Overflight Permit United States | |
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Documents required for overflight permit in United States for AD-HOC, commercial, and private flights | • Overflight permit exemption from CBP • TSA Waiver required for foreign aircraft. |
Lead time to obtain the overflight permit for United States | Flight Plan is enough however you need Overfly Exemption Letter from CBP |
Short notice overflight permit for United States | N/A |
Validity of overflight permit in United States | 24 hours |
Landing Permit United States | |
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Documents required for landing permit in United States for AD-HOC, commercial, and private flights | Notification of arrival must include: • Type of aircraft and registration number. • Name of aircraft commander. • Number of alien passengers. • Number of U.S. citizen passengers. • Place of last foreign departure. • Estimated time and location of crossing U.S. border/coastline. • Name of intended U.S. airport of first landing (designated airport). • Estimated time of arrival. *Customs Form 178 must be filled out for all private aircraft arrivals. |
Lead time to obtain the landing permit forUnited States | 05 working days |
Short notice landing permit for United States | N/A |
Validity of landing permit in United States | 24 hours |
• When landing in the USA, inform the customs at least 1 hour prior to your ETA.
• When departing from the USA, no more than 23 hours from your arrival, you have to officially inform customs at your entry point of intention.
• Navigation charges are applicable for aircraft flying through US airspace but not for the ones landing in the US.
Flight Management and Trip planning for United States | |
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Weekend | The official weekend in the USA is Saturday-Sunday |
Visa Requirements in United States | For crew: • Crew require a visa for VISA For passengers: • Passengers require a visa unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries or Visa Waiver Program countries. • US visa can be tricky, it is always advisable to apply well in advance |
Airport Slots | • Only a few Airports are slot coordinated. Such as ORD/ KORD, LAX/ KLAX, EWR/ KEWR, JFK/ KJFK, MCO/ KMCO,SFO/ KSFO, SEA/ KSEA. • Departure and arrival slots are rarely imposed in the U.S. For majority of the airports, you simply have to file the flight plan. |
In-Flight Catering Service | Major in-flight caterers in the USA include: • Abby's Catering • Air Fayre Ltd • Executive Inflight Catering • Flying Food Group • Gourmet Inflight Catering Inc In-flight catering can also be arranged from reputed hotels and restaurants. |
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