{"id":7078,"date":"2019-04-30T21:27:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T01:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=7078"},"modified":"2019-05-01T09:31:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T13:31:44","slug":"this-notam-is-an-emergency-order-faa-on-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/this-notam-is-an-emergency-order-faa-on-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"“THIS NOTAM IS AN EMERGENCY ORDER” – FAA on Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At 8.30pm tonight, the FAA issued a new “Do Not Fly<\/strong>” instruction to US operators, barring all operations into or over Venezuela, unless operating at or above FL260, and giving a window of 48 hours<\/strong> to leave the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The order comes on a day of an information battle waged between Maduro and Guaid\u00f3, and although the coup status is uncertain, one thing is clear: taking your aircraft to Venezuela is not a good idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Notam, KICZ A0013\/19, has as postscript: “THIS NOTAM IS AN EMERGENCY ORDER ISSUED UNDER 49 USC 40113(A) AND 46105(C).” It gives US operators 48 hours to leave Venezuela<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past year, the situation in Venezuela has steadily declined, and in OPSGROUP<\/a> we have issued multiple alerts and warnings, most recently today, on the back of several member reports:
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The Venezuelan authorities had also published a Notam on 30 APR banning all GA\/BA flights from operating to\/from airports in the country, but this has since been cancelled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new FAA Notam leads with:

“ALL FLIGHT OPERATIONS IN THE TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE OF VENEZUELA AT ALTITUDES BELOW FL 260<\/strong> BY THE PERSONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH A BELOW ARE PROHIBITED UNTIL FURTHER ADVISED<\/strong> DUE TO INCREASING POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND TENSIONS IN VENEZUELA AND THE ASSOCIATED INADVERTENT RISK TO FLIGHT OPERATIONS.”

and is issued as a Permanent Notam with no expiration date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rerouting options for overflights choosing to avoid, would be either west via Colombia, or east via Guyana and Piarco. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The full FAA Notam text is below. SafeAirspace.net<\/a> is now updated with the new information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FAA Notam KICZ A0013\/19 issued May 1st, 2019, 0025Z.:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KICZ A0013\/19 – SECURITY..UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROHIBITION FOR\nVENEZUELA\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALL FLIGHT OPERATIONS IN THE TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE OF VENEZUELA AT ALTITUDES BELOW FL\n260 BY THE PERSONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH A BELOW ARE PROHIBITED UNTIL FURTHER ADVISED\nDUE TO INCREASING POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND TENSIONS IN VENEZUELA AND THE ASSOCIATED\nINADVERTENT RISK TO FLIGHT OPERATIONS.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. APPLICABILITY. THIS NOTAM APPLIES TO: ALL U.S. AIR CARRIERS AND COMMERCIAL OPERATORS;\nALL PERSONS EXERCISING THE PRIVILEGES OF AN AIRMAN CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE FAA, EXCEPT\nSUCH PERSONS OPERATING U.S.\u2010REGISTERED AIRCRAFT FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER; AND ALL\nOPERATORS OF AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT WHERE THE OPERATOR OF\nSUCH AIRCRAFT IS A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. PERMITTED OPERATIONS. THIS NOTAM DOES NOT PROHIBIT PERSONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH\nA (APPLICABILITY) FROM CONDUCTING FLIGHT OPERATIONS IN THE ABOVE-NAMED AREA WHEN\nSUCH OPERATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED EITHER BY ANOTHER AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES\nGOVERNMENT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE FAA OR BY A DEVIATION, EXEMPTION, OR OTHER\nAUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY THE FAA ADMINISTRATOR. OPERATORS MUST CALL THE FAA\nWASHINGTON OPERATIONS CENTER AT 202-267-3333 TO INITIATE COORDINATION FOR FAA\nAUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT OPERATIONS.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. ALLOWANCES. PERSONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH A ABOVE WHO ARE IN THE TERRITORY AND\nAIRSPACE OF VENEZUELA AT THE TIME THIS NOTAM IS ISSUED MAY DEPART THE TERRITORY AND\nAIRSPACE OF VENEZUELA BY THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS POSSIBLE ROUTE WITHIN 48 HOURS FROM THE\nTIME THIS NOTAM IS ISSUED, IF THE PILOT IN COMMAND DETERMINES THAT THE OPERATION CAN\nBE CONDUCTED SAFELY.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. IN AN EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE DECISION AND ACTION\nFOR THE SAFETY OF THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF AN AIRCRAFT MAY DEVIATE FROM THIS\nNOTAM TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY THAT EMERGENCY.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THIS NOTAM IS AN EMERGENCY ORDER ISSUED UNDER 49 USC 40113(A) AND 46105(C).\nSFC \u2013 FL259; 01 MAY 00:25 2019 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 01 MAY 00:28 2019\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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