB (KA) – ODRIB FL140 – FL430.
    A102 ODRIB – NALEM FL120 – FL430.
    A225 GUKOL – DIBRO FL110 – FL430.
    A225 DIBRO – KONSTANTINOVSK NDB (KA) FL270 – FL410.
    A712 TAMAK – SAMBEK NDB (SB) FL090 – FL270.
    A712 SAMBEK NDB (SB) – DIBRO FL070 – FL430.
    B493 FASAD – OGURA FL150 – FL530.
    B494 OLGIN – TIKHORETSK NDB (UH) FL270 – FL530.
    B947 TAMAK – ROSTOV NA DONU/PLATOV DVORDME (ROS) FL130 – FL530.
    G476 OLGIN – PATUM FL150 – FL530.
    G534 GOTIL – TOROS FL080 – FL400.
    G904 FASAD – SAMBEK NDB (SB) FL150 – FL530.
    F) FL060 G) FL530

    • US Notam: US operators are banned at all flight levels in Minsk Belarus (UMMV) FIR, and US operators are prohibited from Ukraine airspace due to the escalating conflict.

    KICZ/INTERNATIONAL A0003/22 24FEB 1920Z
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN
    FLIGHTS IN THE MINSK FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION (FIR) (UMMV).
    THOSE PERSONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH A (APPLICABILITY) BELOW ARE
    PROHIBITED FROM OPERATING AT ALL ALTITUDES IN THE MINSK FLIGHT
    INFORMATION REGION (FIR) (UMMV) DUE TO POTENTIAL SAFETY-OF-FLIGHT
    RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING HOSTILITIES.
    A. APPLICABILITY. THIS NOTAM APPLIES TO: ALL U.S. AIR CARRIERS AND
    COMMERCIAL OPERATORS; ALL PERSONS EXERCISING THE PRIVILEGES OF AN
    AIRMAN CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE FAA, EXCEPT SUCH PERSONS OPERATING
    U.S.-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER; AND ALL
    OPERATORS OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT
    WHEN THE OPERATOR OF SUCH AIRCRAFT IS A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER.
    B. PERMITTED OPERATIONS. THIS NOTAM DOES NOT PROHIBIT PERSONS
    DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH A (APPLICABILITY) ABOVE FROM CONDUCTING
    FLIGHT OPERATIONS IN THE ABOVE-NAMED AREA WHEN SUCH OPERATIONS ARE
    AUTHORIZED EITHER BY ANOTHER AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
    WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE FAA OR BY A DEVIATION, EXEMPTION, OR OTHER
    AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY THE FAA ADMINISTRATOR. OPERATORS MUST CALL
    END PART 1 OF 2. 24 FEB 19:30 2022 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 24 FEB 19:20 2022
    KICZ/INTERNATIONAL A0003/22 24FEB 1920Z

    • Germany’s civil airline operations in all Ukrainian FIRs are potentially at risk from military activity. A complete flight ban is being considered.

    UKRAINIAN CRISIS SECURITY UKRAINE HAZARDOUS SITUATION
    FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV), SIMFEROPOL (UKFV), KYIV (UKBV), ODESA (UKOV) AND UIR KYIV(UKBU) CIVIL GERMAN AIR OPERATORS ARE PROHIBITED TO PLAN AND CONDUCT FLIGHTS WITHIN THE AIRSPACE AND TERRITORY OF UKRAINE. POTENTIAL RISK TO AVIATION FROM STATE OF WAR. FURTHER INFORMATION: WEBSITE OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR DIGITAL AND TRANSPORT OF GERMANY (WWW.BMVI.DE/KRISENMANAGEMENT). EMERGENCY SITUATION: IN AN EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE DECISION AND ACTION FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND MAY DEVIATE FROM THIS NOTAM TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY THAT EMERGENCY.
    24 FEB 11:37 2022 UNTIL 24 MAR 23:59 2022.
    CREATED: 24 FEB 11:38 2022

    • Croatian operators are prohibited from Ukrainian airspace.

    ONGOING MILITARY ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE AND ALONG BORDER UKRAINE/RUSSIA AND USE OF A WIDE RANGE OF GROUND AND AIRBORNE WARFARE SYSTEMS POSES A HIGH RISK FOR CIVIL FLIGHTS OPERATING AT ALL ALTITUDES AND FLIGHT LEVELS. AIR CARRIERS AND CAPTAINS OF ACFT IN CHARGE OF AIR SERVICE MANAGED BY CARRIERS HOLDERS OF OPERATING LICENCE ISSUED BY CROATIA, WHETHER THEY ARE CONTRACTUAL CARRIERS AND/OR DE FACTO CARRIERS, OR PERFORMING AIR SERVICE WITH COMMERCIAL CHARTER AGREEMENT OR WITH CODE SHARING AND TO ALL FLIGHT PERFORMED WITH CROATIAN ACFT REGISTRATION SHALL NOT ENTER FIR LVIV (UKLV), FIR KYIV (UKBV), FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV), FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV), FIR ODESA (UKOV) – AND TO TAKE ALL POTENTIAL RISK INTO ACCOUNT IN RISK ASSESSMENT AND FLIGHT PLANNING DECISIONS WHEN OPERATING IN FOLLOWING AIRSPACES: MOSCOW (UUWV), ROSTOV (URRV), FIR LVIV (UKLV), FIR KYIV (UKBV), FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV), FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV), FIR ODESA (UKOV).
    24 FEB 09:59 2022 UNTIL 28 MAR 23:59 2022 ESTIMATED.
    CREATED: 24 FEB 10:00 2022

    • Maltese operators are prohibited from Ukrainian airspace.

    ONGOING MILITARY ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE AND ALONG BORDER UKRAINE/RUSSIA AND USE OF WIDE RANGE OF GROUND AND AIRBORNE WARFARE SYSTEMS POSES A HIGH RISK FOR CIVIL FLIGHTS OPERATING AT ALL ALTITUDES AND FLIGHT LEVELS. MALTESE REGISTERED AIR OPERATORS AND OWNERS OF AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN MALTA SHALL NOT ENTER FIR LVIV(UKLV), FIR KYIV(UKBV), FIR DNIPROPETROVSK(UKDV), FIR SIMFEROPOL(UKFV), FIR ODESA(UKOV). FURTHERMORE MALTESE REGISTERED AIR OPERATORS AND OWNERS OF AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN MALTA SHALL TAKE ALL POTENTIAL RISK INTO ACCOUNT IN RISK ASSESMENT AND FLIGHT PLANNING DECISIONS WHEN OPERATING IN FOLLOWING AIRSPACES : MOSCOW FIR(UUWV), ROSTOV (URRV).
    24 FEB 09:43 2022 UNTIL 17 MAY 09:00 2022.
    CREATED: 24 FEB 09:45 2022

    • Belgian operators are prohibited from Ukrainian airspace.

    ONGOING MILITARY ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE AND ALONG BORDER UKRAINE/RUSSIA AND USE OF A WIDE RANGE OF GROUND AND AIRBORNE WARFARE SYSTEMS POSES A HIGH RISK FOR CIVIL FLIGHTS OPERATING AT ALL ALTITUDES AND FLIGHT LEVELS. BELGIUM AIR OPERATORS AND OWNERS OF AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN BELGIUM SHALL NOT ENTER FIR LVIV (UKLV), FIR KYIV (UKBV), FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV), FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV), FIR ODESA (UKOV) AND SHALL TAKE ALL POTENTIAL RISK INTO ACCOUNT IN RISK ASSESSMENT AND FLIGHT PLANNING DECISIONS WHEN OPERATING IN FOLLOWING AIRSPACES: FIR MOSCOW (UUWV), FIR ROSTOV (URRV), FIR MINSK (UMMV.
    24 FEB 10:31 2022 UNTIL 28 MAR 12:00 2022 ESTIMATED.
    CREATED: 24 FEB 10:32 2022

    • Italian operators are prohibited from Ukrainian airspace.

    UKRAINE CRISES ONGOING MILITARY ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE AND ALONG BORDER UKRAINE/RUSSIA AND USE OF A WIDE RANGE OF GROUND AND AIRBORNE WARFARE SYSTEMS POSES A HIGH RISK FOR CIVIL FLIGHTS OPERATING AT ALL ALTITUDES AND FLIGHT LEVELS. AIR CARRIERS AND CAPTAINS OF ACFT IN CHARGE OF AIR SERVICE MANAGED BY CARRIERS HOLDERS OF OPERATING LICENCE ISSUED BY ITALY, WHETHER THEY ARE CONTRACTUAL CARRIERS AND/OR DE FACTO CARRIERS, OR PERFORMING AIR SERVICE WITH COMMERCIAL CHARTER AGREEMENT OR WITH CODE SHARING AND TO ALL FLIGHT PERFORMED WITH ITALIAN ACFT REGISTRATION SHALL NOT ENTER FIR LVIV (UKLV), FIR KYIV (UKBV), FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV), FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV), FIR ODESA (UKOV) – AND TO TAKE ALL POTENTIAL RISK INTO ACCOUNT IN RISK ASSESSMENT AND FLIGHT PLANNING DECISIONS WHEN OPERATING IN FOLLOWING AIRSPACES: MOSCOW (UUWV), ROSTOV (URRV), FIR LVIV (UKLV), FIR KYIV (UKBV), FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV), FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV), FIR ODESA (UKOV.
    24 FEB 09:27 2022 UNTIL 28 MAR 23:59 2022 ESTIMATED.
    CREATED: 24 FEB 09:27 2022

    • Irish operators are prohibited from Ukrainian airspace.

    UKRAINE CRISIS- ONGOING MILITARY ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE AND ALONG BORDER UKRAINE/RUSSIA AND USE OF A WIDE RANGE OF GROUND AND AIRBORNE WARFARE SYSTEMS POSES A HIGH RISK FOR CIVIL FLIGHTS OPERATING AT ALL ALTITUDES AND FLIGHT LEVELS (SFC/UNL). IRISH AIR CARRIERS AND CAPTAINS OF ACFT IN CHARGE OF AIR SERVICE MANAGED BY CARRIERS HOLDERS OF OPERATING LICENCE ISSUED BY IRELAND WHETHER THEY ARE CONTRACTUAL CARRIERS AND/OR DE FACTO CARRIERS OR PERFORMING AIR SERVICE WITH COMMERCIAL CHARTER AGREEMENT OR WITH CODE SHARING SHALL NOT ENTER FIR LVIV (UKLV) FIR KYIV (UKBV) FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV) FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV) FIR ODESA (UKOV) AND TO TAKE ALL POTENTIAL RISK INTO ACCOUNT IN RISK ASSESSMENT AND FLIGHT PLANNING DECISIONS WHEN OPERATING IN FOLLOWING AIRSPACES MOSCOW (UUWV) ROSTOV (URRV).
    24 FEB 10:48 2022 UNTIL 23 MAR 23:59 2022 ESTIMATED.
    CREATED: 24 FEB 10:48 2022

    • French operators should not enter Ukrainian airspace, or operate within 100nm of the border on the Russian side (the UUWV/Moscow and URRV/Rostov FIRs).

    FRENCH AIR CARRIERS AND CAPTAINS OF AIRCRAFT IN CHARGE OF AIR SERVICE OPERATED BY CARRIERS HOLDING AN OPERATING LICENCE ISSUED BY FRANCE, WHETHER THEY ARE CONTRACTUAL CARRIERS AND/OR OPERATING CARRIERS, OR PERFORMING AIR SERVICE THROUGH A WET LEASE OR A CODESHARE AGREEMENT AND ANY FLIGHT MADE WITH AN AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN FRANCE, ARE REQUESTED : – NOT TO PENETRATE INTO THE FIR KYIV (UKBV), FIR DNIPOPETROVSK (UKDV) FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV), FIR ODESSA (UKOV), FIR LVIV (UKLV) AND FIR MINSK (UMMV), – NOT TO PENETRATE WITHIN 100NM OF THE UKRAINIAN BORDER INTO THE FIR MOSCOW (UUWV) ET ROSTOV-NA-DONU (URRV).
    24 FEB 07:42 2022 UNTIL 23 MAY 23:59 2022.
    CREATED: 24 FEB 07:42 2022

    • Hungarian operators are prohibited from Ukrainian airspace.

    UKRAINIAN CRISIS ONGOING MILITARY ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE AND ALONG BORDER UKRAINE/RUSSIA AND USE OF A WIDE RANGE OF GROUND AND AIRBORNE WARFARE SYSTEMS POSES A HIGH RISK FOR CIVIL FLIGHTS OPERATING AT ALL ALTITUDES AND FLIGHT LEVELS. AIR CARRIERS HOLDING OPERATING LICENCE ISSUED BY HUNGARY – PILOTS IN COMMAND OF ACFT CONDUCTING AIR SERVICES BY HUNGARIAN OPERATING LICENCE HOLDERS AND OPERATORS OF HUNGARIAN REGISTERED ACFT SHALL NOT ENTER FIR LVIV (UKLV), FIR KYIV (UKBV), FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV), FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV), FIR ODESA (UKOV) – AND TO TAKE ALL POTENTIAL RISK INTO ACCOUNT IN RISK ASSESSMENT AND FLIGHT PLANNING DECISIONS WHEN OPERATING IN FOLLOWING AIRSPACES: MOSCOW (UUWV), ROSTOV (URRV) AND FIR SIMFEROPOL (URFV).
    24 FEB 10:45 2022 UNTIL 02 MAR 23:59 2022 ESTIMATED. CREATED: 24 FEB 10:52 2022

    • UK operators are prohibited from Ukrainian airspace.

    HAZARDOUS SITUATION WITHIN THE TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE OF UKRAINE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTION UNDER THE AVIATION SECURITY ACT 1982, UK REGISTERED OPERATORS SO SERVED SHALL NOT ENTER THE TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE OF UKRAINE. THIS IS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL RISK FROM DEDICATED ANTI-AIRCRAFT WEAPONRY AND HEIGHTENED MILITARY ACTIVITY. CONTACT UK DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT +44 (0) 207-082-6639 OR +44 (0) 207 944 5999 OUT OF HOURS. 2022-02-0359/AS6.
    SFC – UNL, 24 FEB 09:25 2022 UNTIL 23 MAY 11:59 2022.
    CREATED: 24 FEB 09:25 2022

    • Czech operators are prohibited from Ukrainian airspace.

    UKRAINIAN CRISIS VOLATILE SITUATION ALONG BORDER UKRAINE/RUSSIA AND POSSIBLE USE OF A WIDE RANGE OF GROUND AND AIRBORNE WARFARE SYSTEMS POSES A HIGH RISK FOR CIVIL FLIGHTS OPERATING AT ALL ALTITUDES AND FLIGHT LEVELS. ALL AIR OPERATORS AND OWNERS OF AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC SHALL NOT ENTER FIR LVIV (UKLV), FIR KYIV (UKBV), FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV), FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV) AND FIR ODESA (UKOV). FOLLOW ALSO CONFLICT ZONE INFORMATION BULLETIN (CZIB) ISSUED BY EASA.
    24 FEB 10:00 2022 UNTIL 28 MAR 23:00 2022 ESTIMATED.
    CREATED: 24 FEB 09:11 2022