- Applicable Regulations
- Aircraft Category Selection
Guide
- Basis for Air Navigation Charges
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ENTRY,
TRANSIT AND DEPARTURE
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ENTRY
AND TRANSIT OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT ON INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
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| 1.1 |
General |
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| 1.1.1 |
All
flights of civil aircraft over the Manila Flight Information Region and
landing at Philippine aerodrome shall be carried out in accordance with
the current regulations and policies. |
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| 1.1.2
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For
reasons of national security, it becomes essential that all aircraft
flights originating from foreign countries which will overfly or land on
Philippine territory must be properly monitored to insure that such flight
will not be inimical or injurious to national security or provide aid and
comfort to those elements who are engaged, or will engage, in a criminal
conspiracy to seize political and state power in the Philippines. Towards
this end, it is hereby established as a matter of policy that all aircraft
of foreign registry, except scheduled air carriers desiring to overfly
Philippine airspace, or to land in Philippine territory must be required
to secure diplomatic flight clearances, before making such flights. For
the purpose of this procedures, Philippine airspace is not considered
according to its legal definition as internationally accepted but is meant
to be the airspace covered by the Philippine Air Defense Identification
Zone (PADIZ) and, in the case of Mindanao, Palawan and the Sulu
archipelago, the airspace within the Philippine treaty boundaries. |
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| 1.2 |
Scheduled
Flights |
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| 1.2.1 |
For regular international
scheduled flight into or in transit across the Philippines operated by
foreign airlines, the following will have to be complied with: |
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a) |
The
airline must have been designated pursuant to the provisions of
International Air Services Transit agreement and provide further that
the state in which the airline is registered is a contracting party to
said agreement. |
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b) |
The airline operating
pursuant to a bilateral or multilateral agreement signed to by the
Philippines and the state in which the airline is registered must have
been designated and accepted by the government concerned. |
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c) |
The
airline must have a permit to operate into or in transit across the
Philippines. Application for such permit shall be submitted by the
government or registry of the airline to the Civil Aeronautics Board,
furnishing a copy thereof to the Department of Foreign Affairs. |
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| 1.3 |
Private
Flights |
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| 1.3.1 |
Prior
clearance through diplomatic channel is required, specifying the
following: |
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a) |
Name
of operator; |
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b) |
Type
of aircraft, nationality, registration marks and radio cell sign; |
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c) |
Place of origin of flights; |
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d) |
Date and estimated time of
arrival (ETA) at, and estimated time of departure (ETD) from the
Philippines; |
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e) |
Number of persons aboard the
aircraft; |
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f) |
Place/s of embarkation or
disembarkation abroad as the case may be, passengers and/or freight; |
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g) |
Name of persons in charge
(name and rank of the pilot-in-command of the aircraft); |
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h) |
Purpose
of flight and number of passengers and/or nature and amount of
freight; |
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i) |
Name
of local agent, if any, and; |
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j) |
Name, address and business
of charterer, if any. |
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| 1.4 |
Requirements
for Diplomatic Flight Clearances |
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Scope |
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| 1.4.1.1 |
Non-scheduled foreign air
carrier, civilian and military desiring to land at Philippine airports on
non-revenue flights or to overfly through Philippine airspace. |
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| 1.4.1.2 |
Scheduled
air carriers without CAB approved routes which will land on Philippine
airports or will overfly through Philippine airspace. |
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| 1.4.1.3 |
Scheduled air carrier desiring
to operate extra section and charter flights to the Philippines. |
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| 1.4.1.4 |
Supplemental and non-scheduled
carrier of foreign countries desiring to operate charter or revenue
flights to the Philippines. |
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| 1.4.1.5 |
Foreign registered aircraft
desiring to land on Philippine airports for reasons of emergency.
Emergency landing presuppose that on take-off of the aircraft from its
point of origin abroad, no landing in the Philippine airports was planned
or intended but that such landing was caused by circumstances beyond the
control of the aircraft’s crew. |
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| 1.4.2 |
Procedures |
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| 1.4.2.1 |
All
operators of aircraft covered under 1.4.1.1, 1.4.1.2, including those
making technical landings only, must request diplomatic flights clearances
from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Manila, either through their
respective diplomatic or consular representatives in the Philippines,
through representing or servicing local firms or through Philippine
diplomatic or consular offices abroad. |
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| 1.4.2.2 |
Requests for diplomatic flight
clearances must be addressed and submitted directly to the Secretary,
Department of Foreign Affairs (Attn: Assistant Secretary for Legal
Affairs) at least seven (7) working days before time of penetration of
Philippine airspace and which are then endorsed to the Commanding General,
Philippine Air Force (Attn: 1st Air Division) for comment and
recommendation. To expedite processing, simultaneous dispatch may be made
by the requesting party by furnishing copies of the letter of request to
CG, PAF at the same time that the original request is submitted to
Department of Foreign Affairs. |
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| 1.4.2.3 |
As
a matter of policy, all other government agencies concerned with aviation
receiving request for diplomatic flight clearances from aircraft operators
covered under 1.4.2.1 and 1.4.2.2, must course such requests to the
Department of Foreign Affairs. Exception to this policy may be invoked on
VIP flights or in certain meritorious cases, however, such exception will
be mutually agreed upon by the receiving agency and CG, PAF (through the 1st
Air Division) and that, Department of Foreign Affairs be informed
immediately. |
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| 1.4.2.4 |
Applications
for revenue flights of all operators of aircraft covered under 1.4.1.3 and
1.4.1.4 shall be filled with the Civil Aeronautics Board at least seven
(7) days before the operation of the flights, copy furnished the CG, PAF
(Attn: 1st Air Division) and the Assistant Secretary for Air
Transportation (Attn: Flight Safety Division). Foreign air carriers
desiring to operate revenue flights to the Philippines for the first time
shall submit their application through diplomatic channels. |
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| 1.4.2.5 |
Request
for diplomatic flight clearances by operators of revenue flights, whether
carrying passengers or cargoes, must attach thereto a copy of approval
from the Civil Aeronautics Board for such flights. |
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| 1.4.2.6 |
Approved
diplomatic flight clearances are valid for twenty-four (24) hours and
could be extended up to seventy-two (72) hours, if a readjustment for the
flight, changes in call sign, registry number, or type of aircraft is
necessary due to inclement weather or technical difficulty. Such
information, however, must be relayed to Philippine authority at least
twenty-four (24) hours in advance. |
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| 1.4.2.7 |
For
purposes of getting assured of POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants)
servicing, requests for diplomatic flight clearances must specify the
requirements for POL while in Philippine airports, specifying therein the
type and quantity desired. |
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| 1.4.2.8 |
All
requests for diplomatic flight clearances must be made with the Department
of Foreign Affairs for their publication and dissemination. |
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| 1.4.2.9 |
Pilots
of Foreign registered aircraft desiring to land on Philippines airports
due to emergency will notify the Manila Area Control Center of their
intentions to land, stating therein the nature of their emergencies. As
soon as received, Manila ACC will immediately notify the Air Movement and
Information Section (AIMS) and render assistance to the aircraft in
distress. AIMS will notify the Senior Controller, Philippine Air Defense
Control Center (PADCC) of the emergency, who in turn will secure
approval/disapproval will immediately be transmitted to the pilot of the
aircraft through the same channel in the reverse order. Transmission of
information on this nature will be given immediate priority. A – 2 will
notify DFA later of the emergency landing. |
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| 1.4.3 |
Responsibilities |
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| 1.4.3.1 |
Office
of Air Intelligence, HPAF, is tasked with receiving, processing and
recommending to CG, PAF for approval or disapproval of all requests for
diplomatic flight clearance received from DFA and CAB, their referral to
the Aviation Fuel Allocation Committees, PAF, and the dissemination of
approved requests. |
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| 1.4.3.2 |
The
Aviation Fuel Allocation Committee, PAF is tasked with determining the
availability of POL products needed by foreign aircraft landing in the
Philippine airports. |
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| 1.4.3.3 |
1st
Air Division will be responsible for the monitoring of the flights of
foreign aircraft. |
| Category |
MTOW |
Weight Factor
(W) |
Aircraft Types* |
| 1 |
> 300 tonnes |
43 |
B747(All Series), AN-124
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| 2 |
200 - 300 tonnes |
36 |
B777, A340, A330, MD-11 |
| 3 |
100 - 200 tonnes |
28 |
B767, B757, A310, DC-8
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| 4 |
50 - 100 tonnes |
20 |
B737, B727, B717, A319,
A320, A321, MD80(Series)
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20 - 50 tonnes |
14 |
G2, G3, G4, G5, CL-601/604,
FA20/200
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| 6 |
< 20 tonnes |
7 |
CE550/650/750,
LR35A/36/55/60, BE400, FA500
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*The
aircraft type listed are not complete. If your aircraft is not listed
above, please check your aircraft MTOW to determine the
correct aircraft category and weight factor. |
EXCERPTS from the
REVISED SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES
FOR AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES
(D.0. 99E-002)
of the
AIR TRANSPORTATION OFFICE
REPUBLIC
OF THE PHILIPPINES
PART
I: DEFINITIONS
Sec. 1.c) Overfly Flights - Means aircraft on flight entering
and leaving the Manila Flight Information Region (FIR) without landing at any
airport in the Republic of the Philippines.
PART II: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1. Applicability - The charges prescribed herein shall be
applicable to aircraft on international, domestic, and general aviation
operations flying into and out of the airports in the Republic of the
Philippines, and aircraft overflying the Manila Flight Information Region
without landing at any Philippine airport, for the use of air navigation
facilities provided at this airports and/or associated enroute points.
Sec. 2. Exemptions - Unless otherwise specifically
provided, the payment of fees and charges prescribed herein shall not apply to
the following:
a) Aircraft registered in the name of and operated by the
Republic of the Philippines;
b) Aircraft exclusively used by head of states and
diplomatic and consular representatives of foreign governments, (Civil
registered aircraft's other than state-owned aircraft, which are chartered or
hired by or for representatives or personnel of foreign government are not
exempted by this provision);
c) Aircraft engaged in non-commercial activities, mercy and
humanitarian missions, or government-sponsored missions, subject to the approval
of the Assistant Secretary;
d) Aircraft's which , by provision of existing laws or
treaties, is exempted from payment of fees and other charges;
e) Military aircraft's of foreign government where such
governments provide similar exemptions to military aircraft of the Republic of
the Philippines;
f) Aircraft diverted from its planned route or forced to
return to the airport of departure due to emergency.
PART III: OPERATIONAL CHARGES
Sec. 1. Basis - Operational charges for the use of the
enroute and airport/terminal navigation facilities and services provided as
required by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) exclusive of
telecommunication services for Class "B" messages of the aeronautical
fixed services, shall be based on each arrival, departure or overflight.
For purposes of this Section, one flight shall mean from one point of departure
to one point of arrival.
Sec. 2. Overflight - A charge in U.S. Dollar or its Peso
equivalent at the time of payment based on the derived formula for calculating
Air Navigation Charges (ANC) which is equal to the distance (D) flown by an
aircraft in kilometer divided by one hundred (100) and multiplied by its weight
factor (W). The distance (D) flown for overflights, however, as a
basis of computation shall not exceed 1,100 kilometers.
ANC (U.S. $) = D/100 x W
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The weight factor (W) was determined to have the
following values:
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MTOW |
Weight Factor (W) |
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More than 300 tonnes |
43 |
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200 - 300 tonnes |
36 |
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100 - 200 tonnes |
28 |
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50 - 100 tonnes |
20 |
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20 - 50 tonnes |
14 |
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Less than 20 tonnes |
7 |
Sec. 3. Departing or Arriving International Flight - For each
departing or arriving flight at any international airport, a charge in U.S.
Dollar or its Peso equivalent at the time of payment as computed based on the
derived formula of Sec. 2 of this part. The distance (D)
flown for overflights, however, as a basis of computation shall not exceed 1,100
kilometers.
PART VII: EFFECTS OF NON-PAYMENT
Without prejudice to such action and/or proceedings as may be deemed proper and
necessary, the failure of any person, firm, or corporation to pay any charges
shall be a ground for denial of the use of facilities and services of the Air
Transportation Office.
PART X: EFFECTIVITY
This shall take effect on January 1, 1999.
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