Namibia Overflight Permits Regulations 2024

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About Namibia | History - Geography

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Namibia, officially Republic of Namibia, also called (internationally until 1968) South West Africa, Afrikaans Namibia or Suidwes Africa, country located on the southwestern coast of Africa. It is bordered by Angola to the north, Zambia to the northeast, Botswana to the east, South Africa to the southeast and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It ranges from arid in the north to desert on the coast and in the east. The landscape is spectacular, but the desert, mountains, canyons, and savannas are perhaps better to see than to occupy.

The only permanent rivers are the Kunene (Cunene), the Okavango (Cubango), the Mashi (Kwando), and the Zambezi on the northern border and the Orange on the southern. Only the northern frontier—and not all of it—is readily passable. The coastal Namib desert, the treacherous reefs and shoals of the coast (half aptly named the “Skeleton Coast”), the near deserts along the Orange River, and the dry Kalahari region to the east explain the late conquest of Namibia and form a geographic frame around the country.

The Given Below Information Is Extracted from the Namibia AIP

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Procedures For Submission a Flight Plan

A flight plan shall be filed with the nearest convenient air traffic services unit (ATSU). Such a unit shall be responsible for transmitting the flight plan to all ATSU’s concerned with the flight.

A Flight Plan Shall Be Filed In Respect Of:

• All flights to be conducted in controlled or advisory airspace: Provided that this requirements shall not apply in respect of a local flight, a flight crossing an airway or advisory route at right angles or a VFR flight entering or departing from an aerodrome traffic zone or control zone, from or to an unmanned aerodrome, and where no other controlled or advisory airspace will be entered during the flight.

• An international flight.

• All flights in the public transport operation or public transport of cargo operation categories.

• A flight for which alerting action is required.

An ATSU may instruct a flight for which a flight plan is prescribed and for which a flight plan has not been filed, to clear or to remain clear of controlled airspace and not to cross the border of the Republic or to enter its airspace until such time as the required flight plan has been filed.

Unless otherwise authorized by the responsible ATSU, a flight plan to be conducted as in paragraphs 1.2.a) to 1.2.d), shall be filed at least 30 minutes before departure or if filed during flight whilst outside controlled or advisory airspace for a flight to be conducted in such airspace, it shall be filed with the responsible ATSU at least 10 minutes before the aircraft is estimated to reach the intended point of entry into the airspace concerned. Pilots and Operators are strictly warned that no aircraft is to enter or, will be permitted to enter Namibian Airspace without a filed flight plan.

If a flight plan has been filed with an ATSU prior to departure and is not activated with an ATSU within one hour of the original estimated time of departure or amended estimated time of departure, such a flight plan shall be cancelled.

Flight plans filed via the internet briefing services will only be validated from 0330 until 1900 UTC X out of these hours medevac flight plans can be filed with Windhoek Area Control Centre.

Filing Of Flight Plans (FPL’s) By Fax And Telephonically

To ensure an effective FPL service using this method, the filing pilots are required to telephonically confirm the receipt of the FPL by the ATSU. Should the follow up telephone call be omitted and the fax transmission be faulty or unsuccessfully completed, processing of the FPL will not be possible and therefore, resulting in a delay.

It is requested that:

a) Black pens are used in completing the FPL form as other ink colors do not always transmit successfully.

b) Legible capital letters are used throughout the FPL.

c) FPL’s are to reach the concerned station at a minimum time of 30 minutes prior to planned time of departure.

Note : All foreign registered aircraft intending to fly through Namibian airspace must submit a request for over-flight and/or landing clearance not less than 24 hours prior to departure (GEN 1.2, para 4.2 refers) Requests can be faxed to: Namibia Civil Aviation Authority.

Contents Of A Flight Plan

The following information shall be included in a FPL:

• Aircraft identification.

• Flight rules and type of flight.

• Number and type(s) of aircraft and wake.

• Turbulence category.

• Radio communication, navigation.

• Approach aid equipment, and SSR.

• Transponder data.

• Aerodrome of departure and time.

• Cruising speed and flight level.

• Route to be followed.

• Aerodrome of destination and total

• Estimated elapsed time to destination.

• Alternate aerodrome(s).

• Flight information region boundaries.

• Total estimated elapsed times to boundaries.

• Alerting action required.

• Any other information (Field 18): OPR, STS, SEL etc.

• Fuel endurance.

• Total number of persons on board.

• Emergency and survival equipment and colour of aircraft.

• Other pertinent information.

• Pilot-in-command.

Note : Every foreign aircraft intending to fly in or over Namibia must include the Namibian overflight and landing permit number in item 18 of the flight plan.

Changes To A Flight Plan

A new FPL must be filed if the following, or one of the following changes take place:

I. Aircraft identification and aircraft type.

II. The departure aerodrome.

III. The destination aerodrome.

IV. The route.

Closing A Flight Plan

At an aerodrome at which an ATSU is in operation the ATSU will automatically close the FPL on the arrival of the aircraft concerned.

Where an ATSU is not in operation at the aerodrome of arrival an arrival report shall be submitted to the nearest ATSU, by the quickest means available, immediately before or after landing in respect of a flight for which alerting service was provided.

Adherence To Flight Plan

The pilot-in-command shall ensure that the aircraft adheres to the current FPL filed for a controlled flight or a flight requesting alerting action unless:

i. In an emergency.

ii. A request for change has been made and accepted by the responsible ATSU in who’s airspace the aircraft is flying.

In the event that an aircraft inadvertently deviates from its current track, action shall be taken forthwith to adjust the heading of the aircraft so as to regain track as soon as practicable.

If the estimated time at the next reporting point, FIR boundary or aerodrome of intended landing has changed by more than 3 minutes from the previous estimate, the revised estimate shall be notified to the responsible ATSU.

Repetitive Flight planning (RPL)

The procedures concerning the use of RPL’s conform to ICAO Doc 4444. Differences are indicated by quotation marks.

General

Only IFR flights which are operated regularly on the same day(s) of consecutive weeks and on at least ten occasions or every day over a period of at least ten consecutive days shall qualify for the filing of RPL’s.

Submission Of RPL’s And Amendments There To

Operators shall submit all RPL’s a minimum of 2 weeks (14 days) prior to the date of implementation of the RPL to the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority.

Changes of a permanent nature involving the addition of new flights and/or the deletion or modification of currently listed flights shall be submitted “2 weeks” prior to the changes taking place.

For changes of a temporary nature, i.e. aircraft identification and aircraft type, departure aerodrome, destination aerodrome and/or routing, for a specific flight(s) a complete FPL shall be filed.

Contents Of A RPL

A RPL shall contain the following information:

• Validity period of the FPL.

• Days of operation.

• Aircraft identification.

• Aircraft type and wake turbulence category.

• Departure aerodrome.

• Time of departure.

• Cruising speed.

• Cruising level(s).

• Route.

• Destination aerodrome.

• The location where the following information can be obtained immediately on request:

1. Alternate aerodrome.

2. Fuel endurance.

3. Emergency equipment.

4. Other pertinent information

Flight Plans For Grootfontein (FYGF) And Karibib (FYKA)

All civil aircraft intending to land at Grootfontein are hereby requested to file and forward FPL two hours before departure to FYGF. ATC at FYGF must be informed two hours before arrival by FYWH controllers of any inbound traffic so as for him/her to contact Army Headquarters.

No foreign registered Civilian ACFT allowed to land at FYKA and FYGF aerodromes without granted permission from the Ministry of Defense (MOD), office of Chief of Defense (CDF) prior arrangement should be made for authorization at the following.

PBN Notification

Notification of PBN capabilities requires a combination of entries in item 10 (equipment and capabilities) and item 18 of the ATS flight plan.

Carriage Of Flight Documentation

Pilots are required to carry, and have readily accessible in the aircraft, the latest editions of the aeronautical maps, charts and other aeronautical information and instructions, published in AIP, that are applicable to the aerodrome of operation and routes to be flown, and any alternative aerodromes or routes that may be used on that flight.