Latvia


AFIS in Latvia
• Nr of AFIS aerodormes: 1, EVLA – Liepaja,
• Nr of FIS sectors -2 Riga/Liepaja.
• Nr of AFISO/FISO: 2,( Rīga TWR ATCOs filling in when necessary ),

AFISO/FISO training and requirements. (Regulation Nr.276-20.06.2013 on licensing of ATCO/AFISO/FISO):
• Basic for ATCO(≈9months) +OJT(350 hours ).
• With TWR ATCO license -AFIS course(18 hours)+OJT 30 hours
• AFISO/FISO requirements: english ICAO 4,national C1, medical fitness- class 3

AFISO/FISO rating endorsements:
• AFIS(AFV,AFI,RAD), FIS( FIV,FII,RAD)

Other:
• AFIS/FIS/ALR provided by ANSP SJSC ,,Latvijas Gaisa Satiksme’’.
• AFIS RTF is compiled of RTF from EU AFIS manual,ICAO doc.4444 and local RTF peculiarities.
• FIS for enroute traffic in Liepaja FIS sector provided from combined Liepaja
• AFIS/FIS working position during OH.
• FIS in Riga sector and in Liepaja FIS sector (outside of Liepaja AFIS/FIS unit OH ) provide Rīga ACC.
• AFIS provided to non scheduled IFR traffic (CAA regulation Nr.276-20.06.2013).
• Average number of traffic served in Liepaja FIS sector is 2000 flights per annum.

Future plan:
• Remote AFIS /TWR from Riga RCT(2017/2018)

 

   

Airspace classification

Map of Enroute FIS sectors

Information provided by information Liepaja/Riga FIC
• SIGMET, AIRMET, GAMET,OPMET for Stockholm,Malmo,Tallinn,Vilnius FIRs (AFTN AEROLINK)
• AUTO METARS FOR EVLA/EVVA
• AUTO METREPORT FOR EVLA
• TAF FOR RIGA, LIEPAJA AND EU REGION AERODROME (ON PILOT’S REQUEST)
• ACTUAL STATUS OF EVLA/EVVA AERODROME (OPEN/CLOSED) AND HOURS OF SERVICE
• ACTUAL STATUS OF TRA/TSAs (AUP)
• RWY CONDITION FOR EVVA/EVLA/EVRA
• ACTUAL STATUS OF RWY LIGHTING FOR EVVA/EVLA
• NOTAMS FOR RIGA FIR AND EU REGION AERODROMES ON PILOT’S REQUEST (AFTN AEROLINK)
• TRAFFIC INFORMATION (RADAR AND PILOTS REPORTS)

Remote AFIS 🙂