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REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
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AIC:A 004/2015
Publication date: 15-MAY-2015
A 004. Introduction of Free Route Airspace concept within NEFAB
Tallinn FIR, Finland FIR, Riga FIR and Norway FIR (including Bodø OFIR)
Purpose
The purpose of this AIC is to provide information concerning the implementation of Free Route Airspace (FRA)
within NEFAB (North European Functional Airspace Block: Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Norway).
Introduction
In the Free Route Airspace Aircraft Operators will be able to flight plan user preferred trajectories in the
applicable area and thereby obtain benefits from planning and execution of flights. The FRA concept is expected
to provide operational, environmental and cost benefits.
The FRA concept will also increase the compatibility between the flight plan and the trajectory flown, hence
increasing the predictability for a given flight.
The implementation is in line with the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2014 requiring FRA to
be implemented by the 1st of January 2022.
Area of Application
Area of application will comprise of:
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Tallinn FIR, Finland FIR (excluding Helsinki TMA), Riga FIR above FL095;
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Norway FIR above FL135, FL195 over certain parts of the North Sea;
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Bodø OFIR above FL195.
After implementation of Free Route Airspace in NEFAB, FRA will be available in the airspace covered by NEFAB
and DK/SE FAB (named as North European Free Route Airspace (NEFRA)).
Navigation Performance
There will be no change in required navigation performance.
Flight planning
Airspace users can flight plan according to the table below.
From
To
FRA Exit Point
FRA Entry Point
FRA Arrival Transition
Point
FRA Exit Point
FRA Departure
Transition Point
FRA Arrival Transition
Point
Remark
Flight plan DCT or via one or several
additional points.
Such an additional point can either be a NAV
aid (as published in ENR 4.1) or a significant
point (as published in ENR 4.4) in the national
AIPs of, Estonia, Finland, Latvia or Norway.
Additional points can also be entered as a
lat/long coordinate.
FRA Entry and Exit will be published in the AIP.
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DEPARTING TRAFFIC
Access to FRA for departing traffic is via a FRA Departure Transition Point according to AIP/RAD App 5, from
this point flight plan according to the table above.
ARRIVING TRAFFIC
Exiting FRA for arriving traffic is via a FRA Arrival Transition Point according to AIP/RAD App 5.
Flight plans should only be filed within 3 NM of the boundary of FRA areas when entering or exiting FRA.
The existing ATS route network will be retained.
Implementation
Implementation is planned for 12th of November 2015.
Further information
Further information regarding the NEFAB FRA can be obtained from the relevant ANSPs in Estonia, Finland,
Latvia or Norway.
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