The air traffic rules and procedures applicable to air traffic within the territory of Hungary conform with the Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation and to those portions, applicable to ACFT, of the ICAO Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Air Traffic Management (ICAO Doc 4444, ATM/501) and the Regional Supplementary Procedures applicable to the European Region, with the differences (printed in italics) and additional provisions listed in GEN 1.7.
In case of operation in uncontrolled airspace or at an uncontrolled AD - even if there is an AFIS unit at the aerodrome - the pilot is responsible for the safe conduct of flight operations. For Airspace Use Plan follow:
Aircraft flying outside controlled airspace may be required to operate the SSR transponder on a specific code. This does not mean however, that the aircraft is under radar supervision. Aircraft crossing the Budapest FIR boundary shall operate the SSR transponder.
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When communication facilities at the arrival aerodrome or operating site are inadequate and alternate arrangements for the handling of arrival reports on the ground are not available, a message comparable to an arrival report shall be transmitted by radio-telephony on the current frequency to the FIC immediately prior to landing. Failure to comply with these provisions may cause serious disruption in the ATC and incur great expense in carrying out unnecessary search and rescue operations.
All flights operating in class G airspace (outside of TIZ) below 9500 FT AMSL, may use the dedicated frequencies in the listed National Light Aviation (NLA) airspace blocks:
Airspace block | Radio channel | Airspace border |
NLA 1 | 133.415 CH | 4628N 01636E - Slovenia_Hungary - Austria_Hungary - Line of Danube river - 4720N 01903E - 4628N 01636E |
NLA 2 | 135.710 CH | 4628N 01636E - 4720N 01903E - Line of Danube river - Serbia_Hungary - Croatia_Hungary - 4628N 01636E |
NLA 3 | 129.985 CH | Line of Danube river - Slovakia_Hungary - 4817N 02021E - 4756N 02109E - Line of Tisza river - Serbia_Hungary - Croatia_Hungary - Danube river |
NLA 4 | 123.210 CH | 4817N 02021E Slovakia_Hungary - Ukraina_Hungary - Romania_Hungary - Serbia_Hungary - Line of Tisza river - 4756N -02109E - 4817N 02021E |
Note: the use of these radio channels requires 8.33 KHZ channel spacing capable radio equipage on board the aircraft.
Aerial work flights requiring special ATC handling in controlled airspace, must be coordinated with Budapest ATCC. ’Aerial work’ means an aircraft operation in which an aircraft is used for specialised services such as agriculture, construction, photography, surveying, observation and patrol, search and rescue, aerial advertisement, technical and calibration flights, etc.
Technical test, calibration (flight inspection) or training flights at or above 10000 FT AMSL shall be planned from 1st of April till 31st of October between 2301-0900 (2201-0800) and from 1st of November till 31st of March between 2301-0900 (2201-0800) and between 1300-2259 (1200-2159). The mission shall be completed by the end of the given time frame.
Only one aerial photo flight will be approved in the Budapest TMA at the same time, on a “first come, first served” basis.
Formation flights in controlled airspace require prior ATC clearance.
Flight plan with the requested flight profile shall be sent electronically to Budapest ATCC to the given e-mail address below, as soon as practicable but not later than the day before the actual flight. In case of photo and aerial work flights, a map of the planned mission trajectory must also be attached.
A response (approval/refusal/modification) message will be sent to the originator.
Final approval of the flight shall be coordinated with the Supervisor of Budapest ATCC one hour before the EOBT on the following phone number:
Tel:(+361) 296-9122
Alternatively:
Tel:(+36) 30-280-9744
According to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, UAS operation may be carried out:
Further information can be found on the UAS Airspace Restrictions page on the following website: https://ais-en.hungarocontrol.hu/UASAirspaceRestrictions