Application for Traffic Rights / Flight Notifications / Overflight Permit
Non-EU air operators
In order to obtain the necessary authorization to operate to or from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the air operator registered outside the European Union is required to send the following elements to the email address civilair@av.etat.lu no less than 72 office hours before the planned operation:
Freight or passenger transport
- Information concerning the air operator
- Air Operator Certificate and Operation specification ; and
- Security Manual with National CAA approval (in English); and
- Contact details of the Security Manager (email, phone and address); and
- Contact details of the air carrier local representative and the focal point for security issues if different (it can be local GHA / GSA); and
- Fleet Insurance Certificate
- Information concerning aircraft
- Airworthiness Review Certificate or Certificate of Airworthiness ; and
- Registration Certificate; and
- Noise Certificate; and
- EGPWS / ACAS II Certificate; and
- Date of Manufacture
- General information
- Third Country Operator Status; and
- Exact routing
- Arrival and departure time
Freight transport
In addition to the items listed above, the air cargo operator is required to provide the following information:
- an ACC3 certificate or an ACC3 exemption certificate (for more information, please see this link) ; and
- type of cargo and tonnage
N.B. All requests must be sent via email (civilair@av.etat.lu) to the DAC no less than 72 office hours before the planned operation, otherwise they will not be processed.
All flights operated by chapter 3 aircrafts must respect the official opening hours of Luxembourg international airport: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time.
Information on ACC3 for Air Cargo / Mail from Third Countries into the European Union
Since 01 February 2012, any air carrier carrying cargo or mail from an airport in a third country for transfer, transit or unloading at any airport falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 shall be designated by the appropriate authority as an "Air Cargo/Mail Carrier operating into the Union from a Third Country Airport” (ACC3).
An ACC3 notified to the Commission in accordance with the prescribed procedure, shall be recognised in all Member States for all operations from the specified third country airport into the Union.
The link provided here below contains information from the European Commission on the subject:
https://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/security/cargo-mail/air-carriers_en
Are you an operator from a non-EU country and wish to operate to / from Luxembourg?
Follow this link for more information on how to apply for traffic rights.