Format and Content of Airspace Use Plan (AUP)

Version 1.0 from 22. 9. 2005

Message Type

Airspace Use Plan (AUP)

Sending Unit

AMC Czech Republic

Validity Period

e.g. 2005/02/23 06:00 – 2005/02/24 06:00

Date and Time of Transmission

e.g. 2005/02/22 13:53

A) Available CDRs 2

Sequence Number starting with 1 for the first item

AIP ENR 3-2 route designator and identifiers of first and last points of the portion of route concerned with ICAO identifiers

Lower limit inclusive of the available route or its portion

(defined by IFR Flight level)

Upper limit inclusive of the available route or its portion (defined by IFR Flight level)

Time of the start of the period of use of the route or its portion

Time of the end of the period of use of the route or its portion

Any additional information in plain language

List A contains category 2 CDRs, which are in defined time period and in defined limits available for use.

B) Closed permanent ATS Routes and CDRs 1

Sequence Number starting with 1 for the first item

AIP ENR 3-2 route designator and identifiers of first and last points of the portion of route concerned with ICAO identifiers

Lower limit inclusive of the closed route or its portion

(defined by IFR Flight level)

Upper limit inclusive of the closed route or its portion (defined by IFR Flight level)

Time of the start of the period of closure of the route or its portion

Time of the end of the period of closure of the route or its portion

Any additional information in plain language

List B contains permanent ATS routes and category 1 CDRs, which are in defined time period and in defined limits closed.

C) TSAs, TRAs and AMC Manageable Restricted Areas

Sequence Number starting with 1 for the first item

AIP ENR 5 designator of the airspace concerned

Lower limit of the airspace (e.g. GND, 1000 ft AGL, 4000 ft AMSL, F100)

Upper limit of the airspace

(e.g. 1000 ft AGL, 4000 ft AMSL, F240)

Time of the start of the period of use

Time of the end of the period of use

Unit responsible for the concerned airspace during the time period indicated by the period of use

Any additional information in plain language (e.g. type of activity)

List C contains all activated AMC manageable areas.

D) Changed Airspace restriction (CAR)

Sequence Number starting with 1 for the first item

AIP ENR 5 designator of the airspace concerned

Lower limit of the airspace (e.g. GND, 1000 ft AGL, 4000 ft AMSL)

Upper limit of the airspace

(e.g. 1000 ft AGL, 4000 ft AMSL, F095)

Time of the start of the period of changed use

Time of the end of the period of changed use

Unit responsible for the concerned airspace during the time period indicated by the period of use

Any additional information in plain language (e.g. type of activity or INACTIVE)

List D contains only changes of restrictions regarding areas LKR 7, LKR 8, LKR 9, LKR 14 and LKD 1 through LKD 7 against the publication in AIP CR, ENR 5. It concerns AMC non-manageable areas only. Such a change allows only reduction of the publication in AIP Czech Republic including the deactivation of the area/s in given day. “NIL” in this list means that AMC non-manageable areas (LKR 7, LKR 8, LKR 9, LKR 14 and LKD 1 through LKD 7) are active in full extent of publication in AIP CR.

E) Reduced Co-ordination Airspace (RCA)

Sequence Number starting with 1 for the first item

Designator and name of the airspace concerned (e.g. CTA Praha)

Lower limit of the airspace (e.g. F250)

Upper limit of the airspace

(e.g. F460)

Time of the start of the period of use

Time of the end of the period of use

Unit responsible for the concerned airspace during the time period indicated by the period of use

Any additional information in plain language

List E contains defined portions of FIR Praha, in which the reduced coordination between relevant civil and military ATC units is applied for defined time period.

F) Additional Information (Additional restrictions and navigation warnings)

Sequence Number starting with 1 for the first item

Reference to the publication of the Airspace restriction

(Series and Number of the NOTAM concerned)

Lower limit of the airspace (e.g. GND, 1000 ft AGL, 4000 ft AMSL, F100)

Upper limit of the airspace

(e.g. 1000 ft AGL, 4000 ft AMSL, F240)

Time of the start of the period of use

(the start of time period of the validity of the relevant NOTAM)

Time of the end of the period of use (the end of time period of the validity of the relevant NOTAM)

Unit responsible for the concerned airspace during the time period indicated by the period of use

Any additional information in plain language (e.g. type of activity or name of the airspace concerned in relation to its geographic location)

List F contains a summary of additional airspace restrictions and navigation warnings published by NOTAMs. The list F contains reference only to those navigation warnings, which were known to AMC by the time of the AUP publication. The information listed in F does not substitute the publications referred to.

Remarks:

  1. If no item is in the list „NIL“ will be filled in the first line of the list.
  2. Information about the current activation of the airspace restriction listed in the AUP can be obtained from relevant ATS units.
  3. UUP message is not currently published on the web site. If the UUP has been issued the relevant information contained in the UUP can be obtained from AMC Czech Republic, relevant Air Traffic Services Reporting Offices (ARO) or from the relevant ATS units.

Abbreviations and terms used in AUP part “Any additional information in plain language”:

FRN
- Ground – to - ground or ground – to - air firing
INACTIVE
- The area is not active during the time period covered by the AUP (concerns the list D only)
OAT
- Operational air traffic (in this case flying activity requiring airspace reservation, e.g. air – to – ground firing).
WRNG
– Warning (Navigation Warning only in AUP)