FAA Cairo Advisory: Avoid flying into, out of and over the Sinai Peninsula

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an advisory for flight operations in Cairo in the Sinai Peninsula area due to potential extremist and militant attacks involving anti-aircraft weapons. This includes rockets targeting aircraft and Sinai airports.

The advisory in its entirety states:

Those persons described in paragraph A below should avoid flying into, out of, within, or over the Sinai Peninsula in the Cairo Flight Information Region (FIR) (HECC) at altitudes below FL260 within the following lateral limits: 311855N 0321900E to 294443N, 0322815E to 281650N, 0331928E to 272900N, 0341900E to 292920N, 0345500E then along the Egypt-Israel border to 311800N 0341300E to 311855N 0321900E.

APPLICABILITY

This notam applies to: all US air carriers and commercial operators; all persons exercising the privileges of an airman certificate issued by the FAA, except such persons operating US-registered aircraft for a foreign air carrier; and all operators of aircraft registered in the United States, except where the operator of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier.

PLANNING

Those persons described in Paragraph A planning to fly into, out of, within, or over the above-named area must review current security/threat information and notams; comply with all applicable FAA regulations, operation specifications, management specifications, and letter of authorization, including updating B450; and provide at least 72 hours advance notice of planned flights to the FAA at [email protected] with specific flight details to the maximum extent possible.

OPERATIONS

Exercise extreme caution during flight operations due to the risk from potential extremist/militant attacks involving anti-aircraft weapons, including manportable air defense systems (MANPADS), anti-tank missiles, small-arms fire, and indirect fire from mortars and rockets targeting aircraft and Sinai Airports.

Those persons described in Paragraph A must report safety and/or security incidents to the FAA at +1 202-267-3333 or 1 202-267-3203.

The justification for this advisory will be re-evaluated by March 30, 2020.

Additional information is provided here.

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