Lower airspace CTA FL285 Class C FL195 CTA FL195 Unclassified Lower limit	Upper airspace UTA FL660 Class C FL285

- Altimeter set: hPa
- TRANSITION ALTITUDE for all airports in Beograd FIR is the same and it is 10 010 ft (3050 m)
- TRANISTION LEVEL is provided by approach ATC and it is calculated according to the next table:

- QNH for arriving traffic will be given by approach ATC together with the first clearance for descent below transition level.
- QNH for departing traffic will be given by tower ATC the latest with taxi clearance.
- On pilot's request, QFE will be given, too.

Important procedures for departing and arriving traffic from/to airports in Beograd ACC

Departure

There are two standard solutions for departing traffic calling ATC on first contact:

Pilot should expect QNH and information about active runway in readback. Of course, there will be clearance and approval for start and push, or standby instruction if s/p are not approved. Example: "JAT686, good afternoon, Beograd tower, p/s approved, departure runway 30, QNH1018", cleared to destination Tivat via VAL6G, squawk 5330”.

Note: if a pilot chooses first solution, on second contact he needs to ask only for clearance, start up and pushback / powerback procedure. In readback he will get clearance and approval for s/p or instruction to standby if s/p is not approved.

Example for second contact in solution 1): "Tower, JAT686 request clearance, start up and pushback/powerback". Readback: "JAT686, s/p approved, cleared to destination Tivat via VAL6G, squawk 5330" or "JAT686, start up approved, standby for push back, cleared to destination Tivat via VAL6G, squawk 5330 ".

Arrival

After reporting runway vacated, arriving traffic should expect information about outside air tempemrature and instruction for taxing to the apron and parking position. At the end of this instruction ATC will say good bye to pilot. At this moment all transmissions between pilot and ATC stop (except in some irregular situations, such as emergency). Pilot should not report that he reaches parking position, he sholud not report engines shuting down and he should not request engines shut down. He only has to stay on freq until he reaches parking position, and that’s all. After he reaches parking, pilot is free to leave freq.

For enter/exit points to/from Beograd ACC, and proper flight levels on them for arriving/originating traffic check Agreements document at Documentations page

About Kosovo province

It is very important to understand that since 1999. airspace of Kosovo province is not under direct supervision of ACC Beograd. This is the arrea NATO-UNMIK protectorate, so all ATC operations are provided by NATO Controllers. Only traffic originating from or arriving to Pristina (LYPR / PRN) may enter airspace of Kosovo province. Other traffic, which is on enroute flight, should always avoid this province, except NATO flights, flying in Lower airspace.

Traffic arriving to or originating from Pristina should always enter/exit airspace of Kosovo from/to the south, via Skopje FIR (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia-FYROM). Enter point is XAXAN, exit point is SARAX intersection (XAXAN can also be exit point but only with ATC authorization). Entering/exiting airspace of Kosovo from/to Beograd ACC is not approved (some special flights, with VIP aboard, arriving/departing Pristina, may enter/exit Kosovo province via BLC (Blace) VORDME 116.1 MHz, but only with ATC authorization). The main problem is for enroute traffic flying NORTH/SOUTH direction. Question is how to reach Skopje FIR from Beograd FIR, and vice versa.

Look at the charts for better explanation (click on thumbnail for full size):

Kosovo Lower Airspace	Kosovo Upper Airspace	Kosovo Enter/Exit point

If you look the chart of Upper airspace, you may see that all airways above Kosovo are closed. There are three possible routes for avoiding Air Safety Zone. First are UL617/UN128 Airways. As you can see these two airways become one airway at the part from VAGEN to RAXAD . Flying this airway you will avoid Kosovo province close to the east and reach FIR Skopje at RAXAD point. Second solution is airways UW32 and UL604 . Flying these airways you will avoid Kosovo province to the west, and then over FIR Tirana ( Albania ) you will reach Skopje FIR. Third solution are new opened airways UN132 (MODRA-ALELU) EASTBOUND only and UM127 (ALELU-BEDAK) WESTBOUND only.

Flying these airways you will avoid Kosovo to the west via Albanian airspace, similar like in second solution, but this time even closer to the restricted airspace. All these routes are available in LOWER airspace also (L617, N128, W32, L604, N132, M127) . Only difference between lower and upper airspace you can see in two airways which are opened in lower, but not in upper. They can ONLY be used for NATO flights and they are: eastbound M867 at the part from MODRA to KOGAT and westbound L608 at the part from LONTA to BEDAK . These two airways may be flown only by NATO aircraft, flying in lower airspace. They can be used both for enroute NATO traffic and NATO traffic arriving or originating Pristina (LYPR / PRN).

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Here is the short overview of important procedures for Kosovo Province

1.  Airspace of Kosovo province, along with Pristina airport (LYPR / PRN) is not under supervision of Beograd ACC. Every pilot flying to/from Pristina should not contact our Controllers when he's above Kosovo province.

2.  Airspace of Kosovo province is RESTRICTED ZONE for all civilian enroute traffic , so every pilot should always avoid this airspace.

3.  Only traffic arriving to or originating from Pristina airport (LYPR / PRN) is allowed to enter this zone, but only from/to SOUTH over FIR Skopje ( Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ). Enter point is XAXAN , exit point is SARAX (some special flights, with VIP aboard, arriving/departing Pristina, may enter/exit Kosovo province via BLC (Blace) VORDME 116.1 MHz, but only with ATC authorization).

4.  Routes for surrounding Air Safety Zone: