Contents of the request for issue of flight permit in Vietnam

According to the Decree No. 125/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the aircraft operator, the transporter or the authorized person (hereafter referred to as the requester for flight permit) shall send the request for issue of flight permit to the flight permit issuing body specified in Clauses 1, 2 and 3, Article 14 of this Decree. The request for issue of flight permit consists of the following contents:

- The name, postal address and telegram address of the aircraft operator and the transporter;

- The type of aircraft, flight number, registration number, aircraft nationality and maximum take-off weight;

- The flight itinerary;

- The airway and points of flight into and out of the Airspace of Vietnam;

- The date of flight performance; estimated time of takeoff, landing or estimated time of flying past the points of flight into and out of the Airspace of Vietnam (the calculated time is twenty-four (24) hours a day and is the Coordinated Universal Time - UTC);

- The purposes of flight;

- The number of seats and available ton - AT.

However, for the flights of joint aviation activities, the request for issue of flight permit must submit the request for flight permit including the following contents:

- The name, postal address and telegram address of the aircraft operator and the transporter;

- The type of aircraft, flight number, registration number, aircraft nationality and maximum take-off weight;

- The purposes of flight;

- The number of seats and available ton - AT;

- The flight itinerary, flight area in service of joint aviation; airway or flight path in service of joint aviation activities;

- The time of flight permit performance.

Similarly, request for issue of flight permit to the ultra-light flying vehicle including the contents of a normal request for issue of flight permit and the following contents:

- The departure and arrival aerodrome or position of ultra-light flying vehicle (WGS-84 coordinate);

- The operational time (hour, date, month, year);

- The minimum and maximum altitude;

- The flight path and flight direction of ultra-light flying vehicle;

- The identification characteristics;

- The communication equipment;

- Other notes.

Note: The requester for flight permit shall take responsibility for the truthfulness and accuracy of the information and documents of the flights.

View more details at the Decree No. 125/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 26, 2016.

Thuy Tram

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