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Air traffic rights for non-scheduled flights
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Civil Air Ireland in the Department of Transport is available to answer queries and process applications for air traffic rights to, from and/or within Ireland during regular office hours.
Office hours (times are GMT)
| Monday to Thursday | 0915hrs – 1730hrs | |
| Friday | 0915hrs – 1715hrs | |
| Weekends and holidays | The email address detailed below is monitored by a duty officer during these periods |
Contact details
| Telephone | 00353 1 604 1499 | |
| civilair@transport.gov.ie | ||
| Postal address | Air Traffic Rights, Civil Air Ireland, Aviation Services Division, Department of Transport, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2, Ireland, D02 TR60 |
Applications must be submitted, using the appropriate form(s), supplied below, and supporting documentation as required.
To comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), please ensure no personal information pertaining to aircrew and passengers is supplied as part of an application for air traffic rights, apart from the personal information specifically requested on the application form.
This application process is for the authorising of non-scheduled commercial air transport operations only and does not remove any other requirements laid down by other agencies, airports, and stakeholders.
Operations of this type require the submission of the relevant application form and insurance documents.
An authorisation for this type of operation remains valid for the operation detailed only. To facilitate any unforeseen operational changes, or weather related, technical or other operational delays, the authorisation is valid for a period of three days both prior to and after the dates and times detailed.
Authorisations for these operations do permit per-seat charters but do not permit capacity being opened for sale to the public.
Applications must be submitted a minimum of 2 working days prior to the operations commencement date for overflights, stops for non-traffic purposes, and flights to, from and/or within Ireland. If possible, a greater notice period is appreciated.
Applications submitted on a Friday, a weekend or a holiday may only begin to be processed the next working day. Please note that weekends and holidays are not considered sufficient notice.
If, on applying, there has been a change to the route to be flown, or the dates and/or times detailed, please resubmit an amended application that highlights the change(s).
If the flight(s) detailed on a submitted application have been cancelled, this should be immediately communicated to Civil Air Ireland.
If, after the single flight operation has been authorised, there has been a change to the aircraft to be used (if leased), the route to be flown, or the dates and/or times detailed (outside of the three day periods the authorisation is valid for), please resubmit an amended application that highlights the change(s).
If an authorised single flight operation has been cancelled, this should be immediately communicated to Civil Air Ireland
Operations of this type require the submission of the relevant application form, insurance documents, a supplementary form detailing any leased aircraft to be used and their associated insurance documents.
An authorisation for this type of operation remains valid for the period detailed in the air operator’s insurance documents and permits flight operations on authorised routes. Operational changes to flight operations, routing changes, and changes to the commercial traffic carried are facilitated by this authorisation.
This authorisation does permit per-seat charters but does not permit capacity being opened for sale to the public. Additionally, this authorisation does not permit the operation of a charter series, this must be applied for separately.
All routes applied for on an application may not be authorised by Civil Air Ireland.
This application is to facilitate package travel or other linked travel arrangements, also if an air operator is seeking to operate flights in response to a single event or activity.
Operations of this type require the submission of the relevant application form, insurance documents, and a supplementary form detailing any leased aircraft to be used, their associated insurance documents, and the operational details of the flights in this charter series, including routes, weekly frequencies, total number of flights, expected passenger numbers, etc. Additional information that is required is included on the application form.
An authorisation for this type of operation remains valid for the operation detailed only. Operational changes must be communicated to Civil Air Ireland.