Maldives Overflight Permit: Essential Regulations and Procedures

If you're an operator of a business jet or a commercial airline with plans to flyover Maldives airspace, obtaining a Maldives Overflight Permit from the Maldives Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is mandatory. As a flight dispatcher, it's important to have a good understanding of the requirements for obtaining this permit, including the fact that the issuing of an overflight permit confirms that there is no political or security objection to your airline, aircraft, or country of origin/destination and that there are no outstanding navigation fees due to the ATC authority.

1. What are CAA's working hours, including whether they are open on weekends?
2. Which aircraft documents must be submitted with the overflight request?
3. Are there any fees charged by the CAA for processing the permit?
4. What is the official validity period of the overflight permit, as determined by the CAA?
5. How can the Maldives air navigation bill be obtained, either through IATA or a local agent?

Operating Hours of Maldives Civil Aviation Authority :

• Maldives Civil Aviation Authority working hours ( 0400Z ) till ( 1200Z ).
• Weekend In Maldives ( Friday and Saturday )

What Details Do I Need To Provide For Obtaining A Maldives Overflight Permit :

• Complete Flight Schedule
• Lead Passenger Details ( Only for Passenger Flight )
• Entry/Exit & Ats Routing
• Consignee And Consigner Details (Only For Cargo Flights)
• List Of Required Aircraft Documents :
  1 - Air Operating Certificate ( Private Aircraft AOC Not Required )
  2 - Certificate of Airworthiness
  3 - Insurance Certificate
  4 - Noise Certificate
  5 - Registration Certificate

Is There Any Offical Maldives Overflight Permit Processing Fees :

• According To Maldives Civil Aviation

Officially there is "NO CAA Processing Fees" applied for issuance of Maldives Overflight Permit.

Maximum Validity Duration for Maldives Overflight Permit :

• Maldives overflight permit is valid for +/- 72 hours (from their initial requested schedule).

Who Handles the Payment of the Air Navigation Bill for Overflights in Maldives :

• Maldives CAA will issue air navigation bill directly to Airline/Operator.

Sample Overflight Permits for Maldives :

The issued overflight permit number must be inserted in Item 18 of your submiting Flight Plan.

• The Maldives overflight permit will be similar to the provided sample below.

Maldives Overflight Permit : CAA-VRMM/OF/2018/366

How Many Flight Information Regions Exist in Maldives Airspace :

• Airspace of Maldives is currently having one flight information region (FIR).
• Maldives FIR ICAO Code is " VRMF "

Who Will Issue Maldives Overflight Permits :

• Maldives Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA)
• Postal Address : 11th floor, Velaanaage Ameeru Ahmed Magu Male' 20096, Maldives

We Offer Below Maldives Overflight and Landing Permits Category :

• Charter and Private Operator Services
• Overflight Permits
• Cargo Flight Overfly Permits
• Commercial Airlines
• Monthly Block Permits
• Seasonal Block Overflight Permits
• Overfly Country Navigation Settlement
• Business Jets and Airliners Services
• Landing Permits
• Airport Parking Slot Arrangement

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