WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, CMC – The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) late Friday issued a security Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) cautioning civil aircraft operators about potential dangers in Venezuelan airspace. The FAA says the NOTAM is the result of increased Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference in Venezuelan airspace and military drills beginning in September. On Saturday, a number of airlines were still flying to and from Venezuela.
But US operators must now provide 72 hours prior notice to the FAA before flying through Venezuela. As part of an order issued in 2019, US airlines are already prohibited from flying to/from Venezuela. The FAA NOTAM covers the MAIQUETIA (SVZM) flight information region. Flight information regions are how air traffic control authority is divided around the world. They are not national boundaries.
Venezuela manages the MAIQUETIA FIR, which includes all of Venezuelan land and extends into the Caribbean Sea approximately 350 miles at its furthest point.
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