ContactPost: Air Traffic Control the Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)20 406 3521 Fax: +31 (0)20 406 3532 AFS: EHAAYOYX | AIC-B_en 09/2011 Publication date 22 JAN 2015 REVISED |
The purpose of this AIC-B is to provide information on the requirements for allocating location indicators. Recent applications have shown that there is uncertainty as to the function of a location indicator and in what cases allocation takes place.
On request of air navigation service providers (ANSP), designated as such by Act on Aviation, location indicators are allocated by the Civil Aviation Authority the Netherlands (CAA-NL) in accordance with ICAO Annex 9, 10, Document 7910 and national legislation. The CAA-NL applies in addition to the provisions of these ICAO documents, the following principles for allocating location indicators.
Location indicators are allocated to:
Location indicators are not allocated to other aerodromes.
A location indicator has an important function in the (international) exchange of aeronautical messages and/or digital data between aeronautical fixed stations. Flight plan information will be exchanged via the aeronautical fixed telecommunication network (AFTN) which is part of the aeronautical fixed service (AFS). The main goal of this service is to exchange aviation related messages between (international) air navigation service providers.
Filing a flight plan is regulated by SERA.4001 of the EU Implementing Regulation, article 16 of the Degree on Air Traffic, and article 2 and 3 of the Flight Plan Regulation.
SERA.4001 stipulates:
A flight plan shall be submitted prior to the operation of:
In addition article 16, paragraph 1 of the Degree on Air Traffic 2014 (Besluit Luchtverkeer 2014):
Further more in article 2 of the Flight Plan Regulation (Regeling Vliegplannen):
For VFR flights to and from a national airport located in uncontrolled airspace, it is not required to submit a flight plan. The second paragraph of article 3 of the Flight Plan Regulation states that a flight plan can be submitted for a VFR flight if the pilot in command wants to facilitate potential provision of search and rescue.
Airports which are not designated as an international airport and as such not mentioned in article 2:1 of the customs regulation, may not accommodate international flights. Such airports have the status of national airport. Designation will be done by the customs authorities of the Ministry of Finance if all requirements are fulfilled. For further information contact the customs office in your region.
Article 15 of the Civil Aeronautical Information Regulation indicates the designation as national/international airport as well. The airport status implies obligations to the airport authorities to provide specific aeronautical information.
Based on ICAO Annex 9, the AIP Netherlands (GEN 1.2) contains rules and regulations on the entry, transit and departure clearance of aircraft set forth by the Minister of Infrastructure and Environment. All flights to, from or over the Dutch territory and landings within that area must be conducted in accordance with applicable Dutch legislation for civil aviation.
Aircraft from abroad coming to Dutch territory or going abroad again, have to land first on and finally depart from an international airport. AIP chapter AD 1.3 contains a list with all international airports within the Netherlands.
The Schengen agreement describes the free trade between contracting states. Flights between contracting states are by definition international flights and subject to the provisions of ICAO Annex 9 and national legislation.
Therefore flights to and from Schengen states must depart from or land at an international airport.
Annex
9
International airport: any airport
designated by the Contracting State in whose territory it is situated as
an airport of entry and departure for international air traffic, where the
formalities incident to customs, immigration, public health, animal and
plant quarantine and similar procedures are carried out.
Annex 10 Volume II
and Doc 7910
Aeronautical fixed station: a
station in the aeronautical fixed service.
Aeronautical fixed service (AFS): a telecommunication service between specified fixed points provided primarily for the safety of air navigation and for the regular, efficient and economical operation of air services.
Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network (AFTN): a worldwide system of aeronautical fixed circuits provided, as part of the aeronautical fixed service, for the exchange of messages and/or digital data between aeronautical fixed stations having the same or compatible communications characteristics.
Location indicator: a four-letter code group formulated in accordance with rules prescribed by ICAO and assigned to the location of an aeronautical fixed station.
For more information you can contact the information centre of the CAA NL.
Information centre of the Civil Aviation
Authority
P.O. Box 90653
2509 LR Den Haag
The
Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)88 489 0000
Email: Via the link 'Contact met de ILT' on the website www.ilent.nl. You will receive a response within 5 working days.
AIC-B 09/11 (29 DEC 11) is cancelled herewith.
ISSN: 1386-6613