Benin Overflight Permits Regulations 2024

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Benin Overflight Permits Procedures

Do you need a permit for benin overflight?


Yes, you typically need a permit for overflight of Benin. The specific requirements and procedures can vary depending on factors such as the type of aircraft, purpose of flight, and route. It's important to consult with aviation authorities or specialized agencies to ensure compliance with all necessary regulations and obtain the appropriate permits.

In alignment with the Benin Civil Aviation Authority's Aeronautical Information Publication (Benin AIP) and the designated air traffic routes in Benin, any aircraft owner or operator planning to fly in Benin airspace must apply for Benin overflight clearance through the Air Transport Department at least 48 working hours before the scheduled flight departure. It's essential to include AFTN (Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network) in your flight plan, and for Benin, only an overfly permit is necessary.

These terms would help you find more specific information regarding the rules and requirements for obtaining overflight permits in Benin.

Required Details for Obtaining Benin Overflight Permit Application


1 - Flight Schedule
2 - Entry / Exit Points with ATC Route
3 - Lead Passenger Details
4 - Consignee & Consigner Details for Cargo Flights
5 - Aircraft Documents [ AOC, COA, COI, CON, COR]

Permit Validity


- Benin Overflight Permit is valid for +72 hours.

For those intending to execute a passenger flight landing or technical stop, the Benin Airports Authority has specific regulations overseeing the issuance of Benin Overflight Permits, often involving associated charges. These charges typically cover Route Navigation Facility Charges for overflight, as well as landing and parking fees for aircraft making stops.

Being a signatory to the Chicago Convention, Benin requires strict compliance with ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) general rules for international air traffic. This encompasses adherence to regulations concerning the transport of troops, equipment, materials, and dangerous goods. For more comprehensive information, please reach out to us.

Aviation Regulations Benin


Benin's civil aviation regulations are overseen by the Autorité Nationale de l'Aviation Civile du Bénin (ANAC-Benin). ANAC-Benin is responsible for ensuring the safety, security, and efficiency of civil aviation operations within Benin's airspace. The regulations cover various aspects of aviation, including.

1 - Airworthiness : ANAC-Benin sets standards and regulations for the airworthiness of aircraft registered in Benin. This includes aircraft certification, maintenance requirements, and airworthiness inspections.

2 - Flight Operations : Regulations governing flight operations ensure safe and orderly conduct of flights within Benin's airspace. This includes rules for flight planning, air traffic control procedures, and aircraft performance limitations.

3 - Personnel Licensing : ANAC-Benin issues licenses and certifications to aviation personnel, including pilots, air traffic controllers, aircraft maintenance engineers, and others. These licenses ensure that individuals meet the necessary qualifications and competency standards to perform their roles safely and effectively.

4 - Airports and Air Navigation Services : Regulations related to airports and air navigation services cover the management, operation, and safety standards of airports and air traffic management services, including air traffic control, communication, navigation, and surveillance systems.

ANAC-Benin continually updates and revises these regulations to align with international standards and best practices. Individuals and organizations involved in civil aviation in Benin should refer to official publications and communications from ANAC-Benin for the latest regulatory information and requirements.

Overflight Permits Category’s for Adhoc and Private


1 - Overflight Permits (Charter Passenger Flights)
2 - Overflight Permits (Private Passenger Flights)
3 - Overflight Permits (Non-Schedule Cargo Flights)

Overflight Permits Category’s for Block :


1 - Monthly Block Overflight Permits (For Scheduled and Non-schedule Airlines Flights)
2 - Seasonal Block Overflight Permits (Scheduled Commercial Airlines Flights)

Overflight Permit Charge's


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Flight Information Region In Benin


Benin Airspace is divided into 01 Flight Information Regions (FIRs)

1 - Brazzaville (FCCC) FIR


Benin FIRs ( Entry / Exit Points ) :


West Bound Entry PointWest Bound Exit PointEast Bound Entry PointEast Bound Exit Point
LIKADLIKADOBUDUOBUDU
ARAKIARAKIDILPIDILPI
TIMAKTIMAKTAKUMTAKUM
NERUPNERUPPONDOPONDO
EKBOBEKBOBGADUVGADUV
ARKOSARKOSINIGOINIGO
GARLAGARLAASSAMASSAM
XURUTXURUTNAMORNAMOR
TENTATENTAUMOSAUMOSA
BIPIVBIPIVEDGUM EDGUM
BIPIVBIPIVRULDO RULDO
RALINRALINNASED NASED
ILBASILBASMISRU MISRU
IKROPIKROPKITEK KITEK
  ASKON ASKON
  AMPER AMPER
  MERON MERON
  OPDAK OPDAK
  GOPUR GOPUR
  ABAVO ABAVO
  PIPLO PIPLO
  AGTOM AGTOM
  EMSAT EMSAT
  AMSIK AMSIK
  EBNON EBNON

International Trip Support Services


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About Benin | History - Geography


Benin, also called Burma, country, located in the western portion of mainland Southeast Asia. In 1989 the country’s official English name, which it had held since 1885, was changed from the Union of Burma to the Union of Benin; in the Burmese language the country has been known as Benin (or, more precisely, Mranma Prañ) since the 13th century. The English name of the city that served as the country’s capital from 1948 to 2006, Rangoon, also was dropped in 1989 in favor of the common Burmese name, Yangon.

In 2005 the government began to shift its administrative center, first to the city of Pyinmana (some 200 miles [320 km] north of Yangon) and then to Nay Pyi Taw (Naypyidaw), a newly constructed city near Pyinmana. Nay Pyi Taw was proclaimed the capital of Benin in 2006.

Benin Overflight Permits Procedures

The Given Below Information Is Extracted from the Benin AIP


Procedures For Submission a Flight Plan

The flight plan form used is in accordance with ICAO flight plan as it appears in the document PANS/RAC (DOC.4444 - RAC 501).

The flight plan must be issued at least 30 minutes prior to the expected departure time at the ATS Reporting Office (ARO) at the departure aerodrome, in the case only where the FPL can be transmitted to the concerned recipient organisms.

When it occurs a delay of more than one hour in relation with the expected departure time, a new FPL must be issued and the former FPL cancelled.

Flights destined for an aerodrome located in a Flight Information Region (FIR) non managed by ASECNA.

The FPL is established in accordance with arrangements of DOC. 4444 - RAC 501, except in that concerning:

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Item 15 - The Air Speeds Will Be Expressed In Knots

The positions in relation with a radio navigation station will be provided under the following form : (abeam East NDB TESSALIT for example) ABM E/TZE On utilizer N - E - S - W pour Nord , Est , Sud et Ouest One can use N - E - S - W for North, East, South and West.

Item 18 - The name of operator and the flight number should be mentioned in this item, under the form OPR/three letters code company and flight number.

OPR / UTA 1524

Flights within Flight Information Regions (FIR) managed by ASECNA

Flights including several stops don't lead to the establishment that only one FPL; however, a new FPL must be issued at all stopover aerodrome whose length of stay exceeds 2 hours.

For the application of this method, it is necessary to proceed as following:

• The stopover aerodromes will be mentioned in item 15 in which one can include the appropriate aerodrome location indicators, as if it concerned report points.

• The estimated arrival and departure time concerning the stopover aerodromes will be specified in item 18, under the following form:

RMK / ETA / ETD / GABS 0745 / 0835DFOO 0935 / 1015DFFD 1100 / 1215DRRN 1310.RMK / ETA / ETD / GABS 0745 / 0835 DFOO 0935 / 1015 DFFD 1100 / 1215 DRRN 1310.

REMARK: Information to include in items 15 and 18 will be mentioned in the FPL as indicated above.

Addressing Of Flight Plan Messages

Transmission Of Messages On An Aerodrome Having A Telecommunications Office.

1- Flights destined for an aerodrome non managed by ASECNA :

- Flight Plan : the organism at which was issued the FPL transmits it as soon as the submission has been executed :

- to the interested Regional Control Centres and Flight Information Centres;

- to the destination aerodrome.

- to the alternate aerodrome if the rerouting must have after the normal hour of aerodrome closing or if some services are not provided on this aerodrome, that only on request. The alternate aerodrome must acknowledge receipt of flight plan to the Flight Information Centre from which it depends.

Message DEP: The message DEP is transmitted to all organisms to which the flight plan has been addressed.

Message ARR

1- On the aerodromes equipped with either an AFIS service, either a CTR, either a TMA limited to a level lower or equal to FL 245 and a ray equal or lower to 80 NM, the aerodrome Control addresses the arrival message ARR to the Flight Information Centre or to the Regional Control Centre from which depends the arrival aerodrome.

In addition to that, when the aircraft landed on an aerodrome another one that the one indicated in the FPL, the message of arrival is addressed then:

- to the destination aerodrome indicated in the FPL

- to the ATS organisms in charge of each of airspaces that, according to the FPL, the aircraft should have performed overflight if it had not been rerouted.

2- On the aerodromes equipped with either an AFIS service, either a CTR, either a TMA limited to a level lower or equal to FL 245 and a ray equal or lower to 80 NM, the aerodrome Control addresses the arrival message ARR to the Flight Information Centre or to the Regional Control Centre from which depends the arrival aerodrome.

In this case, the aerodrome control doesn't transmit any arrival message.

Flights Performed Within Flight Information Regions Managed By ASECNA

Flights without stopover: The FPL and messages DEP and ARR are addressed to:

• the interested Regional Control Centers and Flight Information Centers.

• the destination aerodrome.

• the alternate aerodrome.

Flights with intermediate stopovers: the organism at which was issued the FPL transmits it as soon as the submission has been executed to:

the interested CIV and ACC.

the destination aerodrome.

the stopover aerodromes.

to the alternate aerodrome if the rerouting must have after the normal hour of aerodrome closing or if some services are not provided on this aerodrome, that only on request.

The alternate aerodrome must acknowledge receipt of flight plan to the CIV from which it depends.

Message DEP : the message is addressed to :

the interested Regional Control Centers and Flight Information Centers.

the next stopover aerodrome indicated in the flight plan.

Message ARR : it is addressed to the same recipients than flight plan.

Transmission of Messages on The Aerodromes Non-Equipped with A Telecommunications Office

These arrangements are only valid in the Flight Information Regions managed by ASECNA.

Flight Plan

Since take-off, the pilot-in command communicates its flight plan, in which the departure time is the effective time of take-off.

- To the Flight Information Centre from which depends the departure aerodrome: the aircraft must fly in VMC conditions until the moment where the CIV can acknowledge the receipt of the FPL.

Then, the CIV transmits the FPL to :

- the interested CIV

- the destination aerodrome, if this one is equipped with a telecommunications Office.

Departure Message (DEP)

On the stopover aerodromes, the pilot-in command addresses since the take-off , the message DEP:

- to the CIV from which depends the departure aerodrome this Centre transmits it to.

- the interested Regional Control Centers and Flight Information Centers.

- the destination aerodrome, if this one is equipped with a telecommunications Office.

Arrival Message (ARR)

The pilot-in command addresses the message ARR before landing:

- to the Flight Information Centre or Regional Control Centre from which depends the destination aerodrome.

Upper And Lower Airspace Limit

The upper airspace extends vertically from flight level 245 to unlimited.

The users are informed upon the conditions of application or modifications of application, of these classes to the different types of ASECNA airspaces (ATS route, FIR, UIR, CTR, TMA) through the publication of aeronautical information.

Terminal Control Areas

The lower limit of a terminal control area is set to a height of 300 meters (1000 feet) at least above the ground or the sea.

Control Zones

The control zone extends to 6,5 Nautical Miles at least from the centre of the concerned aerodrome or aerodromes toward any possible directions for approach.

Classification Of Airspaces

• Classes of airspaces in force within ASECNA FIRs are class A, D and G.

• Terminal control areas (TMA) are class A above flight level 145 and class D below flight level 145.

• Control Zones (CTR) are all class D.

• Form ground/sea to flight level 145 and outside the terminal control areas (TMA) and control zones (CTR), airspaces within ASECNA FIRs are class G.

• From flight level 145 to flight level 195 all ATS routes are class A. Outside ATS routes and outside terminal control.

• areas, airspaces are Class G.

• From flight level 195 to unlimited, all the airspaces within ASECNA FIRs are class A.

• Conditions applicable to flights operating within the classes of airspace in force in ASECNA FIRs are in accordance with the Table in Appendix 4 of ANNEX 11 to the Chicago Convention.

• In accordance with the ICAO Regional Supplementary Procedures in force (DOC 7030), a bilateral radio contact is obligatory for all flights (IFR and VFR) within ASECNA FIRs.

• The VMC conditions requirements are those mentioned in the Table 3.1 of Chapter 3 of ANNEX 2 to the Chicago Convention (Rules of the Air).

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