Egypt Overflight Permit Regulations

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Egypt, a country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, dates to the time of the pharaohs. Millennia-old monuments sit along the fertile Nile River Valley, including Giza's colossal Pyramids and Great Sphinx as well as Luxor's hieroglyph-lined Karnak Temple and Valley of the Kings tombs. The capital, Cairo, is home to Ottoman landmarks like Muhammad Ali Mosque and the Egyptian Museum, a trove of antiquities.

Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government.[14] Iconic monuments such as the Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx, as well the ruins of Memphis, Thebes, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings, reflect this legacy and remain a significant focus of scientific and popular interest. Egypt's long and rich cultural heritage is an integral part of its national identity, which has endured, and often assimilated, various foreign influences, including Greek, Persian, Roman, Arab, Ottoman Turkish, and Nubian. Egypt was an early and important centre of Christianity, but was largely Islamised in the seventh century and remains a predominantly Muslim country, albeit with a significant Christian minority.

The Given Below Information Is Extracted from the Egypt AIP

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Procedures For The Submission Of A Flight Plan

A flight plan shall be submitted prior to operating any flight.

Time Of Submission

Except for repetitive flight plans, A flight plan shall be submitted at least:

• 60 MIN prior to EOBT and not more than 120 hours prior to EOBT.

• 3 hours prior to EOBT and not more than 120 hours prior to EOBT for all flights destined or overflying restricted areas daily imposed by CFMU in the EUR region.

Note:On submitting such flight plans, requirements of ATS units in the airspace along the route to be flown for timely information ( including requirements for early submission for Air Traffic Flow Management purposes) are taken into account.

Place Of Submission

a) Flight plans shall be submitted to the Air Traffic Services Reporting Office (ARO) at the departure aerodrome (REF ENR 1.11)

b) in case of the absence of such an office, a flight plan shall be submitted to ATS unit at the departure aerodrome.

Contents and form of a flight plan a) ICAO flight plan forms are available at ARO, the instructions for completing those forms shall be followed.

Flight plans need to include FIR-boundary(s) estimates.

Adherence To The Published ATS Route Structure

No flight plans shall be filed for routes deviating from the published ATS route structure unless prior permission has been obtained from the appropriate authorities.

Authorization For Special Flights

Flights of specific character, such as survey flights, scientific research flights, etc..., may be exempted from the restriction specified in item 1.5 above. A request for exemption shall be mailed so as to be reached at least one week before the intended day of operation to the appropriate authorities.

Maximum cruising levels for short-range flights It is in generally recommended not to select levels above FL240 for flights up to a distance of 300 NM , Traffic from HELX to HECA via AWY A727 should file MAX FL240.

Repetitive Flight Plan System

The procedures concerning the use of Repetitive flight plans (RPL) conform to ICAO DOC 7030 (SUPPS) and the (DOC 4444) PANS-ATM,. RPL lists relating to flights in Cairo FIR shall be submitted at least two weeks in advance to RPL department by air mail or by hand to the following address.

National Air Navigation Services Company (NANSC)
Aeronautical Information Service (AIS), RPL department.
Cairo International Airport, Terminal 3, Cairo 11776, A.R.E.

RPL lists shall be replaced in their entirety by new lists at least 2 weeks prior to the introduction of the summer and winter schedules. RPL will not be accepted for any flight unless all ATS authorities concerned with the flight have agreed to accept it.

Incidental Changes And Cancellations Of RPL

Incidental changes to and cancellations of RPL departing from Egyptian aerodromes shall be notified as early as possible and not later than 60 minutes before departure to the (ARO) serving the departure aerodrome.

Delay

When a specific flight is likely to encounter a delay of 30 minutes or more in excess of the EOBT stated in the RPL, the ATS unit serving the departure aerodrome shall be notified immediately. Delays relating to departures from the Egyptian aerodromes shall be notified to the concerned ARO and the procedures mentioned in item 3 below shall be applied.

Note:Failure to comply with these procedures may result in the automatic cancellation of the RPL for that specific flight at one or more of the ATS units concerned.

ATS Messages

For a flight operating on an RPL, no flight plan (FPL) or Departure (DEP) messages relating to such flight will be transmitted to ATS units outside Cairo FIR.

Changes To The Submitted Flight Plan

All changes to a submitted flight plan shall be reported as soon as possible to the appropriate ATS unit.

In the event of a delay in departure, Except flights destined or overflying restricted areas daily imposed by CFMU in the EUR Region, 30 min delay after the approved EOBT is granted directly from the appropriate ATC unit, if the delay exceed 30 MIN a flight plan shall be amended or a new flight plan shall be submitted after the old flight plan has been cancelled.

Note:If a delay in departure of flight is not properly reported, the relevant flight plan data may no longer be readily available to the appropriate ATS unit when a clearance is ultimately requested, which will consequently result in extra delay for the flight.

Whenever a flight, for which a flight plan has been submitted, is cancelled, the appropriate ATS unit shall be informed immediately.

Changes to a valid flight plan during flight shall be reported or requested, according to the provisions in ICAO Annex 2 Item 3.6.2. (Adherence to flight plan).

Altimeter Setting Procedures
Introduction

The Altimeter Setting Procedures in use, generally conform to those contained in ICAO DOC. 8168- OPS/611 VOL 1 part 6, and are given in full below.

There are no differences.

Transition altitudes are given on the instrument approach charts.

QNH reports and temperature information for use in determining adequate terrain clearance is provided in MET and ATIS broadcasts, and is available on request from air traffic service units.

QNH are given in whole units.

Basic Altimeter Setting procedures
General

A transition altitude is specified for each aerodrome. No transition altitude is less than 900 meters (3000 feet) above an aerodrome.

Vertical positioning of aircraft when, at or below the transition altitude is expressed in terms of altitude whereas such positioning at or above the transition level is expressed in terms of flight levels.

While passing through the transition layer, vertical positioning is expressed in terms of altitudes when descending, and in terms of flight levels when ascending.

Flight level zero is located at the atmospheric pressure level of 1013.2 hpa (29.92insh). Consecutive flight levels are separated by a pressure interval corresponding to 500 feet (152.4M) in the Standard Atmosphere.

Take-Off And Climb

A QNH altimeter setting is made available to aircraft in taxi clearance prior to take-off.

Vertical positioning of aircraft during climb, is expressed in terms of altitudes until reaching the transition altitude, above which vertical positioning is expressed in terms of flight levels.

Vertical separation En-Route

Vertical separation during en-route flight shall be expressed in terms of flight levels at all times during an IFR Flight.

When complying with the cruising levels in Appendix 3 of Annex 2 an aircraft shall be flown at flight levels corresponding to the magnetic tracks.

Approach And Landing

A QNH altimeter setting is made available in approach clearances and in clearances to enter the traffic circuit.

Unlawful Interference

The following procedures are intended for use by aircraft when unlawful interference occurs and the aircraft is unable to notify an ATS unit of this fact.

Procedures

Unless considerations aboard the aircraft dictate otherwise, the pilot-in-command should attempt to continue flying on the assigned track and at the assigned cruising level at least until notification to an ATS unit is possible or the aircraft is within radar coverage.

When an aircraft subjected to an act of unlawful interference must depart from its assigned track or its assigned cruising level without being able to make radiotelephony contact with ATS, the pilot-in command should, whenever possible:

• Attempt to broadcast warnings on the VHF emergency frequency and other appropriate frequencies, unless considerations aboard the aircraft dictate otherwise. Other equipment such as onboard transponders, data links, etc. should also be used when it is advantageous to do so and circumstances permit.