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AIC A13/03 24 NOV 03 - HARMONISATION OF AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATION TO ICAO CLASS C AIRSPACE ABOVE FL 195 THROUGHOUT EUROPEAN CIVIL AVIATION CONFERENCE (ECAC) AIRSPACE

- This AIC replace NOTAM D0606/03

BHDCA , from 22nd JAN, will establish new routes in FIR Sarajevo:

Realignment UN748
Before: VBA – SIRMA – VAROK – RASTU – TINKI – GIVUN
New: VBA – NEW FIR pt PIXAL (45 13 18N 016 33 16E)  – KUSIB – RUDIK – NEW FIR pt DEPET (44 40 44N 015 58 10E) – ZDA - NEW wp ELGUS (43 32 52N 014 58 00E) - FIR XAMIT (43 18 42N 014 47 52E) – PES, segment XAMIT – PES FL195-460, southbound, segment VBA – XAMIT, FL285 – 460 southbound.

New N748
Before: SOGMO … VBA
New: VBA – NEW FIR pt PIXAL (45 13 18N 016 33 16E) – RUDIK – NEW FIR pt DEPET (44 40 44N 015 58 10E) – ZDA - NEW wp ELGUS (43 32 52N 014 58 00E) – FIR XAMIT (43 18 42N 014 47 52E), MFA-FL 285, segment VBA – ELGUS bidirectional.

- see the map on link
- see the data on link

BHDCA , from 22nd JAN, will establish new points in FIR Sarajevo:

NEW FIR pt PIXAL (45 13 18N 016 33 16E) - FIR BDRY between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
NEW FIR pt DEPET (44 40 44N 015 58 10E) - FIR BDRY between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

- see the map on link

BHDCA will publish the NOTAM for the advance information to set out the procedures which will apply to GAT VFR flights that seek to operate within ECAC airspace above FL 195, after the application of ICAO Airspace Classification C above FL 195 on 27 November 2003. The AIC 13/03 shall follow in due time.

Regulations For Aircraft Operating as General Air Traffic (GAT) in the 
Balkan Joint Operation Area (JOA)  VERSION 4.10 
EFFECTIVE at 0001UTC 01 NOV 2003
(go to the page http://www.bhdca.gov.ba/flight.htm)

Regulations For Aircraft Operating as General Air Traffic (GAT) in the 
Balkan Joint Operation Area (JOA)   VERSION 4.3 
EFFECTIVE at 0001UTC 06 MAR 2003
(go to the page http://www.bhdca.gov.ba/flight.htm)

For the sake of good order, may I draw your attention to the following NOTAM publication by Bosnia-Herzegovina of changes to low level route structure with effective from 1st March. The use of a non-AIRAC effective date in this particular case is due to NATO/SFOR/KFOR:s need for these routes as soon as possible.

New AICs:

BHDCA published new AICs and for all information please contact AIS office by e-mail ais@bhdca.gov.ba
New AICs: A02/03, A03/03, A04/03, A05/03, A06/03, A07/03, A08/03, A09/03, A10/03, A11/03 and A12/03

From the 03JAN 2003, 20:00 UTC the new AFTN COM centre for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) will be operational. BIH AFTN COM centre will be served by the Zagreb COM centre. According to that all the EUR COM centres should check and update their routing tables in order to have:
   - LQ tfc mapped to LDDDA. LDDDA will serve all LQ tfc excluding LQMO;
   - LQMO tfc remains mapped to LFFFA.
An AIC with BiH AFTN addresses will be published in the coming weeks by the BH DCA.

See - NOTAM D0903/02

On the 1st Jan 2003, NATO SFOR will withdraw from the ATCof Sarajevo International Airport, the transfer of responsibility to the Civil Aviation of Bosnia and Herzegovina will then be effective. B-Hrtment of Civil Aviation would like to draw the attention of all users of Sarajevo INTL AP on this transition phase starting on 1st Jan 2003 which might lead to reduce the Air Traffic Control capacity and to create some delays. BHDCA wishes to draw the attention of all users of Sarajevo International Airport on the particular care and awareness required from the crews during this adaptation phase of the Civil Air Traffic Services.

NATO CAOC 5 Regulations remain in force until further notice regarding the landing authorizations and the procedures to obtain these authorizations remain unchanged.

From the 1st January, the Sarajevo International Airport is classified in Category B, requiring a specific briefing to crews prior to operations into Sarajevo. An AIC will be published in the coming weeks by BHDCA in order to confirm this re-classification.

From the 3rd January 2003, 20h00 UTC, a new telecommunication system will be operational for all aeronautical messages. The adressing procedures for flight plans will remain the same they are presently.

From the 4th January 2003, TACAN SAR CH 25 Y will be withdrawn. New departure and arrival procedures based on VOR DME KEB and ILS DME BHS will be implemented on this date. NDB FRA remains and additional procedures based on it will be soon published. The charts for the new departure and arrival procedures are available at Sarajevo International Airport Operations.

From the 1st January 2003, only the observation meteo service will be provided on Sarajevo International Airport. The forecast service, namely TAF and Flight Preview, will provided on a remote basis by  Croatia Control Limited meteo services in Zagreb.

See - NOTAM D0900/02

Regulations For Aircraft Operating as General Air Traffic (GAT) in the 
Balkan Joint Operation Area (JOA)   VERSION 3.1 
EFFECTIVE at 0001UTC 16 SEP 2002