ANZEIGE
July 2024: Afghanistan Overflight Update
Key Points Read to the end for an OPSGROUP Team report from a recent flight over Afghanistan. Afghanistan's procedural Notams for overflights have been re-issued: the entire airspace remains uncontrolled. The US FAA has amended its airspace warning for the OAKX/Kabul FIR: US operators are
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For the purposes of this article, this is the highlight reel:
- Adjacent FIRs manage the flow in and out of the Kabul FIR and apply 15 minute spacing.
- Only some routes and levels are available.
- The entire Kabul FIR is uncontrolled, with TIBA procedures in effect.
- You can’t change speed or level once inside the Class G (except to avoid traffic or you have an emergency).
- ICAO contingency procedures apply if you need to descend in a hurry.
On July 5, the US FAA (slightly) amended its airspace warning for Afghanistan.
US operators are still permitted to overfly the OAKX/Kabul FIR at FL320 or above but they can now use airways P500/G500 in the far east of the airspace as low as FL300.