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The Aeronautical Information Services, which is part of Fintraffic ANS, is responsible for Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) within the area given in para 2. below.
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The object of AIS is to ensure the flow of information necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of international and national air navigation.
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In accordance with the requirements of ICAO Annex 15 AIS has a quality system based on standard ISO 9001:2015 and it has been certified by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd on 11 April 2001.
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The certificate covers the preparation of aeronautical information products, aeronautical charting and aeronautical information management.
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Contact information:
Fintraffic ANS Aeronautical Information Services PL 157 FI-01531 VANTAA TEL: +358 20 428 4000 (operator) E-mail: ais@fintraffic.fi |
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Contact information:
Fintraffic ANS International NOTAM office PL 157 FI-01531 VANTAA AFS: EFHKYNYX TEL: +358 20 428 4813 E-mail: nof@ops-ansfinland.fi Foreign NOTAM and SNOWTAM addressing: NOTAM AFS: EFZZND plus the first two letters of the location indicator of the NOF of origin SNOWTAM AFS: EFZZSD plus the first two letters of the location indicator of the originator |
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AIS is responsible for the collection and dissemination of aeronautical information for the entire Finnish territory and the airspace over it including the airspace over the international waters within the limits of the Finnish flight information region.
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AIP is the basic aeronautical information document for Finland and it contains information of lasting character essential to air navigation.
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The AIP is published in the Finnish and English languages and it is updated by AIP Amendments consisting of revised pages and charts. Minor changes may be incorporated by hand amendments. Each AIP Amendment is provided with a cover sheet containing a list of old pages and charts to be removed from the AIP as well as a list of the new pages and charts to be inserted.
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AIP is available at
www.ais.fi.
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AIP Amendments contain permanent changes to the AIP. Changes on text pages are indicated by change bar
I
. On charts changes are indicated at margin (e.g. CHG: AD ELEV).
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Two different types of Amendments are issued as follows:
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An AIRAC Amendment consists of pages and charts which have been revised in regard of the changes becoming effective on the AIRAC effective date. A list of AIRAC type changes included in the Amendment is given on the cover sheet.
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Note 1: An AIRAC Amendment should
not
be inserted into the AIP until the effective date.
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Note 2: In most cases AIRAC Amendments contain also other than AIRAC type of changes, e.g. information previously published by NOTAM, etc.
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All AIP Amendments are issued in the same series with consecutive serial numbers starting with number 1 for each calendar year.
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Only the most important changes are indicated on the cover sheet. AIP Amendment contains also a checklist of valid pages and charts, valid hand amendments and a list of NOTAM, Supplements and AIC which have been incorporated in the AIP by the Amendment concerned.
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AIP Amendments are published at
www.ais.fi where all valid AIP Amendments are available.
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AIP SUP contain information temporarily changing the contents of the AIP including changes lasting longer than 3 months or operationally significant changes of shorter duration including graphics or extensive texts.
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AIP SUP are published at
www.ais.fi where all valid AIP SUP are available.
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Depending on the contents, the AIP SUP are given an advance distribution either under the AIRAC system (see GEN 3.1 - 8) or by shorter advance distribution. Supplements containing information to be published under the AIRAC system are identified by the acronym AIRAC.
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The period of validity is normally given in the AIP SUP itself. Possible changes concerning the period of validity or contents may be issued by NOTAM.
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3.5.1.1. A NOTAM will normally be originated and distributed via the AFS whenever the information to be disseminated is of temporary nature and of short duration or when operationally significant permanent changes, or temporary changes of long duration, are made at short notice.
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3.5.1.2. The activation of TSA areas are not published by NOTAM.
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3.5.1.3. NOTAM are published by the International NOTAM Office (NOF). NOTAM are transmitted by the Eurocontrol European AIS Database (EAD) in accordance with a predetermined distribution system. Requests concerning the distribution of NOTAM shall be addressed to EFHKYNYX.
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3.5.1.4. NOTAM are distributed in six series as follows:
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Series A (EN)
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Series B (EN)
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Series C (EN)
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Series D (EN)
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Series E (EN)
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Series K (FI)
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3.5.1.5. Each NOTAM is assigned a serial number preceded by the appropriate letter indicating the series. The serial numbers start with number 1 at 0000 UTC on 1 January every year.
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SNOWTAM contain information concerning the presence or removal of hazardous conditions due to snow, slush or ice on aerodrome pavements or standing water associated with these conditions.
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The distribution of SNOWTAM is carried out in accordance with a distribution list issued separately for each winter season (REF Seasonal snow plan).
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Requests concerning the distribution of SNOWTAM shall be addressed to the international NOTAM Office (EFHKYNYX).
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Fintraffic ANS has migrated to the European AIS Database (EAD) for the production of Pre-flight Information Bulletins (PIB). EAD is owned by Eurocontrol on behalf of its member states.
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Bulletins created from the EAD system are based on the NOTAM selection criteria by ICAO Aeronautical Information Services Manual (Doc 8126).
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The coverage area of EAD PIB-service is sufficient to cover the needs of international air traffic departing from Finland.
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Bulletins consist of NOTAM, SNOWTAM and ASHTAM. The information included in the bulletins depends on the bulletin type and given parameters (e.g. period of validity, FL etc.).
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All bulletins are available in English. On request, bulletins for the Finnish flight information region are available also in Finnish.
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3.5.3.1. Types of bulletins available
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The bulletin requests shall be made as early as possible, at the latest when the flight plan is submitted.
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3.5.3.2. How to obtain information
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The hard copies of PIB can be obtained H24 from the Fintraffic ANS’s Flight Planning Centre.
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The bulletins are also transmitted by e-mail.
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A limited selection of Area (FIR) bulletins is available also at
www.ais.fi.
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The circulars contain information of general technical interest and information relating to administrative matters which is inappropriate to AIP or NOTAM.
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Circulars are issued in series AIC A in both Finnish and English starting with number 1 for each calendar year.
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Circulars are published at
www.ais.fi where also all valid circulars are available.
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3.7.1. A checklist of NOTAM currently in force is issued each month over the AFS.
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3.7.2. The monthly printed plain-language summary of NOTAM in force is not published.
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All AIS products and services are available at
www.ais.fi.
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Internet service is maintained by Fintraffic ANS and it is designed for operational use. However, in order to avoid any mistakes caused by possible technical problems or update errors, the user must always check the times of update, issue and validity of the information concerned.
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The Internet service consists of the following AIS products:
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AIP and AIP Amendments - AIP (AIRAC) AMDT
AIP Supplements - AIP SUP Aeronautical Information Circulars, series A - AIC Aeronautical charts contained in the AIP |
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3.8.2.1. Newsletters
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AIS is publishing an electronic newsletter whenever AIS publications or other products or services are updated. The newsletter contains:
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In order to control and regulate the flow of operationally significant changes implying amendments to aeronautical charts, route manuals and data used by Flight Management Systems etc., such changes, specified in ICAO Annex 15 are, whenever possible, issued and distributed in accordance with the AIRAC System (Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control).
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The AIRAC System is based on predetermined dates at intervals of 28 days. AIRAC type changes to the AIP are to be originated and distributed so that the information will reach the users not later than 28 days before the effective date (publication 42 days before the effective date). In cases of major changes the publication will take place so that the information will reach the users not later than 42 days before the effective date (publication 56 days before the effective date.
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Permanent AIRAC type changes will be issued by AIP AIRAC Amendments. Temporary changes to be issued under the AIRAC System will be published by AIRAC Supplements.
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Whenever no information for AIRAC AIP amendment has reached the AIS to be published for an AIRAC effective date and/or AIRAC cycle, a NIL Notification will be issued monthly by plain-language summary of NOTAM at least 42 days before the effective date concerned. A Trigger-NOTAM for each AIRAC type subject with reference to the AMDT concerned will be issued for bulletin production. Trigger-NOTAM are also issued of all AIP supplements.
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Note: An AIRAC amendment is usually not issued for the effective date that falls on the turn of the year.
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Pre-flight information service (AIS) is provided H24:
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Flight Planning Centre (FPC):
AFS: EFHKZPZX TEL: +358 20 428 4800 E-mail: fpc@ops-ansfinland.fi Visiting address: Lentäjäntie 1 D, 5th floor, 01530 Vantaa |
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At Helsinki-Vantaa airport, in the business flight terminal building, an unattended AIS/MET room is available with communication links to the AIS and MET units.
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Note: Flight Planning Centre is also the ATS reporting office (ARO). An electronic flight plan form (eFPL) and the operating instructions are available at
www.ais.fi.
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The availability of Pre-flight Information Bulletins is described in para 3.5.3 above.
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Self-briefing equipments for flight planning are available within the limits of opening hours of the terminal at the following airports: Enontekiö, Halli, Ivalo, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kemi-Tornio, Kittilä, Kokkola-Pietarsaari, Kuopio, Kuusamo, Mariehamn, Oulu, Pori, Rovaniemi, Savonlinna, Tampere-Pirkkala, Turku, Utti and Vaasa.
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The Flight Planning Centre maintains AIS library (AIP, AIP SUP, AIC), which covers the ICAO EUR region and parts of AFI, CAR, MID, NAM, NAT and PAC regions. The library consists mainly of electronic publications.
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5.3.1. All Finnish aerodromes are provided with aeronautical charts covering Finland to be used for flight planning. Additionally, charts to be used for the planning of international flights are available at most aerodromes.
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Post-flight information
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Post-flight information provided by aircrews is accepted by the Aeronautical Information Services at the aerodromes.
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Not available in Finland.
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Terrain data sets are provided by National Land Survey of Finland (
karttapalaute@maanmittauslaitos.fi).
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National Land Survey of Finland provides terrain data (KM2) to general mapping. KM2 presents surface of the Earth containing naturally occurring features such as mountains, hills, ridges, valleys, bodies of water, permanent ice and snow, and excluding obstacles.
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Terrain data sets are available for Area 1, Area 2, and Area 4.
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For Area 1 terrain data set KM2 has been thinned to 64 M grid size.
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Product specification and terrain data sets in GeoTIFF format can be downloaded from:
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Data sets will be available for Area 1, Area 4 and partially Area 2 (Area 2a, Annex 14 obstacle limitation surfaces and take-off flight path area).
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Note: Type C obstacle dataset of an aerodrome will be permanently withdrawn after dataset para 6.3.2.1 is available.
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Not available in Finland.
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Not available in Finland.
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Not available in Finland.
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