1.1 International flights into, from or over Latvian territory shall be subject to the current Republic of Latvia regulations relating to civil aviation. These regulations correspond in all essentials to the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) contained in Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
1.2 Aircraft flying into or departing from Latvian territory from/to non-Schengen States shall make their first landing at, or their final departure from an aerodrome/heliport at which a border crossing point is established in accordance with the regulatory enactments regarding the border crossing points and the checks carried out therein.
Aircraft landing into or departing from Latvian territory to/from abroad within the Schengen zone can make their initial landing at, or final departure from any aerodrome.
1.3 Flights over the territory of the Republic of Latvia performed by aircraft not provided with the equipment specified in GEN 1.5 shall be operated only if authorised by the Civil Aviation Agency, except in an emergency situation during flight.
1.4 Civil subsonic jet aeroplanes fitted with low by-pass ratio engines and with a maximum take-off mass of 34 000 kg or more or capable of seating more than 19 passengers are not permitted to operate at airports situated in the Republic of Latvia unless they comply with Volume 1, Part II, Chapter 3 of ICAO Annex 16.
1.5 Exemptions from the requirement mentioned above in paragraph 1.4 are made for State aircraft, non-scheduled or non-commercial flights for the purpose of aircraft modification, repair or maintenance.
1.6 Aircraft entry requirements for Third Country Operators (TCOs)
Third country operators (TCO), including TCOs wet-leased by or code-sharing with an EU operator, shall only engage in scheduled or non-scheduled commercial air transport operations within, into or out of the territory subject to the provisions of the Treaty of the European Union when they hold an authorisation issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (the Agency) in accordance with Regulation (EU) 452/2014.
Applications for an authorisation, including all the necessary documentation, should be submitted to the Agency at least 30 days before the intended starting date of operation.
A TCO may perform air ambulance flights or a non-scheduled flight or a series of non-scheduled flights to overcome an unforeseen, immediate and urgent operational need without first obtaining an authorisation, provided that the operator:
1.notifies the Agency prior to the intended date of the first flight in a form and manner established by the Agency;
2.is not subject to an operating ban pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005; and
3.applies for an authorisation within 10 working days after the date of notification to the Agency.
Those flights must be specified in the notification and may be performed for a maximum period of six consecutive weeks after the date of notification or until the Agency has taken a decision on the application, whichever comes sooner. Please note that, a notification may only be filed by an operator once every 24 months.
An authorisation will not be required for operations only overflying the above mentioned EU territories without a planned landing.
For more information please visit the EASA website:
Note: Member States continue to be responsible for issuing operating permits. The safety authorisation issued by the Agency is one prerequisite in the process of obtaining an operating permit or equivalent document from the respective EU Member State under existing Air Service Agreements between EU Member States and third countries.
2.1 General
2.1.1 For regular international flights operated by foreign airlines into or in transit across the Republic of Latvia, the following requirement must be met:
a.the airline must be eligible to make the flights under the provisions of a bilateral or multilateral agreement to which the State of the airline and the Republic of Latvia are contracting parties, and must have a permit to operate into the Republic of Latvia.
Applications for such permits shall be submitted to:
Post:
Ministry of Transport
Aviation Department
Gogoļa iela 3
Rīga, LV-1743, Latvija
Tel:+371 67028209
Fax:+371 67028219
AFS:NIL
Email:aviation@sam.gov.lv
AND
Post:
Civil Aviation Agency
Lidosta “Rīga”, Biroju iela 10
Mārupes novads
LV-1053, Latvija
Tel:+371 67830936
Fax:+371 67830967
AFS: NIL
Email:caa@caa.gov.lv
URL: http://www.caa.lv https://www.caa.gov.lv
2.1.2 The application must follow the ICAO standard.
2.1.3 Applications for permits to operate in transit across the Republic of Latvia are not required.
2.2 Documentary requirements for clearance of aircraft
2.2.1 It is necessary that the under mentioned aircraft documents be submitted by airline operators for clearance on entry and departure of their aircraft to and from the Republic of Latvia. All documents listed below must follow the ICAO standard format as set forth in the relevant appendices to ICAO Annex 9 and are acceptable when furnished in English, French, Spanish or Russian and completed in legible handwriting. Customs authorities may require an oral or written translation into Latvian. No visas are required in connection with such documents.
2.2.2 Aircraft documents required (arrival/departure).
|
Required by |
General declaration |
Passanger manifest |
Cargo manifest |
|
Customs |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Border-guard |
1 |
NIL |
NIL |
Notes: a) one copy of the general declaration is endorsed and returned by customs, signifying clearance;b) if no passengers are embarking (disembarking) and no articles are laden (unladen), no aircraft document except copies of the general declaration need to be submitted to the above authorities.
3.1 Procedures
3.1.1 Charter flights may only be operated from and to the Republic of Latvia when permission has been granted by the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia and in accordance with regulations of the commercial flights NR 96-1.
3.1.2 No permission is required for:
a.transit flights without landing or marking stops in the territory of the Republic of Latvia for non-traffic purposes;
b.flights in connection with an emergency situation;
c.taxi flights – irregular commercial passenger flights with an aircraft foreseen to not exceed a capacity of 10 passengers and a weight capability not exceeding 5700 kg, or irregular cargo flights with an aircraft with a weight capability not exceeding 5700 kg.
3.1.3 An application for a charter flight shall be submitted to:
Post:
Ministry of Transport
Aviation Department
Gogoļa iela 3
Rīga, LV-1743, Latvija
Tel:+371 67028209
Fax:+371 67028219
Email:aviation@sam.gov.lv
within the following time limits, as stated in regulations of the commercial flights:
a.3 working days prior to the beginning of the single flight or a short series of flights (not more than four flights within two consecutive months);
b.45 working days prior to the beginning of the flight or series of flights (more than four flights within two consecutive months).
3.1.4 An application for a passenger charter flight shall contain the following information: a.name, address, telephone and registration of the aircraft operator;
b.type, nationality and registration of the aircraft;
c.name, address, telephone and telefax numbers of the charterer;
d.routing;
e.airports where passengers and/or freight are embarked/disembarked;
f.purpose of the flight (category of charter flight, number of passengers and/or nature and quantity of freight);
g.copy of the aircraft registration certificate;
h.copy of the charter contract;
i.copies of the necessary insurance policies;
j.flight number.
3.1.5 The application shall be made by the aircraft operatoractually performing the flight.
3.1.6 The Aviation Department may determine additional conditions and obligations or interdict transports as far as public traffic interests are considerably impaired by non-scheduled commercial air traffic.
3.2 Documentary requirements for clearance of aircraft
3.2.1 Same requirements as for SCHEDULED FLIGHTS.
4.1 Advance notification of arrival
4.1.1 The information contained in the flight plan is accepted as adequate advance notification of the arrival of incoming aircraft.
5.1 Prior permission for military aircraft and other State aircraft performing a flight into or in transit over Latvian territory should be requested. The request must be submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia at least 3 working days before the flight date.
Post:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Latvia
Diplomatic corps division
Brīvības iela, 36
LV-1395 Rīga, Latvija
Tel:+371 67016225
Fax:+371 67211668 or
+371 67828121
The application shall contain the following information:
a. type, nationality and registration marks of aircraft;
b. name and address of operator;
c. flight number;
d. aerodrome and estimated time (UTC) of departure;
e. date and estimated time (UTC) of entry into Latvian airspace;
f. route of flight (within Latvian airspace);
g. destination aerodrome and estimated time (UTC) of arrival.
Return flight:
General data:
6.1 Prior permission for all of aspects of aviation aerial works into or in transit over Latvian territory should be requested at least 7 working days before the intended day of operation to the Civil Aviation Agency, address see GEN 1.1
The request must contain the following information:
Return flight:
6.2 Additional permission shall be requested from Riga Flow Management Position if aviation aerial works are planned to be carried out within 25 NM of RIA DVOR/DME:
Tel:+371 67300651
Fax:+371 67300652
Email:atmg@lgs.lv
AFS:EVRRZDZX
The request for permission for aviation aerial works within 25 NM of RIA DVOR/DME shall be submitted no earlier than 24 hours and no later than 20 hours before the estimated time of departure and shall contain the following information:
Riga Flow Management Position shall inform the operator if the flight is permitted or prohibited no later than 1 hour after receipt of the request.
Flights authorised before the day of exercise may be subject of an ATC restriction on the actual day, if the traffic situation, adverse weather conditions and/or technical problems (ATC system malfunction, radar failure, radio navigation aids failure, runway limitations, etc) do not allow clearance to be given for the execution of flight.
6.3 The flight plan for aviation aerial works is submitted in all cases regardless of the airspace class. The flight plan shall be submitted to Riga Briefing no earlier than 3 hours and no later than 1 hour before departure.
The following should be stated in field 15 of the flight plan:
Example: 5703N02411E/N0150F150 STAY1/0055 5723N02424E 5750N02420E/N0150F160 STAY2/0120 5750N02551E 5730N2605E/N0150F160 STAY3/0045 5730N2605E.
The type of aviation aerial works and sequence of districts should be stated In field 18 of the flight plan as follows: STAYINFOX/"Type of air works" AREAY, where X - the relevant number of STAY indicator and Y - the number of aerial works district
Example: STAYINFO1/PHOTO FLIGHT AREA8 STAYINFO2/PHOTO FLIGHT AREA15 STAYINFO3/PHOTO FLIGHT AREA14
6.4 ATS is provided in accordance with the submitted flight plan:
Health measures and Public health requirements are prescribed by the International Health Regulations, the Regulations of the Cabinet of the Republic of Latvia NR. 257, 21.07.98 “The order of carrying out the sanitary – medical (health) measures to prevent the spread of dangerous infectious diseases“.
7.1 Prior to entering the airspace of the Republic of Latvia the pilot-in-command on board an international aircraft shall inform the border guards or sanitary/medical inspection officers in the case of a suspected infection of cholera, plaque, arthropod – borne viral fevers and haemhorragic fevers (Ebola viral disease, Lassa fever, yellow fever, Marburg viral disease) on board.
7.2 On entering Latvian territory, the pilot-in-command on board an international aircraft shall provide a general declaration to a Public health officer.
7.3 If information is received that an aircraft from an infected country (territory) has entered the Republic of Latvia a Public health officer shall take the following measures:
1.Primary medical examination of the disembarked persons and the gathering of information by direct or indirect communication with infected persons;
2.Sanitary hygienic inspection of the aircraft, cargo (except transit cargo containers not to be reloaded), drinking water and luggage;
3.Organisation of isolation (hospitalisation) of infected persons;
4.Passage prohibition of cargo, personal luggage and international mailings in the case of a real threat of spreading an infection;
5.Organisation of deratisation, disinfection and disinsection of the aircraft that has entered Latvian territory, cargo, containers, drinking water and luggage, if there is a reasonable suspicion that a pathogen or a carrier is on board.