ENR 1.10 FLIGHT PLANNING
1. Procedures for the submission of a flight plan
All aircraft intending to fly in accordance with visual flight rules within Lisboa and Santa Maria FIR controlled airspace must submit a flight plan.
In case of multi-leg flight plan (with different stages through intermediate stops), an individual FPL should correspond to each leg.
Prior to departure, the flight plan and associated ATS messages shall be submitted via “FPL and Briefing” online system (https://fplbriefing.nav.pt).
Alternatively, operators may contact ARO Portugal by email or phone (see GEN 3.1).
Messages sent by e-mail to ARO Portugal to LPPT, LPPR, LPFR, LPMA or LPPD ARO units shall only be considered submitted after the reception of their validation by e-mail acknowledgement.
Within Lisboa FIR the submission of a FPL by an airborne aircraft (AFIL) shall be transmitted over the general purpose FREQ 127.905 MHZ.
Submission Time
The flight plan shall be submitted at least 30 minutes before departure.
Instructions for the completion of the flight plan
For information regarding the completion of a flight plan see AIP Portugal ENR 1.10
2. Repetitive flight plan system
NIL
3. Changes to the submitted flight plan
Cancellation message (CNL)
Whenever a flight plan has been submitted and the flight is not going to operate, that fact should be notified by means of a cancellation message.
A flight plan must also be cancelled and a new flight plan must be submitted whenever the following items are modified:
- Aircraft identification
- Aerodrome of departure
- Aerodrome of destination
- Estimated Off-Block Time EOBT (for an earlier hour)
- Estimated Off-Block date
Change message (CHG)
Once a FPL has been submitted, any change to any Item of FPL must be modified by means of a change message except for these non-changeable fields:
- Aircraft identification
- Aerodrome of departure
- Aerodrome of destination
- Estimated Off-Block Time EOBT (for an earlier hour)
- Estimated Off-Block date
Delay message (DLA)
In the event of a delay of 30 minutes in excess to EOBT, the pilot shall notify the delay of the flight with a Delay message or otherwise the flight plan will be cancelled and a new flight plan shall have to be submitted.
Departure message (DEP)
These messages will always be sent for VFR flights once the aircraft has taken off by the Flight Data Service.
Arrival message (ARR)
Once the flight has ended and if no ATS unit exists at the arrival aerodrome, the pilot shall compulsory give notice of his arrival as soon as possible after landing, by radio to the last contacted ATS unit, via FPL and Briefing (https://fplbriefing.nav.pt), or by email or phone to ARO Portugal (see GEN 3.1).
The ATS unit, will be responsible for sending the appropriate arrival message with the purpose of closing the flight.
