NOTAMs (notices to airmen) provide useful information about activity on airfields and flight regions. Each of the European deployment bases has its own style for these announcements, and most of the time the notices are clearly copy/pasted or from a template, preserving spelling errors.
A calendar combining PNAF visits to Europe with activity NOTAMs is here.
NOTAMs regarding NW activity at Incirlik currently make reference to "the VSA" or "the vault storage area", the vaults being the WS3 vaults under the aircraft shelters north of the runway.
D1562/24 NOTAMN Q) LTAA/QFALT/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3700N03526E005 A) LTAG B) 2409090600 C) 2409111300 D) 0600-1300 E) NO OVERFLIGHT OF THE VSA.
There are other forms, however. One mentions the shelter loops by name:
D1659/24 NOTAMN Q) LTAA/QFAXX/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3700N03526E005 A) LTAG B) 2409220300 C) 2409241300 D) 0300-1300 E) NO OVERFLIGHT OVER HOTEL AND INDIA LOOPS.
Another indicates the general area of the restriction and mentions exceptions:
D1703/24 NOTAMR D1700/24 Q) LTAA/QFALT/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3700N03526E005 A) LTAG B) 2409240758 C) 2409241400 E) AIRCRAFT WILL NOT OVERFLY THE TAXIWAYS AND LOOPS NORTH OF RUNWAY 05/23 WITHIN LTAG TOWER AIRSPACE. EXCEPT TURAF EXERCITE FIGHTER.
When a PNAF aircraft is expected, there will usually be a mention of prohibiting "aircraft with forward firing ordinance" from taxiway november, which connects the VSA with the HCP.
D1422/24 NOTAMN Q) LTAA/QMXLC/IV/BO /A /000/999/3700N03526E005 A) LTAG B) 2408111930 C) 2408121400 E) TAXIWAY NOVEMBER FROM HARDSTAND 9 TO TAXIWAY DELTA NORTH RESTRICTED TO EXERCISE SUPPORT AIRCRAFT ONLY. AIRCRAFT WITH FORWARD FIRING ORDINANCE WILL NOT TAXI ON TAXIWAY NOVEMBER.
The shelters at Aviano fitted with WS3 vaults are south of the runway, and the base prohibits overflight by not allowing "offsetting south of rwy".
M4040/24 NOTAMN Q) LIMM/QFALT/IV/NBO/A/000/999/4602N01236E005 A) LIPA B) 2408141224 C) 2408141600 E) AD TRAFFIC PATTERN LIMITED. OFFSETTING SOUTH OF RWY NOT ALLOWED. RMK:FOLLOW TWR INSTRUCTIOS. REF MILAIP AD2 LIPA 1-11
Activity at Ghedi is declared with a compact announcement, that includes notice of its unavailability for use as an "alternate" or for practice approaches.
M4258/24 NOTAMN Q) LIMM/QFALT/IV/NBO/A/000/999/4526N01016E005 A) LIPL B) 2409100530 C) 2409101600 EST E) AD AVBL FOR BASE ACTIVITY ONLY RMK: NO ALTN FUNCTION, NO PRACTICE APCH ALLOWED REF MILAIP AD 2 LIPL 1-1
Restrictions for Büchel ban overflight and most visiting aircraft.
P3980/24 NOTAMN Q) EDGG/QFALT/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5010N00704E005 A) ETSB B) 2406100600 C) 2406122359 E) OVERFLIGHT OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BELOW 4100FT MSL IS PROHIBITED DURING CTR ACTIVATION TIMES, EXCEPT ACFT WITH SPECIAL PERMISSION.
P3981/24 NOTAMN Q) EDGG/QFALT/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5010N00704E005 A) ETSB B) 2406100600 C) 2406122359 E) NO PRACT APCH FOR NON HOMEBASED ACFT EXCEPT ACFT WITH SPECIAL PERMISSION.
Activity at Kleine Brogel is announced in a verbose style, with separate NOTAMs for each restriction. "PPR" means "prior permission required", "x-servicing" is "cross servicing" (servicing aircraft of types not based at the airfield).
F0784/24 NOTAMN Q) EBBU/QROLP/IV/NBO/AW/000/045/5110N00528E001 A) EBBL B) 2409110500 C) 2409121700 D) DAILY 0500-1700 E) KLEINE-BROGEL OVERFLIGHT PROHIBITED PSN 511052N0052747E RADIUS 01NM F) GND G) 4500FT AMSL
C0354/24 NOTAMN Q) EBBU/QFAAP/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5110N00528E005 A) EBBL B) 2409110500 C) 2409121700 D) DAILY 0500-1700 E) KLEINE-BROGEL AD STRICTLY PPR
C0353/24 NOTAMN Q) EBBU/QFALT/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5110N00528E005 A) EBBL B) 2409110500 C) 2409121700 D) DAILY 0500-1700 E) KLEINE BROGEL AD NO DIVERSION FOR NON-BELGIAN ACFT
C0352/24 NOTAMN Q) EBBU/QFALT/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5110N00528E005 A) EBBL B) 2409110500 C) 2409121700 D) DAILY 0500-1700 E) KLEINE-BROGEL AD NO X-SERVICING
C0351/24 NOTAMN Q) EBBU/QFALT/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5110N00528E005 A) EBBL B) 2409110500 C) 2409121700 D) DAILY 0500-1700 E) KLEINE-BROGEL AD NO PRACTICE DIVERSION
For Cat0 operations, a much larger area of controlled airspace is activated:
M5755/23 NOTAMN Q) EBBU/QACCA/IV/NBO/AE/000/045/5107N00526E012 A) EBBL B) 2311121700 C) 2311171700 D) 12 1700-17 1700 E) KLEINE-BROGEL CTR1 ACT. CTR1 PROHIBITED TO NON PARTICIPATING ACFT DUE TO LOCAL EXER
Activity at Volkel is announced by forbidding overflight and requiring arriving aircraft to land without delay.
M3303/24 NOTAMN Q) EHAA/QROLT/IV/NBO/AW/000/030/5139N00542E002 A) EHVK B) 2409170600 C) 2409191445 D) DAILY 0600-1445 E) NO OVERFLYING OF EHVK AD PSN 5139N 00542E RADIUS 2NM BTN GND/3000FT AMSL DUE TO LOCAL EXER. F) GND G) 3000FT AMSL
M3302/24 NOTAMN Q) EHAA/QFALT/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5139N00542E005 A) EHVK B) 2409170600 C) 2409191445 D) DAILY 0600-1445 E) STRAIGHT IN FULL STOPS ONLY. DUE TO LOCAL EXERCISE.
Activity at Lakeneath is currently limited to security force exercises in preparation for future deployment.
U5125/24 NOTAMN Q) EGTT/QMNLC/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5225N00034E005 A) EGUL B) 2408200900 C) 2408201300 E) AIRCREW USE CAUTION: HOTEL RAMP CLOSED FOR SECURITY FORCES TRAINING
U3452/24 NOTAMN Q) EGTT/QMXXX/IV/BO /A /000/999/5225N00034E005 A) EGUL B) 2406071000 C) 2406071200 E) AIRCREW USE CAUTION: SECURITY FORCES CONDUCTING TRAINING ON TAXIWAY NOVEMBER BETWEEN HOTEL RAMP AND PAPA BUBBLE.
Air refuelling of Cat0 and Cat1 flights requires activation of certain operational refuelling tracks.
This covers the refuelling area west of Britain, south of Ireland. Tracks are provided for the tanker(s) as well as the cargo aircraft.
G0111/24 NOTAMN Q) EGGX/QRALW/IV/NBO/W /220/270/5229N01900W999 A) EGGX B) 2405281037 C) 2405281556 E) AIRSPACE RESERVATION TR1:FL220 FL240 LESLU - 5033N 01000W - ATSUR - SOMAX - 5000N 02000W TR2:FL220 FL270 5000N 02000W - 5000N 02100W TR3:FL270 5000N 02100W - 5000N 02500W - 4900N 03000W TR4:FL220 FL270 5000N 02000W - 5000N 01924W TR5:FL250 FL270 5000N 01924W - SOMAX - ATSUR - GAPLI FLW SEPARATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED WITHIN SHANWICK OCEANIC AIRSPACE: MNPS/NAT HIGH LEVEL AIRSPACE(HLA) 60NM, NON-MNPS/NAT HLA 120NM. F) FL220 G) FL270
Santa Maria's area covers most of the track east of the Azores and west of the Strait of Gibraltar
A2377/24 NOTAMN Q) LPPO/QRALW/IV/NBO/W /220/240/3958N01857W195 A) LPPO B) 2407021308 C) 2407021745 E) MOBILE AIRSPACE RESERVATION WILL TAKE PLACE STRAIGHT LINE DEFINED BY: GUNTI - 4000N 02000W - 4048N 02306W. THE FOLLOWING SEPARATION MINIMA WILL BE APPLIED WITHIN OCEANIC AIRSPACE: MNPS/NAT HIGH LEVEL AIRSPACE (HLA) 60NM, NON MNPS/NAT HIGH LEVEL AIRSPACE (HLA) 120NM. F) FL220 G) FL240
The south-eastern portion of the track east of the Azores and west of the Strait of Gibraltar is under the supervision of Lisboa (Portugal domestic airspace)
A2379/24 NOTAMN Q) LPPC/QRALW/IV/NBO/W /220/240/3745N01227W144 A) LPPC B) 2407021236 C) 2407021623 E) AIRSPACE RESERVATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON A STRAIGHT LINE DEFINED BY: SONAP - GUNTI. F) FL220 G) FL240
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